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Academic Conferences and Lectures
The Huntington hosts academic conferences and lectures every year that are open to the public. Information and dates may be found on the calendar. For conferences, program details are typically available two months before the conference date; Conference registration does not include entrance to the research library.
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Upcoming Conferences and Lectures
2025–2026
- Oct. 15, 2025
“Inventor of Magic Food: The Life and Legacy of Filipina Food Scientist Maria Ylagan Orosa”
Catherine Ceniza Choy, LA Times Distinguished Fellow Lecture - Nov. 6, 2025
“Archival Captivity Narratives: Who’s Capturing Whom in Comanche Archives?”
Dustin Tahmahkera, Billington Lecture of the American West - Nov. 12, 2025
“A Print of a Chinese Theater in California: A Life History”
Nancy Yunhwa Rao, Cheng Foundation Lecture - Dec. 5–6, 2025
“Historias Radicales: Latinx Identity and History in Southern California”
Conveners Dennis Carr and Diego Godoy - Dec. 10, 2025
“Mapping the Archives of Pacific Islander Eco-Poetry”
Craig Santos Perez, Avery Distinguished Fellow Lecture - Jan. 23–24, 2026
“Making the Body in Renaissance Italy”
Conveners Shannon McHugh and Jessica Maratsos - Jan. 29, 2026
“Porcelain in Motion: From Decoration to Dance”
Meredith Martin, Robert Wark Lecture in the History of Art - Feb. 4, 2026
“Jane Austen’s Alchemy: Cosmetic Artifice in Austen’s ‘Persuasion’ ”
Helen Thompson, Dibner Distinguished Fellow Lecture - Feb. 18, 2026
