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News Release - Huntington Conference to Celebrate the Centennial of James Joyce’s “Ulysses”
To mark the centennial of the publication of James Joyce’s groundbreaking modernist novel Ulysses, The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens will present an academic conference, “Joycean Cartographies: Navigating a New Century of Ulysses”
Winter Cheer
An array of winter-blooming plants from around the world are taking the stage at The Huntington, putting on floral performances that add vibrancy to the gardens at a time of the year that some might think is surprising.
News Release - Huntington's Yearlong Centennial Celebration Launches Today
The Huntington's Centennial Celebration kicks off Sept. 5, 2019, setting in motion a yearlong series of exhibitions, public programs, artist interventions, and more—inviting people with a range of interests to engage with the venerable institution's collections and the connections they offer
Press Release - Exhibition Revisits Photographs Edward Weston Made for Walt Whitman’s "Leaves of Grass"
An exhibition opening this fall at The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens considers a rich dialogue between two iconic figures in American culture: the renowned photographer Edward Weston (1886–1958) and poet Walt Whitman (1819–1892). “Real American Places: Edward Weston and Leaves of Grass” opens Oct. 22
Out of Sight, Never Out of Mind
Monday will be your last chance to see the Library's most prized books and manuscripts for a while. Back in June 2012, many of The Huntington's treasures went on temporary display in the Scott Galleries of American Art when the Library Exhibition Hall closed
Historian Carter G. Woodson
Known today as the "Father of Black History," Carter G. Woodson (1875–1950) was one of the first Black historians to begin writing about black culture and experience
Press Release - Border Grill’s Susan Feniger and Mary Sue Milliken with Blue Window’s Kajsa Alger Partner with The Huntington to Create Dynamic New Dining Destination
Those who love Border Grill’s authentic, modern Mexican cuisine created by celebrated chefs Susan Feniger and Mary Sue Milliken will be able to enjoy it in an unexpected new location starting on Nov. 2: the main café at The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens.
New Home for a Hidden Treasure
It's not every day that a long-lost work of art appears out of nowhere. But that's what happened in the summer of 2013 when Tooey Durning placed a call to The Huntington. Tooey and her sister, Anne Durning, had inherited a painting from their grandmother.
Bad King John
We love to hate villains. Harry Potter's Lord Voldemort horrifies us with his flagrant use of the Unforgivable Curses. Before him, Darth Vader of Star Wars fame was the true embodiment of evil as he built the Death Star and battled his children.
The Image of Empire
A placid river lazily flows past verdant hills, a high mountain retreat rests beneath towering pines, and delicate arches glow in the warmth of the setting sun.
Preserving the Signs of Censorship
Five hundred years before government officials in some countries got in the business of censoring Instagram feeds or Twitter accounts, the Roman Catholic Church was using ink to black out text that it considered dangerous.
News Release - New Exhibition Will Explore the Making of The Huntington’s Chinese Garden
Visitors to The Huntington will have the chance to gain insight into the design and construction of its Chinese Garden in the “Crafting a Garden: Inside the Creation of Liu Fang Yuan”
Introducing the 2023–24 Huntington Fellows
Each year, The Huntington hosts roughly 150 long- and short-term research fellows, selected through a competitive, peer-review process that provides $1.4 million in awards.
News Release - Exhibition to Explore the Construction of Fictional Worlds through Maps and Novels
On the occasion of the centennial of James Joyce’s Ulysses, “Mapping Fiction” includes works by Octavia E. Butler, William Faulkner, Jack and Charmian London, J. R. R. Tolkien, and Mark Twain, among others.
COOKBOOK COLLECTION | From Vermont Kitchens
Another post in a series from the cataloger of the Anne M. Cranston cookbook collection, which consists of approximately 4,400 British and American cookbooks from the 19th and 20th centuries. In this series, Shelley shares fascinating recipes
Two American Photographers at Home
It may come as no surprise to you, savvy reader, that the years spent preparing for a major exhibition are fraught with considerable challenges and no small amount of pain. An elusive loan, an uncooperative colleague, an intransigent donor, an unanticipated expense
Volunteering to Decipher Paul Conrad
Meet Huntington volunteer Dennis Harbach. Over the past two years, Harbach has laughed, cried, and winced his way through the gargantuan task of producing searchable metadata for the satirical cartoons in the Paul Conrad papers.
Society and Solitude in Concord
In the middle of the 19th century, the small town of Concord, Mass., had an outsized reputation as New England's intellectual center. This was in large part thanks to the fame of four writers who called the place home
The Name of the Rose
An old Hollywood crowd graces bed number 15 North in The Huntington's Rose Garden. 'Ronald Reagan' and 'Nancy Reagan' naturally stand together, with 'Ginger Rogers' to one side, 'Dick Clark' on the other, and 'Lucille Ball' and 'Cary Grant' nearby.
Out of the Woods
Visitors to public gardens tend to view trees as background. Exotic blooms, shimmering ponds, and sweeping vistas of color draw the eye more readily. "Out of the Woods: Celebrating Trees in Public Gardens"
The New Fellows
As one of the world's leading institutions for collections-based research, The Huntington has for almost a century provided essential support and a congenial environment for the conduct of scholarship in the humanities...
Lily Lee Chen, Mayor of Monterey Park
On April 13, 1982, Lily Lee Chen was elected to the city council of Monterey Park, a city in the western San Gabriel Valley region of Los Angeles County that had become one of the first “suburban Chinatowns” in the United States. In 1984, Chen made history by becoming the first female Chinese American mayor in the nation.
Paying it Forward
John Trager and Karen Zimmerman labor quietly throughout the year propagating plants for The Huntington's International Succulents Introductions (ISI) program. Described as "a shopper's paradise and a unique conservation program" in the spring/summer 2006 issue of Huntington Frontiers
News Release - “The Hilton Als Series: Njideka Akunyili Crosby” Coming to The Huntington
The exhibition of works by the Los Angeles–based artist is the last in a trilogy of shows on contemporary female artists curated by The New Yorker magazine critic Hilton Als.
Press Release - The Huntington Launches New Era in Dining, Partnering with Bon Appétit Management Co.
The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens announced today that it has ushered in a new era of destination dining on its historic grounds by contracting with Palo Alto-based Bon Appétit Management Co. for dining and catering services.