Exhibitions
Temporary and ongoing exhibitions can be seen in the Library Exhibition Hall, Huntington Art Gallery, Virginia Steele Scott Galleries of American Art, and Botanical Flora-Legium. The Boone Gallery also hosts temporary exhibitions.
Temporary and ongoing exhibitions can be seen in the Library Exhibition Hall, Huntington Art Gallery, Virginia Steele Scott Galleries of American Art, and Botanical Flora-Legium. The Boone Gallery also hosts temporary exhibitions.
Oct. 17, 2020–Jan. 25, 2021
This exhibition explores the march of time by comparing the age of California juniper bonsai trees alongside major moments in the institution's 100-year history.
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Jan. 18, 2020–Jan. 4, 2021
American artist Andrew Raftery's series of twelve plates charts the evolution of the garden he planted in Providence, Rhode Island, as it grew and changed over the course of a calendar year.
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Over 150 rare objects from the Library's collections journey through defining moments in western history, giving new insights into the past the artifacts represent.
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More than 200 works from Jonathan and Karin Fieldings' collection of 18th- and early 19th-century American artworks bring insights into American art practice and culture of the time.
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NASA's "Orbit Pavilion" is an outdoor installation where captivating sounds represent the movements of the International Space Station and 19 Earth Science satellites as they orbit above.
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"Beautiful Science" features hundreds of artifacts that tell the stories of the breakthroughs, discoveries, and people at the forefront of astronomy, natural history, medicine, and light.
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Installed near the southern entrance to the Japanese Garden, Lita Albuquerque's Red Earth features an approximately six-by-four-foot rock slab coated with bright red pigment and surrounded by bamboo.
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Opening 2021
"Made in L.A. 2020: a version" debuts new installations, videos, films, sculpture, performances, and paintings from Los Angeles–based artists, many commissioned specifically for the exhibition.
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Part 1: May 8–Aug. 23, 2021
Part 2: Sept. 4, 2021–Jan. 3, 2022
This exhibition of contemporary Chinese calligraphy is the inaugural installation in the Chinese Garden's new art gallery, the Studio for Lodging the Mind.
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