Summer Hours

From Memorial Day (May 28) to Labor Day (Sept. 3) The Huntington observes summer hours and is open from 10:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. daily (except Tuesdays).

Garden Talk and Plant Sale - Best Bulbs for SoCal Gardens

Aug. 9 (Thursday)

2:30 p.m.   Free

No digging, no chilling, just beautiful blooms year after year. Many bulbs from around the world are suited to our Mediterranean climate. Nursery owner Mary McBride of Mary’s Garden will discuss some of the best choices for Southern California and how to “layer” them into the landscape for four seasons of bloom. A plant sale follows the program. Free. Friends’ Hall

Medearis

Roger Medearis: His Regionalism

June 16–Sept. 17, 2012
 

American painter Roger Medearis is the focus of this exhibition including more than 30 paintings, prints, drawings, letters and photographs, tracing the artist’s career from his beginnings as a student of Thomas Hart Benton through the development of his own distinctive style.

Royals

Royals, Courtiers, and Confidants: Early English Portrait Drawings from The Huntington’s Art Collections
 

July 28 - Oct. 29, 2012
 

This focused exhibition on 16th- and 17th-century portrait drawings features pastel sketches, miniature graphite drawings, and pen and ink drawings by artists such as Peter Lely, William Faithorne, and Peter Oliver.