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News Release - Major Huntington Exhibition “Visual Voyages” and Array of Related Programing Set to Begin Sept. 16
Wed., Aug. 23, 2017A sweeping international loan exhibition at The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens opens on Sept. 16, 2017 to explore how the depiction of Latin American nature contributed to art and science from the late 1400s to the mid-1800s.
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Solar Eclipse Observations
Thu., Aug. 17, 2017 | Jay M. PasachoffOn August 21, 2017, millions of people across North America will experience a total solar eclipse as the moon passes between the sun and Earth, completely covering the face of the sun for as long as several minutes.
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Art Inspiring Art
Wed., Aug. 9, 2017 | Catherine G. Wagley, Emily Lacy"This was one of the first major purchases of art that Henry Huntington made at the request of his wife Arabella," says Soyoung Shin. She is standing in front of the 19-foot wide tapestry The Bird Catchers in the Huntington Art Gallery.
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News Release - Phillip E. Bloom Named New Curator of the Chinese Garden at The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens
Mon., Aug. 7, 2017Phillip E. Bloom has been named the new curator of the Chinese Garden and Director of the Center for East Asian Garden Studies at The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens. The appointment was made official today, according to James Folsom, the Telleen/Jorgensen Director of the Botanical Gardens.
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News Release - Iconic Blue Boy to be Subject of Major Two-Year Conservation Project, with an Exhibition Opening in 2018
Thu., Aug. 3, 2017One of the most famous paintings in British and American history, The Blue Boy, made around 1770 by English painter Thomas Gainsborough (1727–1788), will undergo its first major technical examination and conservation treatment.
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Recent Lectures: April 17–July 27, 2017
Wed., Aug. 2, 2017 | Huntington StaffHome to gorgeous gardens, spectacular art, and stunning rare books and manuscripts, The Huntington also offers an impressive slate of lectures and conferences on topics and themes related to its collections. Featured are audio recordings of five recent lectures and conversations.
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Ascending Old Baldy
Wed., July 26, 2017 | Natalie RussellSummer is a time for enjoying the great outdoors, and what better way than by hiking and camping? That's as true today as it was more than a century ago, when one remarkable woman embarked on a 10-day camping trip in the San Gabriel Mountains with a group of friends.
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Kindred: A Graphic Novel Adaptation
Mon., July 24, 2017Based on the acclaimed science fiction novel Kindred by Octavia E. Butler, a new graphic adaptation by Damian Duffy and illustrator John Jennings gives fresh form to Butler’s powerful tale of slavery, time travel, and the inexorable pull of the past. Duffy and Jennings discuss the continuing relevance of Butler’s writings and how it has influenced their own work.