New works strengthen the museum’s holdings, broaden the perspectives represented in the collection, and create new opportunities for research and interpretation.
Five new acquisitions spanning five centuries deepen the Art Museum’s holdings and expand opportunities for research and interpretation.
Created in 1976 through a joint effort by the Los Angeles American Indian community and Los Angeles city and county governments, the Los Angeles City/County Native American Indian Commission (LANAIC) is celebrating 50 years of leadership and service.
In this recording of a program on October 12, 2026, community members and historians shared archives and stories about the commission's founding and accomplishments and reflected on its future.
In June 2022, I came across a puzzling title in the Huntington Library catalog. As a scholar and teacher of 19th-century Gothic literature and science fiction, I am familiar with Mary Shelley’s oeuvre.
Highlights include an installation by David Hockney, works by poet and artist William Blake, a focus on the cultural significance of stones, the return of the Gutenberg Bible to public view, and short films by Ghetto Film School students.
The 2027 programs span art, literature, film, and nature, featuring David Hockney, William Blake, short films by Ghetto Film School students, and rarely seen materials from the Library’s collections.
This short documentary film explores the life and art of ground-breaking modern ceramicist Doyle Lane (1923-2002), grounded by an archival interview of Lane sharing the evolution of his art practice in Southern California.
