Lecture
The Chinese in The Huntington Archives
Wed., Jan. 22, 2020
Mae Ngai, professor of history at Columbia University, explores The Huntington's collections on the history of the American West, which includes some scattered references of the Chinese people, who were integral to California's history but were not always visible through historical records.
Conferences
The First Vision of Joseph Smith, Jr.
Wed., Jan. 22, 2020 | Richard E. Bennett
On Jan. 24 and 25 in Rothenberg Hall, The Huntington is hosting a conference on Mormon history that commemorates the 200th anniversary of the First Vision experience
Lecture
Thomas Cromwell: Getting Past the Myths
Tue., Jan. 21, 2020
Sir Diarmaid MacCulloch, emeritus professor of the History of the Church at the University of Oxford and Fellow of St.
Exhibitions
News Release - 30 Artists Revealed for Upcoming Biennial “Made in L.A. 2020: A Version”
Tue., Jan. 21, 2020
The Hammer Museum and The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens announced today the 30 artists participating in "Made in L.A. 2020: a version," the fifth iteration of the Hammer's biennial exhibition highlighting the practices of artists working throughout the greater Los Angeles area.
Lecture
The Trials of Biddy Mason
Thu., Jan. 16, 2020
Sally Gordon (University of Pennsylvania) and Kevin Waite (Durham University) explore the role of the Mormon Church and the spread of slavery across the continent in the mid-19th century through the life of Bridget "Biddy" Mason.
Exhibitions
Beside the Edge of the World
Wed., Jan. 15, 2020 | Carribean Fragoza
The new visual and written works in "Beside the Edge of the World" guide us boldly beyond the limits of the world documented in archives
Video
Eavesdropping on the Gold Rush
Mon., Jan. 13, 2020
J. Goldsborough Bruff was a cartographer who got gold fever and went west to California in 1849. Like most everyone else, he found no gold, but he left behind something truly unique. And one hundred years ago Henry Huntington acquired it for the library.
Lecture
The 'Huntington's 100th' Rose
Thu., Jan. 9, 2020
Rose hybridizer Tom Carruth, the E. L. and Ruth B. Shannon Curator of the Rose Collections at The Huntington, discusses how he developed his newest floribunda, 'Huntington's 100th', named in honor of the institution's Centennial Celebration.
Lecture
Counterfeiting Science: The Uses of Evidence in the Newton-Leibniz Priority Dispute
Wed., Jan. 8, 2020
Rob Iliffe, professor of the history of science at the University of Oxford, discusses two little-known documents that reveal how Isaac Newton's approach to prosecuting contemporary counterfeiters as a warden of the Royal Mint was closely related to his strategy for revealing the corruption of Ch
History of Science
The Newton You Didn’t Know
Tue., Jan. 7, 2020 | Joel A. Klein, Ph.D.
Isaac Newton (1643–1727) is generally regarded as one of the most significant individuals in the history of science.
Lecture
President’s Series: Octavia E. Butler’s Parables: A Music Talk with Toshi Reagon
Tue., Jan. 7, 2020
Toshi Reagon, acclaimed composer and lyricist, discusses her operatic adaption of Octavia E. Butler's science fiction novel Parable of the Sower with special guests. Presented in association with UCLA's Center for the Art of Performance.