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A watercolor painting of trees and a bridge over water.
Event

Plein Air Watercolor Series

Fri., April 5, 2024

Join artist Robert Sherrill for an eight-part series in plein air watercolor painting, using the landscape of The Huntington as inspiration and subject. This class will be held in various gardens throughout The Huntington.

An ink brush painting of a blooming plant with long leaves.
Exhibition

Paintings in Print: Studying Art in China

Oct. 7, 2023–May 27, 2024

Oct. 7, 2023–May 27, 2024 | This exhibition examines the ways painting manuals published in the 17th and 18th centuries used innovative printing methods to introduce the techniques, history, and appreciation of painting to widening audiences in early modern China.

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.

A Chinese brush painting depicting a bitter melon growing on a plant, accompanied with painting instructions in Chinese.
News

News Release – New Exhibition Will Explore Art Education in Early Modern China

May 23, 2023

Oct. 7, 2023–May 27, 2024 | A new exhibition will provide visitors with the opportunity to gain insight into early art education in China through painting manuals originally published in the 17th and 18th centuries.

“On combinations of four mirrors forming a square” in David Brewster, The Kaleidoscope: Its History, Theory, and Construction (London, 1858)
Frontiers

Kaleidoscope

Jul. 17, 2020

How a Scottish scientist's invention influenced 19th-century American decorative artFew objects have played a greater role in underscoring the combined power of light, color, and motion than the kaleidoscope

Color lithograph of the raven
Verso

A Raven Named Sir Nevermore?

Oct. 31, 2016

I remember the moment when I fell in love with the Huntington Library. I was researching 19th-century agriculture and, in particular, the use of guano—the droppings of cormorants, boobies, and pelicans on the Chincha Islands off the coast of Peru.

Decorative pink and white ceramic vase resembling an ornate castle
News

News Release - “Inspiring Walt Disney: The Animation of French Decorative Arts” Coming to The Huntington

Jun. 30, 2022

The international traveling exhibition explores 18th-century French decorative arts as inspiration for Disney’s celebrated animated films, including Beauty and the Beast, Cinderella, and Sleeping Beauty.

Picture of a flying machine, powered by geese, in Francis Godwin’s The Man in the Moone, 1657, one of the books read by the lunatic Doctor Baliardo in Aphra Behn’s play The Emperor of the Moon, 1687. The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens.
Verso

“This reading of Books is a pernicious thing”

Apr. 13, 2021

In 1984, The Huntington organized and hosted the first of a series of meetings of local feminists. As a brochure in the Library’s archives explains, these seminars, scheduled to take place five times a year, aimed to “further academic research on material by and about women

Persimmon and tangerines
News

Press Release - Rare Chinese Woodblock Prints to go on View in Major International Loan Exhibition

Jun. 29, 2016

The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens will present a major international loan exhibition exploring the art, craft, and cultural significance of Chinese woodblock prints made during their golden age, with works made from the late 16th century through the 19th century.

A group of people pose for a picture, standing in front of tropical trees.
Verso

Conservatory Collaboration: Teamwork Addresses Slug Situation

Aug. 22, 2023

The Huntington’s Botanical staff members routinely collaborate with other institutions to tackle conservation challenges. Most of the time, these are carefully planned projects: propagating rare and endangered species, making gardens more resilient to the changing climate, and teaching cryopreservation or culturing plant tissue. But sometimes, the unexpected happens.

10 Reasons to Visit The Huntington with Your Valentine

Plan a visit to The Huntington on Valentine's Day and discover all the things to love about this cultural oasis!

Man inspecting cycad
Frontiers

A Passion for Cycads

Apr. 1, 2017

Survivors from the dinosaur age, cycads continue to captivate collectors and researchersCycads are squat, woody, and branchless. They have no flowers, just spiky leaves that shred clothes and tear skin. They grow slowly, poison livestock and sometimes people.

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News

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

Huntington Centennial logo
News

News Release - Huntington's Yearlong Centennial Celebration Launches Today

Sep. 5, 2019

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

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