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Art
Hdoc: Books of Pictures & Pictures of Books
Wed., Dec. 13, 2023
Museums have an origami-like relationship with time because visitors can fold together different eras while navigating the galleries.
Events
Highlights from the 2023 Haaga Program: Ramesh Srinivasan and Todd Presner on Generative AI
Tue., Dec. 12, 2023
On Nov. 20, 2023, digital democracy advocate Ramesh Srinivasan and digital humanities scholar Todd Presner joined Huntington President Karen R. Lawrence in a conversation about the rise of generative AI, focusing on the ethical implications of its aggregation of data at an unprecedented scale.
Events
2023 Haaga Program: Ramesh Srinivasan and Todd Presner on Generative AI
Tue., Dec. 12, 2023
On Nov. 20, 2023, digital democracy advocate Ramesh Srinivasan and digital humanities scholar Todd Presner joined Huntington President Karen R. Lawrence in a conversation about the rise of generative AI, focusing on the ethical implications of its aggregation of data at an unprecedented scale.
Video
Aristotle in Pieces: A Medieval Manuscript’s Journey from Italy to Pasadena
Sat., Nov. 11, 2023
Book historian Lisa Fagin Davis traces the journey of three pieces of a medieval manuscript written by Aristotle from 13th-century Italy to 20th-century America and The Huntington.
Art
Betye Saar: Drifting Toward Twilight
Sat., Nov. 11, 2023
This short documentary film explores artist Betye Saar’s process creating “Drifting Toward Twilight,” a site-specific installation at The Huntington, and her recollections of her life and career.
Video
A Family Story from Native California: The Wright Family, Kinship and Mobility In California, 1849-1941
Sat., Nov. 11, 2023
William Bauer, professor of history at the University of Nevada Las Vegas, examines one family's story as part of the experience of Native peoples between the “abyss” of the 19th century and their return and revival in the 20th.
Lectures
The Poisoning: A War Crime in Early Virginia and the Origins of English America
Wed., Nov. 8, 2023
In this lecture video, Peter Mancall, distinguished professor of history at USC, discusses the increasing scale of violence between Native Americans and newcomers in eastern North America during the formative era of colonization in North America.
Lectures
Troubles Below the Waterline: Native Land, Contaminated Water, and Solutions to Global Hunger from Mexico’s Yaqui Valley
Wed., Oct. 18, 2023
In this lecture video, Gabriela Soto Laveaga, professor of history at Harvard University and Dibner Distinguished Fellow, examines Mexico's pivotal role in addressing global hunger in the mid-20th century, revealing the significant but often overlooked consequences that continue to haunt us today.
Events
Why It Matters: Hilton Als in Conversation with Karen R. Lawrence
Tue., Oct. 17, 2023
For the Sept. 28 “Why It Matters” event, Hilton Als joined Huntington President Karen R. Lawrence for a lively conversation about his career, the relationship between visual and textual forms, and the endless inspiration found in The Huntington’s collections.
Events
Highlights from Why It Matters: Hilton Als in Conversation with Karen R. Lawrence
Tue., Oct. 17, 2023
Watch this highlight reel of the Sept. 28 “Why It Matters” event, where Hilton Als joined Huntington President Karen R. Lawrence for a lively conversation about his career, the relationship between visual and textual forms, and the endless inspiration found in The Huntington’s collections.
Lectures
The Making of Disney's “Beauty and the Beast”
Tue., Oct. 10, 2023
Exhibition curator Wolf Burchard from New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art in conversation with producer Don Hahn, animator Glen Keane, and art director Brian McEntee.
Lectures
Behind the Scenes: Screenwriting Disney Classics
Tue., Oct. 10, 2023
In celebration of the exhibition “Inspiring Walt Disney: The Animation of French Decorative Arts,” join Beauty and the Beast screenwriter Linda Woolverton for an in-depth conversation with Wolf Burchard, Associate Curator, European Sculpture and Decorative Arts at the Metropolitan Museum of Art i