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Mineo Mizuno: Homage to Nature
This site-specific work explores the fragility of the Earth’s ecosystem, as well as the destruction of the forest and its potential for regeneration. The sculpture celebrates the beauty of wood in its natural state and emphasizes its potential as a reusable and renewable resource.
Now Blooming: Puyas
See these highly uncommon and spectacular, long-arching inflorescence blooms in deep jewel tones, flowering for a short time in the Desert Garden.
Evening for Educators: Betye Saar (6–12 Grade)
Explore the art of Betye Saar, connect with peers, and participate in a hands-on art-making activity.
Evening for Educators: Betye Saar (K–5 Grade)
Explore the art of Betye Saar, connect with peers, and participate in a hands-on art-making activity.
In the Gardens of California’s Prison Landscape
Author and horticulturist Elizabeth Lara explores how horticulture has factored into the prison landscape, and the relationships between plants, people, and places defined by histories of violence.
Crafting a Garden: Inside the Creation of Liu Fang Yuan
Oct. 22, 2022–May 29, 2023 | “Crafting a Garden” sheds light on the intricacies of the Chinese Garden through models, photographs, tools, and videos that tell the story of its design and construction.
Tang Qingnian: An Offering to Roots
Visual artist Tang Qingnian 唐慶年 created these paintings as a tribute to the nature lost in the recent devastating wildfires. Five prints of the paintings hang from a bamboo framework above the Chinese Garden.
Rituals of Labor and Engagement: Carolina Caycedo and Mario Ybarra Jr.
This exhibition showcases new works by LA artists Carolina Caycedo and Mario Ybarra Jr., focusing on bodies of color and forms of ritual.
Thinking Outside the Bin
Are visions of spring fertility dancing in your head but not in your garden? Could the magical process of composting bring new life to your soil and plants? Back in January and February I attended a professional development series at the Huntington Ranch and have been putting those lessons to good use.
Capture the Flag
Confederate forces attacked Fort Sumter early in the morning of April 12, 1861. Two days later, Major Robert Anderson surrendered the fortification off the coast of South Carolina, but not before lowering the American flag and keeping it as a souvenir. A fragment of that flag is bound into a volume of a unique set of books in The Huntington Library.
Folsom Endowment Update
When James P. Folsom announced that he was retiring after 36 years at The Huntington, he suggested that an appropriate way to commemorate his career would be to establish a fund that would provide a steady stream of support for the replacement of garden equipment including tractors and carts.
News Release - Exhibition Takes a Fresh Look at 'Utopia' with New Works That Engage with The Huntington's Collections
New works of art and literature will debut at The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens in "Beside the Edge of the World," one of the programs marking The Huntington's Centennial.
Artists in the Gardens
Catherine G. Wagley, a freelance journalist who writes about art and visual culture in Los Angeles, focuses in this post on the three artists delving into the botanical collections: Zya S. Levy, Sarita Dougherty, and Olivia Chumacero.
World Wide History
One of the last times Linda Colley gave a public lecture in Southern California, it changed the course of her research. The professor of history from Princeton will help kick off the new lecture season at The Huntington
Stories Worth Revisiting
Before we bid farewell to 2017 and welcome 2018, we'd like to highlight several stories published over the past 12 months that are among our favorites. We launch our retrospective with one of our most popular stories of the year, an exploration of the tiny winged creatures known as fairies
News Release - The Huntington Awards Octavia E. Butler Fellowship to Alyssa Collins
The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens announced today that it has awarded Alyssa Collins, assistant professor of English Language and Literature and African American Studies at the University of South Carolina, a yearlong Octavia E. Butler Fellowship for the study of the renowned science fiction writer.
Dana Johnson and Delilah Beasley
Carribean Fragoza, a freelance journalist who writes about art in Southern California, focuses in this post on Dana Johnson, writer and associate professor of English
Volunteer Appreciation
April 16–22, 2023, is National Volunteer Week, and the perfect time to say thank you to the dedicated volunteers who help keep things running smoothly at The Huntington.
Thinking Outside the (Art) Box
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the amount of time that people spent focused on screens was an issue of concern. Sarah Wilson of the Autry Museum had an idea: bring together museum education staff to find an innovative way to serve the needs of children and families beyond online learning.
Artist Mario Ybarra Jr.
The summer day simmered. As artist Mario Ybarra Jr., his assistant Jennifer Vanegas, and I strolled through the gardens under the shade of carefully trimmed foliage, steam rose from the warm, dark earth underfoot...
Across the Library
Watch these videos to uncover the inner workings of our Library, where many people work together to learn from—and care for—the Huntington Library’s collection!
The Spirit of 1776 and 1924 and 1979…
With the arrival of Independence Day weekend, The Huntington is counting down the days to the opening of expanded gallery space in the Virginia Steele Scott Galleries of American Art. Come July 19, you can visit five new rooms that will allow for the display of nearly 100 more works.
#5WomenArtists in the American Collections
The history of art is peppered with tales of women artists who struggled to gain the same recognition as men. To shine a light on women’s artistic bounty, the National Museum of Women in the Arts kicked off a social media campaign last March to honor Women’s History Month.
The Hilton Als Series: Lynette Yiadom-Boakye
Recent portrait-like paintings by contemporary British artist Lynette Yiadom-Boakye are displayed adjacent to the historic Thornton Portrait Gallery at The Huntington in an exhibition curated by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Hi
Buying a Turner
Interest in the 19th-century British landscape painter Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775–1851) is stronger than ever. Director Mike Leigh's biopic Mr. Turner was nominated for four Oscars