Drawn from recent acquisitions from Laura Aguilar’s estate, “Body and Landscape” traces Aguilar’s groundbreaking use of self-portraiture within the natural environments of Southern California and the Southwest, reframing the Western landscape as a site of personal power, resilience, and reclamation.
Examine diverse instructional and educational materials for children from the late 18th through the early 20th centuries.
Get a behind-the-scenes look at two centuries of the everyday lives of women writers through ephemera, letters, and journals.
Discover the power of Chicano printmaking—a vibrant art form that has challenged injustice, amplified community voices, and celebrated cultural identity for more than 50 years.
Descubra el poder del grabado chicano, una forma de arte vibrante que ha desafiado la injusticia, ha dado voz a las comunidades y ha celebrado la identidad cultural durante más de 50 años.
Perhaps no other American city has so thoroughly perplexed and inspired people—or been as maligned and mythologized—as Los Angeles. This exhibition celebrates the reciprocal influence of the city and its artists and visionaries, whose stories are inherently intertwined.
Geoffrey Chaucer’s classic "Canterbury Tales" features fictionalized characters who entertain each other with stories on a pilgrimage from London to Canterbury Cathedral. In the 14th century, when Chaucer first penned the tales, each one circulated independently of the others. It was not until the turn of the 15th century that the tales came to be known as a complete work.
This immersive installation explores the interconnectedness of all living beings. Combining contemporary art and classical Chinese conceptions of nature, its 22 hand-painted silk panels invite visitors into a luminous landscape.
“Don Bachardy: A Life in Portraits,” a retrospective exhibition on the prolific Los Angeles artist, featuring more than 100 works of art and archival materials spanning over 70 years.
The Huntington Library’s extraordinary holdings of 12 million items reveal an infinite number of stories. The works on display give voice to some of the collection’s depth and breadth in the culture and history of North America, the British Isles, continental Europe, the Atlantic world, and the Pacific Rim.
Three striking new works by California-based artist Mineo Mizuno activate the Huntington Art Gallery and its outdoor loggia to invite new ways of looking at the art collections and surrounding gardens.
Nov. 16, 2024–March 3, 2025 | “Raqib Shaw: Ballads of East and West” is an invitation to see the world as Raqib Shaw sees it. The London-based artist, known for his opulent and fantastical works, blends Eastern and Western influences to create mesmerizing paintings that merge fable, history, and autobiography.
OPEN TODAY: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.