Huntington Verso

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

Watch & Listen

Recorded Programs: Jan. 13–Feb. 24, 2021

Wed., March 3, 2021 | Kevin Durkin
Home to gorgeous gardens, spectacular art, and stunning rare books and manuscripts, The Huntington also offers an impressive slate of programs
Announcements

Melinda McCurdy Named Curator of British Art, and a “Jewel”

Thu., Feb. 25, 2021 | Thea Page
You never know what will happen when Melinda McCurdy's phone rings.
Watch & Listen

Amplifying Black History

Fri., Feb. 19, 2021 | Lucy Spriggs
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.
Library

“The Paths of Honour, Truth and Virtue”

Wed., Feb. 10, 2021 | Olga Tsapina
On April 8, 1777, John Adams, the future second president of the United States, wrote a letter to "Mr. John Quincy Adams," his eldest son and the future sixth president.
Art

The North Vista’s Italian Sculptures

Wed., Feb. 3, 2021 | Anna Engstrom and Sabina Zonno
The Huntington recently released a new, comprehensive audio tour about its outdoor sculpture collection, which includes examples from the 16th to the 21st century.
Art

The Burning of the Old South Church

Wed., Jan. 27, 2021 | Dennis Carr
Rising class divisions. Economic uncertainty. Anti-immigrant fervor. It was July 6, 1854.
History of The Huntington

Artificial Lives

Wed., Jan. 20, 2021 | Sherryl Vint and Peter Boxall
The notion of the artificial is necessarily understood in concert with the linked notion of the natural and thus the boundary between what is found and what is made.
Library

Securing Election Results in 1640

Wed., Jan. 13, 2021 | Vanessa Wilkie, Ph.D.
When Congressional sessions resumed after the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, many people watched televised proceedings set in motion some 200 years ago.
Uncategorized

Saying Goodbye to 2020

Tue., Dec. 22, 2020 | Kevin Durkin
Few years in living memory have presented more challenges than this one: a worldwide pandemic and economic recession, widespread civil unrest, and a turbulent presidential election.
Botanical

A Fascination with Flax

Wed., Dec. 9, 2020 | Usha Lee McFarling
When Kelly Fernandez, head of the Herb and Shakespeare gardens, revived The Huntington’s Fiber Arts Day program in 2013 and saw expert craftspeople dyeing, spinning, and weaving fibers into incredible textiles, she couldn’t help but be intrigued.
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Recorded Programs: Nov. 5–19, 2020

Wed., Dec. 2, 2020 | Kevin Durkin
Home to gorgeous gardens, spectacular art, and stunning rare books and manuscripts, The Huntington also offers an impressive slate of programs
Botanical

A Colorful Season in the Gardens

Wed., Nov. 25, 2020 | Lisa Blackburn
The poet John Keats called autumn a season of "mellow fruitfulness." It is a time of ripeness and abundance that completes a life cycle begun with the first buds of spring