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).

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.

29th Succulent Plant Symposium

Sept. 1, 2012 (Saturday)

8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.

Desert Garden curator Gary Lyons will be the keynote speaker at this year’s symposium. Other presentations will highlight succulent conservation in South America and Mexico, the diversity of Crassulaceae in South Africa, and an “around the world” travelogue by Myron Kimnach, curator emeritus of the Botanical Gardens. Program also includes continental breakfast, silent auction, Desert Garden and Desert Conservatory special hours, and lunch. Optional dinner available. Registrants who have not signed up for dinner are welcome to return for the final presentation. Program and registration, or contact Danielle Rudeen at drudeen@huntington.org, 626-405-3505

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.