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News Release - The Huntington Acquires Archive Documenting a Notorious Colonial Plot to Defraud Native Americans of Ancestral Land in Pennsylvania

Thu., Feb. 6, 2020
The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens announced today that it has acquired a recently discovered archive documenting an 18th-century investigation into a land deal—the so-called Walking Purchase—that defrauded the Lenni Lenape
Botanical

An Age-Old Craft and a Brand-New Roof

Wed., Feb. 5, 2020 | Usha Lee McFarling
The Pavilion for Washing Away Thoughts (Di Lü Ting 滌慮亭) lies tucked along the stream between the Japanese and Chinese gardens.
Botanical

New Palms Along the North Vista

Wed., Jan. 29, 2020 | Jessica Pettengill
The North Vista—with its stately lawn, Baroque fountain, and Henry E. Huntington's personal sculpture collection—has been an iconic location at The Huntington
Conference

The First Vision of Joseph Smith, Jr.: 200 Years On

Fri., Jan. 24, 2020
Rooted in The Huntington's substantial collection of Mormon history materials, this conference commemorates the 200th anniversary of Joseph Smith's proclaimed First Vision experience.
Exhibitions

News Release - Unique Bonsai Exhibition Opens March 14

Thu., Jan. 23, 2020
Visitors will discover an expansive new way to look at miniature trees in "Lifelines/Timelines: Exploring The Huntington's Collections Through Bonsai," on view March 14 through June 15 at The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens.
Lecture

Transformations of the Chinese Garden

Thu., Jan. 23, 2020
Hui-shu Lee, professor of Chinese art history at UCLA, reflects on two recipients of the Pritzker Architecture Prize—I. M. Pei and Wang Shu—and their instrumental reinterpretations of Chinese garden design for the modern and post-modern worlds.
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