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May 15, 2013

“Grangerized” Books Take Center Stage at Upcoming Huntington Exhibition, Illuminated Palaces
May 14, 2013

Torres High School Students Create Art for The Huntington
May 7, 2013

Art Collectors' Council Purchases Nearly $1 Million in American Paintings
April 22, 2013

Huntington Expands Research Awards for 2013-14
April 18, 2013

New Education and Visitor Center Construction Gets Under Way
April 2, 2013

International Author Tour for The Art of Wealth Kicks off April 10
March 29, 2013

Oregon Couple Makes Gift of $2 Million to the Chinese Garden
March 26, 2013

Unprecedented Exhibition on Junípero Serra and Mission Indians to Include some 250 Rare Objects
Feb. 20, 2013

"Useful Hours" Exhibition Offers Rare Examples of Early American Needlework
Feb. 5, 2013

Major Exhibition Exploring the History of California Wildflowers to Open this Spring
Jan. 31, 2013
*A "Gilded Age" Family Saga: New Book Provides Fresh Insights on Huntington Family's Wealth, Collecting, and Philanthropy (updated April 2, 2013
Jan. 25, 2013

Traumas and Triumphs of Civil War Era Documented in New Huntington Library Acquisitions
Jan. 14, 2013

Online Exhibition “Form and Landscape” to Feature Edison Photographs Archive
Jan. 14, 2013

The Huntington Welcomes the “Year of the Snake” with Two Chinese New Year Events
Jan. 4, 2013

Huntington "Cultivating California" Exhibition Marks San Marino's Centennial
Nov. 16, 2012

Huntington Organizes First Museum Exhibition on Maurice Merlin, Depression-Era Artist with a Political Edge
Nov. 5, 2012

Catherine Allgor Named The Huntington's Director of Education
Oct. 18, 2012

Huntington Acquires 13 Important Pieces of Frank Lloyd Wright Furniture
Sept. 14, 2012

International Loan Exhibition in Fall 2013 to Explore Influence of Flemish Painting on Italian Renaissance
Sept. 6, 2012
*Major Civil War Photographs Exhibition Opens Oct. 13 (updated from July 16, 2012)
Aug. 9, 2012

Huntington's Upcoming Exhibitions Announced Through Summer 2013
Aug. 9, 2012
Huntington to Present Exhibition of Works by Contemporary Artists Lesley Vance and Ricky Swallow
July 16, 2012

Pair of Civil War Exhibitions this Fall will Examine Complicated, Wrenching Time for the Nation (updated Sept. 6, 2012)
June 7, 2012

Huntington Acquires Major Robert Rauschenberg Painting
May 23, 2012

Huntington's Library Main Exhibition Hall to Undergo Complete Reinstallation
May 15, 2012

Huntington Acquires Renaissance Sculpture Attributed to Giovan Angelo Del Maino
May 4, 2012
*Rare Look at the Career of Regionalist Painter Roger Medearis Opens at The Huntington June 16
May 2, 2012

Huntington Announces Research Awards for 2012-2013
April 6, 2012

38th Annual Spring Plant Sale to be held on April 29
March 28, 2012
*History of Transcontinental Railroad Examined in Major Exhibition (updated from  Dec. 8, 2011)
March 19, 2012

Bonsai and Clivia Shows to be Held March 24-25
March 15, 2012
*Countdown Begins for Reopening of The Huntington's Historic Japanese Garden (updated from Oct. 13, 2011)
Feb. 15, 2012
*Al Martinez: Bard of L.A. Focuses on Popular Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalist (updated from Jan. 3, 2012)
Feb. 13, 2012

Tom Carruth Named Curator of the Rose Collection at The Huntington
Feb. 9, 2012

Kevin Salatino Named The Huntington's Director of Art Collections
Jan. 27, 2012

Chinese New Year Festival to be held at The Huntington Feb. 4–5
Jan. 25, 2012*Huntington Acquires Collection of Lincoln Telegrams Thought Destroyed
Jan. 9, 2012 Huntington Receives Grant to Create Innovative Exhibition Development Program
Jan. 3, 2012
*Al Martinez: Bard of L.A. (updated Feb. 15, 2012)
Dec. 28, 2011 Chinese Cultural Arts Celebration on Jan. 15 will Welcome the Year of the Dragon
Dec. 8, 2011
*History of Transcontinental Railroad to be Examined in Major Exhibition (updated March 28, 2012)
Dec. 5, 2011

