Past Exhibitions

Sept. 16, 2017–Jan. 8, 2018

Guillermo Galindo (b. 1960, Mexico City) uses composed and performed music, printed scores, and assembled instruments to investigate the politics of the human.

Sept. 16, 2017–Jan. 8, 2018

"Visual Voyages" will introduce audiences to new understandings of Latin American nature from a range of cultural perspectives. 

July 1, 2017–Oct. 23, 2017

Featuring 12 works from The Huntington's permanent collections, along with a number of rare drawings on loan from the J. Paul Getty Museum, this installation explores the profound importance of the biblical Creation narrative in early modern visual culture, as well as the diversity of its depiction.

April 8, 2017–Aug. 7, 2017

A new exhibition opening this spring examines the life and work of celebrated author Octavia E. Butler (1947-2006), the first science fiction writer to receive a prestigious MacArthur "genius" award and the first African American woman to win widespread recognition writing in that genre. Butler's literary archive resides at The Huntington.

March 11, 2017–June 26, 2017

This exhibition examines the history of British prisons and how artists and architects documented the social, political, and legal tensions surrounding prison reform and Poor Law debates in Parliament during the 19th century.

Oct. 22, 2016–March 20, 2017

 A new exhibition opening this fall considers a rich dialogue between two iconic figures in American culture: the renowned photographer Edward Weston (1886–1958) and poet Walt Whitman (1819–1892).

Nov. 19, 2016–March 7, 2017

Facial hair has always been more than a matter of fashion. Impeccably coiffed or wild and unkempt, a beard or mustache says a lot about a man and who he aspires to be. This exhibition explores how facial hair styles were used to craft the identities of historical figures and fictional characters.

Sept. 3, 2016–Feb. 20, 2017

Los-Angeles based artist Lari Pittman (b. 1952) is known for his exuberant, colorful, and graphically complex works. Huntington visitors can see the artist at his hallucinogenic best in this new exhibition.

Oct. 22, 2016–Feb. 13, 2017

"Geographies of Wonder: Evolution of the National Park Idea 1933–2016" depicts the unceasing public enthusiasm for national park spaces as well as the steady pace of changes in the concept of a "national park" that grew to include national lakeshores and seashores, wild and scenic rivers, battlefields, industrial sites, parkways and trails.

Oct. 22, 2016–Jan. 29, 2017

The Japanese art of origami comes alive in a new exhibition of approximately 25 original works by the internationally renowned master Robert Lang.