Past Exhibitions

Nov. 17, 2018—Feb. 25, 2019

"Venice: Real and Imagined" explores how a truly unique city has enthralled artists, while its otherworldly character has driven many to re-create its seemingly impossible beauty.

Nov. 10, 2018—Feb. 25, 2019

This exhibition showcases new works by LA artists Carolina Caycedo and Mario Ybarra Jr., focusing on bodies of color and forms of ritual.

Oct. 6, 2018—Jan. 21, 2019

Documenting one of the most creative and influential periods in Southern California architecture, "Architects of a Golden Age" spotlights about 20 original drawings and plans selected from The Huntington's important Southern California architecture collection.

July 14, 2018—Nov. 12, 2018

A selection of 18 drawings, wallpapers, and colorful textiles from The Huntington's Morris & Co. holdings.

June 16, 2018—Oct. 1, 2018

Approximately 25 works on paper by British sculptor Henry Moore (1898-1986) representing the interrelationship of shape and mass, exploring the themes of creation, the body, life, and death. |

May 19, 2018—Aug. 27, 2018

This traveling exhibition of original botanical artworks spotlights one of the planet's most important and beautiful resources-its trees-as cultivated by botanical gardens and arboreta, highlighting the role public gardens play in engaging visitors with trees and their ecological and utilitarian roles.

April 28, 2018—July 30, 2018

A rare set of exquisite lithographs depicting the pastel drawings of planets, comets, eclipses, and other celestial wonders by artist/astronomer Étienne Léopold Trouvelot (1827-1895) are highlighted in the focused exhibition "Radiant Beauty: E. L. Trouvelot's Astronomical Drawings."

March 24, 2018—July 9, 2018

Nine rarely exhibited works on paper from The Huntington's collections demonstrate the great variety found in Grand Tour imagery, and reveal the many reasons artists traveled to Italy.

Feb. 3, 2018—April 30, 2018

When the British public saw its first zebra in the mid-18th century, the black-and-white striped beast created quite a sensation. A similar degree of excitement is likely to greet the exquisite portrait of that celebrated animal when George Stubbs' Zebra (exhibited 1763) goes on temporary display at The Huntington.

Feb. 22, 2018—March 19, 2018

A recently acquired painting on paper by artist and designer Edward Burne-Jones (1833-1898), one of the most prominent British artists of the late 19th century, is on view in the Huntington Art Gallery's Works on Paper Room through March 19.