Huntington's Gardens Suffer from Windstorm, Cleanup Under Way
Nov. 10, 2011

Chinese Bronze Mirrors to be Donated to Shanghai Museum Following Huntington Exhibition
Oct. 18, 2011

The Huntington's Director of Art Collections Announces Retirement
Oct. 13, 2011
*Historic Japanese Garden to Reopen April 11, 2012 (updated March 15, 2012)
Oct. 12, 2011

Fall Plant Sale Slated for Oct. 22-23
Sept. 9, 2011

Chinese Cultural Programs at The Huntington, Fall 2011
Sept. 6, 2011

Fall Brings New Slate of Conferences and Lectures to The Huntington
Sept. 1, 2011

Huntington's 2012 Exhibitions Announced
Sept. 1, 2011
*Ancient Chinese Bronze Mirrors to be Exhibited at The Huntington this Fall
June 15, 2011

Laurie Sowd Named Huntington’s Vice President for Operations
June 9, 2011
*Huntington Exhibition to Survey First Hundred Years of Aerospace in Southern California
June 7, 2011

Bust of George Washington with a Mysterious Past Goes on View Tomorrow
June 2, 2011

Randy A. Shulman Named Huntington's Vice President for Advancement
May 5, 2011
*Southern California Woodworker Sam Maloof and his Circle of Artist Friends to be Celebrated in Major Exhibition (updated Sept. 8, 2011)
May 4, 2011

Huntington Acquires Monumental Depression-Era Sculpture and Important Early 20th-Century American Painting
April 14, 2011

Huntington Awards 2011-2012 Research Grants
April 11, 2011

The Huntington will Commemorate the Civil War Sesquicentennial with a Major Exhibition of Photographs in 2012
March 2, 2011

George Abdo to Retire as Huntington's Vice President for Advancement
Feb. 16, 2011

Huntington's Latest Library Acquisitions Demonstrate Vast Range of Holdings
Feb. 9, 2011
*New Exhibition Examines British Regency Period in Commemoration of its 200th Anniversary
Feb. 7, 2011

Steve Hindle, History Professor at University of Warwick, Named Huntington's Director of Research
Jan. 21, 2011

Chinese New Year Festival to be held at The Huntington Feb. 5–6
Nov. 18, 2010*Exhibition to Showcase New Work by John Frame—Sculpture, Stop-Motion Animation, and still Photography (updated Feb. 11)
Nov. 16, 2010
Gift from Brody Estate Represents “A Remarkable Moment for the Institution, and a Great Challenge”
Nov. 3, 2010     

Newly Acquired Painting by David Wilkie Now on View
Nov. 2, 2010

Sustainable urban agriculture is the focus of a new project that brings The Huntington back to its historic roots
Nov. 1, 2010
*American Paintings Exhibition Reveals Tarnished Side of the Gilded Age
Oct. 6, 2010

Important Works by Andy Warhol from the Shapazian Collection to Come to The Huntington
Sept. 21, 2010
The Huntington's Director of Research Announces Retirement
Sept. 21, 2010
Fall Kicks Off Array of Public Lectures and Conferences at The Huntington
Sept. 2, 2010
*Major Collection of Rare Renaissance and Baroque Bronzes Goes on View at The Huntington
Aug. 25, 2010
*Huntington to Transfer Nuremberg Laws to National Archives
July 20, 2010
Advance Exhibitions Schedule through 2011
June 28, 2010
*Huntington's First Comprehensive Fund-Raising Campaign Ends with Goal Greatly Surpassed
June 17, 2010

French Ceramics from the Boone Collection go to The Huntington and LACMA
May 12, 2010

Huntington Acquires Newly Identified Portrait by Major French Artist of the 17th Century
May 6, 2010
*“Charles Bukowski: Poet on the Edge” Marks First Exhibition of Writer’s Papers
April 22, 2010

Huntington to be First U.S. Venue for Important Renaissance and Baroque Bronzes Exhibition
Feb. 24, 2010
*Scope and Significance of the Seven Years' War Examined in New Exhibition
Feb. 2, 2010
*Huntington Receives NSF Grant to Archive Southern California Aerospace History
Jan. 29, 2010*First Major Exhibition on Charles Rohlfs Coming to Southern California (updated Apr.1, 2010)
Jan. 26, 2010

Huntington Acquires Extensive Collection of Charles Dickens' Letters, Among Other Treasures
Dec. 1, 2009

