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News Release - "Made in L.A. 2020: a version" Off-site Projects by Larry Johnson and Kahlil Joseph Accessible Now
Thu., Oct. 22, 2020While the Hammer Museum and The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens await state and county public health approvals to safely reopen their galleries for Made in L.A. 2020: a version, Angelenos can get a preview of the biennial
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News Release - Botanical Director James P. Folsom to Retire
Tue., Sept. 29, 2020The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens announced today that after 36 years of extraordinary leadership, James P. Folsom, the Marge and Sherm Telleen/Marion and Earle Jorgensen Director of the Botanical Gardens, will retire at the end of the year.
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News Release - Huntington Acquires Newly Discovered John Singleton Copley Painting Among Other Works That "Bridge the Atlantic"
Wed., Sept. 23, 2020The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens announced today that it has acquired a newly discovered painting by John Singleton Copley (1738–1815) depicting celebrated 18th-century British actress Mary Robinson, as well as works by British artists Alice Mary Chambers
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News Release - "The Blue Boy” Is Reinstalled After Major Conservation Project
Thu., Sept. 10, 2020While the Huntington Art Gallery has not yet reopened due to COVID-19, Gainsborough's famous masterpiece is back on the wall, luminous and awaiting visitors
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News Release - Expanded Chinese Garden at The Huntington to Open Oct. 9
Thu., Sept. 3, 2020After a nearly five-month postponement caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens will open the outdoor areas of the highly anticipated expansion of its renowned Chinese Garden on Friday, Oct. 9, 2020
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News Release - As Part of Its Centennial Celebration, The Huntington Seeds a New Fellowship in Honor of Octavia E. Butler
Wed., Aug. 19, 2020As part of its Centennial Celebration, The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens has announced the creation of a one-year fellowship for the study of Octavia E. Butler (1947–2006)
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News Release - New Site-Specific Work by Lita Albuquerque on View at The Huntington
Wed., July 1, 2020A new site-specific artwork by Lita Albuquerque, “Red Earth,” greets visitors at The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens as garden areas reopen after a closure of more than three months as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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News Release - The Huntington to Reopen Gardens July 1 with Safety Measures in Place
Wed., June 10, 2020The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens announced today that after more than three months of closure as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, it will reopen most of its 130 acres of gardens