Video
Founder's Day Lecture
Thu., Feb. 23, 2017
David Zeidberg, who retires in June after 21 years as director of the Library, will look back on some of the many highlights of his career in the annual Founder's Day lecture.
Library
Frederick Douglass, Celebrity
Mon., Feb. 20, 2017 | Olga Tsapina
By the time of his death on Feb. 20, 1895, Frederick Douglass had become one of the most celebrated personalities in the United States. Born a slave in Maryland around 1818, he escaped to New York in 1838
News
Press Release - Exhibition on Octavia E. Butler to Explore Life and Work of Celebrated Science Fiction Author
Fri., Feb. 17, 2017
A new exhibition opening this spring at The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens examines the life and work of celebrated author Octavia E. Butler (1947–2006), the first science fiction writer to receive a prestigious MacArthur “genius” award and the first African-American woman to win
Events
Still Time to Color Our Collections
Thu., Feb. 16, 2017 | Kate Lain
Even if you missed the chance last week to participate in #ColorOurCollections, a coloring extravaganza organized by The New York Academy of Medicine Library, there's still time to join in the fun.
News
Press Release - Huntington and LACMA Jointly Acquire Two Donald Judd Prototype Chairs
Mon., Feb. 13, 2017
The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) announced today their joint acquisition of two prototype chairs (1979–80) made by American artist Donald Judd (1928–1994).
Audio
Recent Lectures: Jan. 9–Feb. 8, 2017
Mon., Feb. 13, 2017 | Huntington Staff
Home to gorgeous gardens, spectacular art, and stunning rare books and manuscripts, The Huntington also offers an impressive slate of lectures and conferences on topics and themes related to its collections. Featured are audio recordings of five recent lectures and conversations.
Video
“The Theater of Many Deeds of Blood”: The Geography of Violence in Frontier Los Angeles
Thu., Feb. 9, 2017
John Mack Faragher, the Howard R. Lamar Professor Emeritus of History and American Studies at Yale University, discusses the spatial pattern of homicide in Southern California in the 19th century.
News
Press Release - The Huntington Selects Women’s Center for Creative Work for “Five” Collaboration
Thu., Feb. 9, 2017
The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens announced today it will partner with the Los Angeles-based Women’s Center for Creative Work for the second year of its “Five” initiative. “Five” pairs The Huntington with five different organizations over five years, bringing contemporary artists to respond
Botanical
Caring for Camellias
Wed., Feb. 8, 2017 | Diana W. Thompson
The eastern side of the North Vista contains some of The Huntington's oldest and most precious cultivars of camellia. William Hertrich, Henry Huntington's superintendent of the gardens from 1903 to 1948, had a passion for the flowering plant
News
Press Release - Curated Selection of Mother's Day Gifts Now Available, Only at the Huntington Store and thehuntingtonstore.org
Fri., Feb. 3, 2017
In celebration of Mother’s Day, the Huntington Store has a perfectly curated selection of gifts for the most wonderful woman in your life. All items are inspired by the collections and gardens of The Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens.
Lecture
An Evening with Huang Ruo
Thu., Feb. 2, 2017
Composer Huang Ruo, the 2017 Cheng Family Visiting Artist at The Huntington, discusses his work, introduces Chinese opera types, and explains how he uses Chinese opera in the contemporary context.
Conference
Religious Affections in Colonial North America
Thu., Feb. 2, 2017
What are "religious affections" and how have they influenced individuals, communities, and cultures? Leading experts in history, literature, and religious studies explore how religion shaped the roots, limits, and consequences of affections in the diverse terrain of early America.