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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.
Art

The Library Tells the Story of “Nineteen Nineteen”

Thu., Jan. 2, 2020 | Linda Chiavaroli
Once asked by the press if he planned to write a memoir, the famously private Henry E. Huntington demurred.
Uncategorized

2019 Verso Retrospective

Mon., Dec. 23, 2019 | Kevin Durkin
On Aug. 30, 1919, Henry and Arabella Huntington signed the trust agreement that established The Huntington
Library

Walt Whitman’s Bedside Manners

Tue., Dec. 17, 2019 | Stephen Cushman
The Huntington’s 2019 Centennial Celebration also marks the 200th birth year of Walt Whitman (1819–1892), the Good Gray Poet and a collecting interest of Henry E. Huntington.
Conference

John Ruskin: 19th-Century Visionary, 21st-Century Inspiration

Fri., Dec. 13, 2019
This conference introduces British art and social critic John Ruskin to a modern audience and makes the case for his continuing relevance in our own troubled time.
Video

Beside the Edge of the World: Artist Spotlight

Fri., Dec. 13, 2019
Go behind-the-scenes with Rosten Woo, Dana Johnson, and Nina Katchadourian, as they explore The Huntington's collections through the lens of Thomas More's "Utopia." Their research informed new works created for the exhibition "Beside the Edge of the World."
News

News Release - The Huntington Receives Endowment Gift to Establish Shapiro Center for American History and Culture

Thu., Dec. 12, 2019
The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens announced today that it is establishing the Shapiro Center for American History and Culture at The Huntington, thanks to a generous gift from L. Dennis and Susan R. Shapiro.