This summer, The Huntington invites you to slow down, look closer, and discover something new—whether it’s your first visit or your 50th. Explore an abundance of gardens, galleries, and ideas with these five can’t-miss experiences.
The Huntington welcomes its 2025–26 cohort of long-term research fellows, short-term researchers, and international recipients of travel and exchange fellowships as part of its commitment to the future of humanities scholarship.
New site-specific installations explore the movement of ideas, people, and objects
Tue., May 20, 2025
New site-specific installations explore the movement of ideas, people, and objects across the Huntington Art Gallery, the Chinese Garden, and the Japanese Garden.
Ashley Brown, winner of the 2025 Shapiro Book Prize, discusses her biography of Althea Gibson, the first African American tennis player to win titles at Wimbledon and the U.S. Nationals.
“Remarkable Works, Remarkable Times” Closes After More than a Decade
Tue., May 13, 2025
Drawing more than 3 million visitors since its debut, “Remarkable Works, Remarkable Times” will close on May 26. It will be succeeded by a new exhibition series titled Stories from the Library, opening June 21 in the Huntington Art Gallery.
Serena Zabin, professor at Carleton College, discusses the life of Mary Fish, who composed an essay called “A Portrait of a Good Husband,” which described her marriages, her widowhoods, and the epic crises of the 18th century.
Artist Wang Mansheng discusses his immersive installation “Without Us,” which combines contemporary art and classical Chinese conceptions of nature to explore the interconnectedness of all living things.
Nayan Shah, professor of American studies & ethnicity and history at USC, gives a talk on how Asian artists found different ways to create that attuned their sensitivity to the natural world’s rhythms.
