Lecture
Exhibition Talk: Live Free or Die
Sat., Jan. 27, 2018
Artists Soyoung Shin and Juliana Wisdom, two of the seven artists whose work is featured in the current exhibition COLLECTION/S, will discuss the influence of 18th-century French history and decorative arts on their work.
Botanical
A Botanical "Feathered" Friend
Wed., Jan. 24, 2018 | John Trager
As The Huntington's curator of desert collections, I, along with my staff, care for 2,000 species of succulents, including a vast range of cacti, in the 10-acre Desert Garden, plus thousands more in 20,000 square feet of greenhouse and other nursery space.
Lecture
Decoding the Book: Printing & the Birth of Secrecy
Wed., Jan. 24, 2018
Bill Sherman, director of the Warburg Institute in London, delivers the inaugural annual lecture honoring David Zeidberg, recently retired Avery Director of the Library.
Lecture
Portland Japanese Garden: The Journey Continues
Tue., Jan. 23, 2018
For more than 50 years, the Portland Japanese Garden has been a haven of serenity and an important center for Japanese culture.
Lecture
Anton Roman: San Francisco's Pioneering Bookseller & Publisher
Wed., Jan. 17, 2018
John Crichton, proprietor of the Brick Row Book Shop in San Francisco, shares the story of pioneering entrepreneur Anton Roman (1828-1903), who came to California from Bavaria in 1849 to make his fortune in the gold fields, then converted his gold into books and became one of the most important...
Art
For the Love of Flowers
Wed., Jan. 17, 2018 | Melinda McCurdy
Have you ever found yourself fascinated by the intricate shapes and features of plants, or even taken the time to draw or photograph a beautiful flower that caught your eye? In the exhibition "In Pursuit of Flora: 18th-Century Botanical Drawings from The Huntington's Art Collections,"
Exhibitions
News Release - Huntington Exhibition will Focus on Rare 19th-Century Astronomical Prints
Tue., Jan. 16, 2018
A rare set of exquisite lithographs, depicting the pastel drawings of planets, comets, eclipses and other celestial wonders by artist/astronomer Étienne Léopold Trouvelot (1827–1895), takes center stage in late April
Conference
The Censorship of British Theatre, 1737-1843
Sat., Jan. 13, 2018
Leading experts on 18th and 19th-century theatre explore the implications of statutory theatre censorship as Britain grappled with issues of modernity, race, gender, and religion during a period of imperial expansion and conflict.
Exhibitions
News Release - Frederick Hammersley Exhibition Will Travel to New Mexico Museum of Art
Wed., Jan. 10, 2018
The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens and the New Mexico Museum of Art announced today that "Frederick Hammersley: To Paint without Thinking," an exhibition on view at The Huntington through Jan. 22, will travel to the New Mexico venue, where it will be on view from May 26...
Conferences
British Theater Censorship in the Georgian Era
Wed., Jan. 10, 2018 | David O'Shaughnessy
I am convening a conference at The Huntington titled "The Censorship of British Theatre, 1737–1843," which will take place on Jan. 12 and 13 in The Huntington's Rothenberg Hall. Leading experts on 18th- and 19th-century theater will explore the implications of statutory theater censorship as Britain
Lecture
A Mormon Diarist in California, 1850-1858
Wed., Jan. 10, 2018
Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, the 300th Anniversary University Professor of History at Harvard University, shares stories from the remarkable diary of Caroline Crosby.
News
News Release - Board of Trustees News: Anne Rothenberg Retires; Loren Rothschild Elected Chair; Wendy Munger Elected as New Trustee
Tue., Jan. 9, 2018
Anne Rothenberg, chair of the Board of Trustees for The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens, has announced her retirement from the Board, effective Jan. 1, 2018; Trustee Loren Rothschild will succeed her as chair.