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Exhibition

What Now: Collecting for the Library in the 21st Century, Part 2

Aug. 7, 2021–Nov. 1, 2021

Aug. 7–Nov. 1, 2021 | This two-part exhibition explores The Huntington's role in documenting the human experience through more than 100 items from the Library collections. 

Summer Institutes

We offer two weeklong summer institutes for K-12 teachers.

2021–22 Awarded Fellowships

Long-Term Awards Fellows in italics deferred from 2020-2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic

Year in review 2021 collage
Verso

2021 Through the Lens of The Huntington

Dec. 28, 2021

The year 2021 proved to be filled with both challenges and hope. As we look back at Verso stories from the past year, we remind ourselves of where we have been and contemplate where we are headed.

Sue Hodson
Verso

Sue Hodson’s Legacy

Aug. 31, 2017

If you were to ask Sue Hodson, who is retiring today, about her favorite Huntington memories, she might tell you about the repartee that was exchanged by the panel of political cartoonists convened in conjunction with her Paul Conrad exhibition.

Library Videos

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Lynell George

Lynell George is an award-winning Los Angeles–based journalist and essayist.

Ayana Jamieson

Jamieson …

Will Alexander. Photo: Ramon Rao.
News

News Release - The Huntington Acquires the Papers of Award-Winning Poet Will Alexander

Feb. 24, 2022

The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens announced today that it has acquired the papers of Will Alexander (b. 1948), a multimedia artist and award-winning writer.

Academic Conferences

The Huntington hosts academic conferences every year open to the public. Conference details are available approximately two months prior to the conference date on the calendar.

A Love of Nature and Learning

Every gift to The Huntington makes a diffe

Beatriz Santiago Muñoz, Robin Coste Lewis, Nina Katchadourian, Dana Johnson, and Rosten Woo. Photo: Kate Lain
News

News Release - The Huntington and LA Arts Organization Clockshop Reunite for Contemporary Art Initiative

Jan. 24, 2019

The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens named Los Angeles arts organization Clockshop as its partner for the fourth year of The Huntington's /five initiative.

Available Fellowships

Long-Term Awards | Short-Term Awards | Travel Grants and Exchange Fellowships

The Book of John Mandeville, England, second half of the 15th century. Bound manuscript in ink and pigments on parchment. Purchase, David Zeidberg Library Acquisitions Fund, 2018. The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens, San Marino.
Verso

What Now: Collecting for the Library in the 21st Century

Nov. 20, 2019

"What Now: Collecting for the Library in the 21st Century," Part 1, in the Library's West Hall through February 17, offers what co-curator Claudia Funke calls "a tantalizing glimpse of The Huntington's diverse resources available for humanities scholarship."

President's Message: Moving Forward

May 9, 2022 As we move into what we hope is a final shift away from the COVID pandemic, The Huntington has responded with a renewed fullness of purpose.

The Hilton Als Series: Lynette Yiadom-Boakye, Jan. 25–May 11, 2020
News

News Release - The Year Ahead at The Huntington

Dec. 3, 2019

2020 Public Programs Highlights

Shapiro Center News

News about the Shapiro Center and The Huntington’s American history collections.

A group of teachers and a garden docent in the Herb Garden
Verso

Teachers Color the Summer Yellow

Jul. 25, 2018

During their summer break, 30 selected teachers participated in the first Huntington Voices teacher institute, spending a week on site to learn from Education staff and others how to use The Huntington's collections to strengthen their student's voices through writing, spoken language, performance, and visual and media arts.

A collage of Verso highlights from 2015
Verso

Oh, What a Year It Was!

Dec. 29, 2015

With 2016 right around the corner, we cast an eye back over a year marked by discovery and transformative change. Here are some of the remarkable stories we featured here on Verso. Early in the year, we reported on an amazing find—the discovery in our collections

Office of the President - News & Updates

Feb. 22, 2024 – Verso: The Huntington’s Foundations and Futures

color photograph of paper and wood 1798 hand fan
News

News Release - Two Consecutive Exhibitions Highlight Library Acquisitions in the 21st Century

Jul. 2, 2019

As part of its yearlong Centennial Celebration, The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens presents a two-part exhibition that invites visitors to consider the continued relevance of the Library's role in documenting the human experience.