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Ptolemy Geographica

Penelope (Pitt), Viscountess Ligonier by Thomas Gainsborough

Echinopsis 'April Dawn'

Ptolemy Geographica

Penelope (Pitt), Viscountess Ligonier by Thomas Gainsborough

Echinopsis 'April Dawn'

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Child with puppy and sled

Art Museum

Library

Pets

Whether they be cool and scaly or warm and furry four-legged friends, pets are a beloved part of our families.

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Art Museum

Abundant green tea leaves surround a small white flower.

Art Museum

Apple wallpaper design by William Morris

Art Museum

Camellia japonica 'Contrast'

Botanical Gardens

A woman with long hair carries and caresses the face of a child.

Art Museum

Hermosa

Art Museum

Aloe arborescens

Botanical Gardens

Mothers and children are depicted enjoying nature and playing on a swing in a painting.

Art Museum

Rosa 'Marilyn Monroe'

Botanical Gardens

Encephalartos woodii

Botanical Gardens

Botanical painting with laid-in brush color tests

Art Museum

Trichopilia suavis

Botanical Gardens

Magnolia grandiflora

Botanical Gardens

The flowers of Fabaceae Brownea Macrophylla, vibrant orange with long stamens

Botanical Gardens

Image of a California map bordering oranges and flanked by lemon strands.

Education

Composite image of Declaration of Independence and oak tree.

Art Museum

Botanical Gardens

Library

Food & Drink

From the crops we grow to the meals on our tables, food and drink are a part of our daily lives, just as they have been in all times and places.

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Botanical Gardens

Library

Tea

First cultivated in China from the leaves of the tea plant (Camellia sinensis) in the 2nd millennia B.C., tea remains central to social and cultural life in East Asia.

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Botanical Gardens

Library

William Morris

William Morris, the British artist, designer, writer, and visionary, was known for his intricate patterns featuring stylized botanical elements.

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Camellias

Acknowledged by the International Camellia Society as a Garden of Excellence, The Huntington’s botanical collections include over 50 different Camellia species and some 1,200 cultivated varieties.

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Library

Latino/Hispanic Heritage

The Latino/Hispanic Heritage collection celebrates the people, knowledges, and communities that contribute to Latin American history and culture.

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Borderlands

The history of the United States has been defined by a series of cultural encounters along a constantly shifting, ever-evolving border.

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Desert Collections

The Desert Garden is among the oldest living collections at The Huntington.

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Library

Women Artists

This grouping features a selection of European, American, and Asian works made by women artists from the 18th century to the present, which are now in the collections of the Huntington Art Museum and Library.

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Roses

The Rose Garden was created in 1908 for the private enjoyment of Henry E. and Arabella Huntington.

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Cycads

Cycads are among the oldest surviving plant families on Earth.

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Library

Botanical Illustrations

Many people probably think about our expansive gardens when they think of The Huntington, but plants are an important part of the collections in the Art Museum and Library, too, often showcased in our wide variety of botanical illustrations.

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Orchids

Arabella Huntington assembled one of the finest private orchid collections of her time.

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Trees

The Huntington’s plant collections include roughly 800 tree species that range from such iconic California natives as coast live oak and Western sycamore to representatives of habitats from around the world.

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Tropicals

Most plants growing in the Rose Hills Foundation Conservatory for Botanical Science are from tropical areas.

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Library

Teaching Collection: California’s Industrial Transformation—Snapshots 1860–1939

This collection of primary sources offers a look at what life was like for diverse groups of people during a transformative period of California history.

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Education

Library

Teaching Collection: Roots and Revolution—U.S. History Through Oak Trees (1776–1877)

This collection of primary sources reveals cycles of growth, conflict, and renewal as the country formed, expanded, and struggled with its ideals of equality and freedom from 1776 to 1877.

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