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Detail of the lower portion of The Nativity, by Edward Coley Burne-Jones
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A Designing Pre-Raphaelite

Feb. 21, 2018

Before I saw The Nativity by Edward Burne-Jones, I asked myself if The Huntington really needed another design for a piece of 19th-century decorative art? We already had more than 1,000 drawings for wallpapers, carpets

Toshi Reagon. Photo by Desdemona Burgin.
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Amplifying Black History

Feb. 19, 2021

The year 2020 was like no other, from the devastation wrought by COVID-19 to the political turmoil and nationwide protests against systemic racism and injustice that erupted after the brutal killings of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, and Breonna Taylor.

Lady harvesting oranges
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Harvesting an Orchard to Feed the Hungry

Jun. 12, 2019

Have you ever wondered what happens to the ripe, luscious oranges you see growing in The Huntington's orchards? They help feed people in need.

Origami owl
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Folded Wonders

Jan. 5, 2017

What happens when you take a single sheet of paper and apply the ancient principles of origami coupled with computer-generated folding patterns? In the hands of physicist and origami master Robert J. Lang

Books
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The Library Tomorrow

Aug. 26, 2014

The next time you walk into the Library's main exhibition hall to see "Remarkable Works, Remarkable Times," be sure to stop into "The Library Today" gallery. Several remarkable videos will vie for your attention

Exhibition label in the Huntington Art Gallery
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Open to Interpretation

Mar. 17, 2015

One of the first things visitors encounter in the mansion that houses the Huntington Art Gallery is a series of first-floor period rooms that Henry and Arabella Huntington inhabited in the early decades of the 20th century.

Group of civil war scholars
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CONFERENCES | The Civil War Lives

Oct. 25, 2011

In her introductory remarks at the conference "Civil War Lives" this past weekend, co-convener Joan Waugh explained the objective of the presenters: "This conference showcases the importance of individuals—men and women, white and black, soldiers and politicians, unionists and confederates. We want to get at the big issues of the Civil War through these lives

Rose Garden

The three-acre Rose Garden contains more than 3,000 individual plants and more than 1,200 different cultivated varieties, with a spring bloom beginning in late March and extending beyond November.

A person stands in a dark doorway, next to artwork on the wall.
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Eve Babitz, Collage Artist

Mar. 19, 2024

Before Eve Babitz became a published writer, she was a visual artist, and her chosen medium was collage. Inspired by Joseph Cornell and Andy Warhol, she created the album cover art for Buffalo Springfield’s “Buffalo Springfield Again” and The Byrds’ “Untitled.”

Huntington Centennial logo
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News Release - Centennial Celebration Offers Something for Everyone with a Range of Innovative Programs

Jun. 4, 2019

The Huntington's Centennial Celebration kicks off Sept. 5, 2019, setting in motion a yearlong series of exhibitions, public programs, new initiatives, and more—inviting people with a range of interests to engage with the venerable institution's collections and the connections they offer

View of Carolina Caycedo's artwork
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Rituals of Labor and Engagement

Nov. 21, 2018

When push comes to shove, there are two kinds of people in the world. The kind who will either run away from a fire or a fist fight, and the kind who will run toward it to get a closer look.

The North Vista at The Huntington, after the planting of 22 new Livistona decora palm trees. Photo by Jessica Pettengill.
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New Palms Along the North Vista

Jan. 29, 2020

The North Vista—with its stately lawn, Baroque fountain, and Henry E. Huntington's personal sculpture collection—has been an iconic location at The Huntington

Photograph of Abraham Lincoln
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LECTURES | "More Like a Sermon"

Jan. 23, 2012

When Abraham Lincoln completed his Second Inaugural Address in the waning days of the Civil War, Frederick Douglass remarked that "the address sounded more like a sermon than a state paper."

Aloe ferox with red inflorescences.
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Winter Cheer

Jan. 10, 2023

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.

puyas in bloom
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Puyas in Bloom

May 23, 2018

A recent tour of Puya in the Desert Garden with The Huntington's curator of the desert collections, John Trager, turned me from a Puya Ignoramus to a Puya Enthusiast.

Mathias Poledna

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Portrait of Charles Dickens
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The Right Way to Remember Charles Dickens

Oct. 30, 2019

I was lucky enough to spend June 2019 as a Michael J. Connell Foundation Fellow at The Huntington, working with the James Thomas Fields Papers

Interactive installation in the library
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EXHIBITIONS | A Hands-On Experience

Dec. 5, 2013

Most people are familiar with the activities of a public library, those vital institutions that lend books, videos, music, and more to visitors. But what goes on in a library that isn't open to the public?

Front entrance to the Munger Research Center
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Advancing the Humanities

May 23, 2016

The Huntington and the University of California, Riverside, have selected the first two fellows for the highly competitive Huntington-UC Program for the Advancement of the Humanities, a partnership designed to boost the humanities at public universities.

Print of Battle of Gettysburg
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Turning Points in the Civil War

Sep. 12, 2018

The American Civil War witnessed dramatic shifts of momentum. As armies contended for supremacy on the battlefield, their successes and failures profoundly shaped politics and civilian morale on the home fronts.

Collage of images in blog post
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Looking Back at 2018

Dec. 26, 2018

As the year draws to a close, we invite you to revisit a dozen of our favorite stories from this year's Verso offerings.

Clara Huntington and her father, Henry E. Huntington, ca. 1900. Detail from a group family portrait taken in Oneonta, New York, where both Henry and Clara were born. The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens.
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Clara Huntington’s Lasting Tribute to Her Father

May 27, 2020

She was the eldest of three daughters from Henry E. Huntington's first marriage and shared her father's appreciation for art, books, and the beauty of California.

Alan Taylor. Photo by Lynn Friedman
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LECTURES | Thinking About that Other Civil War

Oct. 2, 2012

Lost in sesquicentennial commemorations of various Civil War anniversaries is the fact that we are in the thick of the bicentennial year of one of America's other Civil Wars—the War of 1812. Or at least that's how Pulitzer Prize–winning historian Alan Taylor sees it.