Huntington Verso

The blog of The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens.

Exhibitions

Beside the Edge of the World

Wed., Jan. 15, 2020 | Carribean Fragoza
The new visual and written works in "Beside the Edge of the World" guide us boldly beyond the limits of the world documented in archives
History of Science

The Newton You Didn’t Know

Tue., Jan. 7, 2020 | Joel A. Klein, Ph.D.
Isaac Newton (1643–1727) is generally regarded as one of the most significant individuals in the history of science.
Art

The Library Tells the Story of “Nineteen Nineteen”

Thu., Jan. 2, 2020 | Linda Chiavaroli
Once asked by the press if he planned to write a memoir, the famously private Henry E. Huntington demurred.
Uncategorized

2019 Verso Retrospective

Mon., Dec. 23, 2019 | Kevin Durkin
On Aug. 30, 1919, Henry and Arabella Huntington signed the trust agreement that established The Huntington
Library

Walt Whitman’s Bedside Manners

Tue., Dec. 17, 2019 | Stephen Cushman
The Huntington’s 2019 Centennial Celebration also marks the 200th birth year of Walt Whitman (1819–1892), the Good Gray Poet and a collecting interest of Henry E. Huntington.
Conferences

The Visionary and Inspiring John Ruskin

Wed., Dec. 11, 2019 | Jim Spates
During his lifetime, John Ruskin (1819–1900) was acknowledged as one of the 19th century's greatest geniuses.
History of The Huntington

Fifty Years and Going Strong

Wed., Dec. 4, 2019 | Usha Lee McFarling
While The Huntington is celebrating its Centennial this year, it is also celebrating a very special staff member, one who has worked at the institution for a half century.
History of The Huntington

History on Parade

Wed., Nov. 27, 2019 | Lisa Blackburn
When New Year's Day dawns on Jan. 1, 2020, tens of thousands of spectators will line Colorado Boulevard in Pasadena, bundled up against the morning chill to be part of a 131-year-old tradition: the annual floral extravaganza known as the Rose Parade®.
Exhibitions

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

Wed., Nov. 20, 2019 | Linda Chiavaroli
"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."
History of The Huntington

The Most Versatile Person Imaginable

Wed., Nov. 13, 2019 | Clay Stalls and Anita Weaver
With The Huntington's yearlong centennial celebration in full swing, there is no better time than now to recognize the legacy of the late Haydée Noya
Conferences

Notes from the Elizabethan Catholic Underground

Wed., Nov. 6, 2019 | Earle Havens and Mark Rankin
What happens to a religious culture once it is no longer allowed to exist? Where might we look to find the material remnants of a religious community that was gradually suppressed
Library

The Right Way to Remember Charles Dickens

Wed., Oct. 30, 2019 | Emily Bell
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