Huntington Names its First Curator of American Decorative Arts
Nov. 23, 2009

Huntington and LACMA Jointly Purchase Iconic Art Nouveau Chair
Nov. 18, 2009

Loren Rothschild Named to Huntington Board of Trustees
Oct. 1, 2009

Huntington Receives Papers of Science Fiction Writer Octavia Butler
Sept. 30, 2009

Fall Brings Rich Season of Scholarly Activities, Public Lectures to The Huntington
Sept. 24, 2009

Fall Plant Sale Slated for Oct. 10–11
Sept. 15, 2009

Carolyn Porco Awarded Huntington Science Writer Fellowship
Sept. 1, 2009

Exhibitions at The Huntington: Fall 2009
Aug. 26, 2009

American Artist John Sloan's Satirical Style Explored in New Exhibition
July 22, 2009

Exhibition Explores African American Renaissance in Los Angeles
July 6, 2009

Exhibition to Explore the Dramatic Impact of Color Lithography on Daily Life
June 30, 2009
Maynard L. Parker Collection Cataloged and Accessible Online
June 5, 2009
Famous “Corpse Flower” Set to Bloom Again at The Huntington
May 5, 2009

Huntington's Art Collectors' Council Acquires Thomas Hart Benton Painting, Italian Terra-Cottas

April 27, 2009

Exhibition of Samuel Johnson Celebrates a "Writer's Writer"
April 20, 2009
New Virginia Steele Scott Galleries of American Art to Open May 30
April 14, 2009
Colorado River Photographs by Karen Halverson Explored in New Exhibition Space
April 8, 2009

NPR's Joe Palca to Become Huntington Science Writer in Residence
Mar. 16, 2009
Historian to Discuss Kathy Fiscus Tragedy
Mar. 2, 2009
Exhibitions at The Huntington: A Look Ahead
Feb. 26, 2009
Early Slave Songs to be Performed at The Huntington
Feb. 23, 2009

Major Exhibition to Feature Esteemed Collection of Chinese Painting and Calligraphy
Feb. 19, 2009
Huntington Receives Masterwork by Abstract Expressionist Painter Sam Francis
Jan. 9, 2009
James Thorpe, Former Director of The Huntington, Dies at 93
Dec. 2, 2008
Newly Expanded Virginia Steele Scott Galleries of American Art to Open May 30, 2009
Nov. 17, 2008
New Exhibition Celebrates 200th Anniversary of Lincoln's Birth
Nov. 13, 2008
Exhibitions at The Huntington: A Look Ahead (updated for Fall 2008) 
Sept. 30, 2008
Huntington Expands Collections Strategically, Acquiring Nine Key Works of Art
Sept. 10, 2008
New Curator of European Art Appointed
Aug. 28, 2008
Dibner Hall of the History of Science Opens Nov. 1, 2008
Aug. 12, 2008
Exhibitions at The Huntington: A Look Ahead
July 29, 2008
The Huntington Responds to West Nile Virus
July 28, 2008
Exhibition explores the influence of plants on Darwin’s theory of evolution
July 7, 2008
Comprehensive Exhibition on Arts and Crafts Legends Greene & Greene to Begin National Tour
June 30, 2008
The Huntington Acquires Papers of Novelist Kent Haruf
June 16, 2008
National Endowment for the Arts Awards “Big Read” Grant to The Huntington
May 19, 2008
Early History of Film Industry to be Examined at Huntington-USC Conference
May 1, 2008
34th Annual Spring Plant Sale Offers Time-Saving Solutions
April 9, 2008
Countdown Begins for Huntington Art Gallery Re-Opening
March 7, 2008
Virginia Steele Scott Foundation Gives Huntington $11 Million for American Art
Feb. 26, 2008
New Catalog and Lecture Series to Spotlight The Huntington’s French Art Collection
Feb. 1, 2008
Exhibition, "This Side of Paradise: Body and Landscape in L.A. Photographs" Opens June 14, 2008
Jan. 29, 2008
Exhibition, "Smith on Wry: Jack Smith, Columnist for Our Times," Opens Feb. 15, 2008
Sept. 5, 2007
LIU FANG YUAN, The Huntington's Chinese Garden to open Feb. 23, 2008
Aug. 20, 2007

Monumental Sculpture by Mid-Century Master Harry Bertoia Installed at The Huntington

 


 

 

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