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Visit with Your Valentine

Two people walk down a path surrounded by trees with pink flowers..

Two people walk down a path surrounded by trees with pink flowers..

This February, bring a special someone to discover everything there is to love about this cultural oasis! Check out our thoughtful date ideas and explore acres of inspiring gardens and unexpected treasures in our collections.

Advance tickets are required on weekends and recommended on weekdays. Reservations will be required on Fri., Feb. 13, through Mon., Feb. 16.

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Events | Gifts | Downloads | Stories

Plan Your Date

Fourteen Things to Love at The Huntington

Take a self-guided tour of expressions of love at The Huntington—from 15th-century paintings and 19th-century stained glass to the gardens’ winter blooms.

Inspiring Events

Save the Date

Rows of red and pink flowers on a table with paper labels.

Event

52nd Annual Camellia Show

Past event

A bush filled with pink camellias.

Event

Second Sundays: Captivating Camellias 

Past event

Trays of colorful mini-desserts sit on gold trays on a catering table.

Event

Huntington Valentine's Day Brunch

Past event

Daily Engagements

A purple and white Chinese magnolia blooms.

Romantic Blooms

Explore acres of spectacular color and fragrance. Winter-flowering magnolias, camellias, and fruit trees are in season from January through February; dates are approximate.

Now Blooming

This sculptural grouping portrays a Greek legend about love in which the mythical poet Orpheus braves the underworld to bring his dead wife, Eurydice, back to life.

Garden Sculpture Tour

This audio tour includes 26 stops covering classical to contemporary works, including Orpheus and Eurydice. In this legendary Greek myth, a husband ventures into the underworld to revive his deceased wife.

Start the Tour

Two pairs of hands work on a paper craft on a table.

"Puzzle Purse" Love Note

Make your own paper valentine that folds to close and reveals a message when opened. Available on-site in the Mapel Orientation Gallery.

Download and create from anywhere:

Design a custom note

Historical Re-creation

A composite image. On the left a couple in walks in a desert garden. On the right, pamphlets rest on a marble bench.

Special Offer: Gift Membership and Valentine's Date

The first 200 people to purchase a gift Membership will receive two guaranteed admission reservations for Sat., Feb. 14.

Use the code GIFTLOVE at checkout.

Purchase a Gift Membership

Valid beginning Tue., Jan. 20, while supplies last, until Wed., Feb. 11. Tickets will be issued within 48 hours of gift membership purchase. Memberships are issued digitally. Contact membership@huntington.org with your order number to request a paper gift Membership packet for pickup.

Themed & Thoughtful Gifts

A hand holds two cards near a rose flower.

Voucher for the Rose Garden Tea Room

Treat someone special in your life to a decadent dining experience. Enjoy a selection of teas, seasonal house-made scones, and a variety of savory and sweet offerings.

Gift vouchers are available in person only in the Rose Garden Tea Room and 1919 Cafe.

About the Tea Room

Four plates rest on a table, with pastries and a cup of tea.

Seasonal Bites

Enjoy house-made, love-themed pastries, available from Feb. 1–15, including:

Heart-shaped Linzer cookies at Red Car coffee shop
Chocolate lava cake and heart-shaped macarons at the Rose Garden Tea Room

Dining details

A pink umbrella shades a person in a garden.

Curated Presents

Find the perfect gift among our curated selection of fashion accessories, romantic books, beautiful stationery, clever kitchenware, and elegant fragrances.

Shop the Collection

Romantic Desktop and Mobile Backgrounds

Jean-Honoré Fragonard, Cupid Among Roses, or Love the Sentinel, ca. 1775. | The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens.

DESKTOP | MOBILE

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Romantic Desktop and Mobile Backgrounds

The Rose Garden. Photo by Linnea Stephan. | The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens.

DESKTOP | MOBILE

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Romantic Desktop and Mobile Backgrounds

Attributed to Ange-Jacques Gabriel, Temple of Love, ca. 1765. | The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens.

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Romantic Desktop and Mobile Backgrounds

Prunus mume, Japanese Apricot. Photo by Linnea Stephan. | The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens.

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Romantic Desktop and Mobile Backgrounds

Nancy and Henry Rosin collection of valentine, friendship, and devotional ephemera. | The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens.

DESKTOP | MOBILE

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Share a Digital Gram

Featuring icons from our collections

A painting of a girl in a pink dress and hat on a pink background with text reading, "I PINKIE PROMISE TO LOVE YOU FOREVER."

An anatomical illustration of a human muscular system on a red background with text reading, 'YOUR BODY IS A WONDER-LAND."

A grayscale photo of Charles Darwin on a mustard-colored background with text reading, "NATURALLY, I SELECT YOU."

A blooming corpse flower on a green background with text "MY LIFE WOULD STINK WITHOUT YOU."

A black and white illustration of William Shakespeare with teal text reading, "YOU HAD ME AT OTHELLO."

A painting of a boy in a blue outfit, on a blue background with text "IF YOU EVER LEFT ME, I'D BE SO BLUE."

Go to image 1: A painting of a girl in a pink dress and hat on a pink background with text reading, "I PINKIE PROMISE TO LOVE YOU FOREVER.".

Go to image 2: An anatomical illustration of a human muscular system on a red background with text reading, 'YOUR BODY IS A WONDER-LAND." .

Go to image 3: A grayscale photo of Charles Darwin on a mustard-colored background with text reading, "NATURALLY, I SELECT YOU.".

Go to image 4: A blooming corpse flower on a green background with text "MY LIFE WOULD STINK WITHOUT YOU.".

Go to image 5: A black and white illustration of William Shakespeare with teal text reading, "YOU HAD ME AT OTHELLO.".

Go to image 6: A painting of a boy in a blue outfit, on a blue background with text "IF YOU EVER LEFT ME, I'D BE SO BLUE.".

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Download “Pinkie” Promise Gram

About Sarah Goodin Barrett Moulton: “Pinkie”

Download Wonderland Gram

About Andreas Vesalius’ De humani corporis fabrica

Download Charles Darwin Gram

About Charles Darwin’s papers at The Huntington

Download Corpse Flower Gram

About the Titan Arum “Corpse Flower”

Download Shakespeare Gram

Stories of William Shakespeare from the archives

Download “The Blue Boy” Gram

About The Blue Boy

Stories of Love from the Archives

A couple holding hands walks a path through a garden. Her pink dress complements a nearby flowering fruit tree.

News

Fourteen Things to Love at The Huntington

A woodcut print on a book page, depicting two people and Cupid surrounded by an ornate border.

Verso

Petrarch Mania: Love, Poetry, and Fan Fiction in the Renaissance

Inside a gold frame is a bouquet of flowers sitting on a pedestal with birds and flowers flanking each side.

Verso

Won’t You Be My Valentine?

A lavender/purple 'Raspberry Kiss' rose with yellow waxy stigma and stamens viewable in the middle.

Verso

Love, Botanical Style

An oval painting with a cherub surrounded by rose bushes.

"Love" themed Collection Connections

You're Invited

A long lawn in a garden, with a large fountain in the foreground, and a mansion in the distance.

Plan Your Visit

A family is gathered at a bench in a rose garden.

Membership

A stylized illustration of a Chinese Garden with a blue lake and flowering trees.

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