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Chronicles of Childbearing
Tue., Nov. 15, 2016 | Usha Lee McFarlingThe Longo Collection traces seismic shifts in obstetrics and gynecology over six centuriesThe images are haunting glimpses into the most primal and private of human moments—the experience of birth
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The Way We Were
Tue., Nov. 15, 2016 | Martha GrovesFor Ernest Marquez, a lifelong obsession ends up documenting the evolution of L.A.Even as a novice collector, Ernest Marquez found that he had a discerning eye for early images of Southern California
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Hearing NASA’s Earth Science Satellites
Tue., Nov. 15, 2016 | Diana W. ThompsonAs visual strategists at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), Dan Goods and David Delgado use art and design to explain science. Their newest project is the Orbit Pavilion sound experience, which recently opened at The Huntington. The large silver structure sits on the Celebration Lawn by the terrace of the 1919 café.
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Lost Flavors
Mon., Nov. 14, 2016 | Patric KuhThe Huntington's rare cookbooks reveal changes in American cooking that eventually sparked a food movementWe hear the word “artisanal” all the time—attached to cheese, chocolate, coffee, even fast-food chain sandwiches—but what does it really mean?
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Artful Partnership
Sun., Nov. 13, 2016 | Harold B. NelsonA needlework treasure from the collection of Jonathan and Karin FieldingThe colorfully embroidered samplers produced in early America by girls between the ages of eight and 18 were typically the result of a creative partnership
Videos and Recorded Programs
What is the Orbit Pavilion?
Fri., Nov. 11, 2016NASA Satellites that study the Earth are passing through space continuously, collecting data on everything from hurricanes to the effects of drought. What if you could make contact with these orbiting spacecraft, and bring them “down to Earth?” Visitors can do exactly that when NASA’s Orbit Pavilion sound experience touches down at The Huntington.
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Recent Lectures: Oct. 24–Nov. 9, 2016
Fri., Nov. 11, 2016 | 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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Mapping the English Village
Thu., Nov. 10, 2016Steve Hindle, W. M. Keck Foundation Director of Research at The Huntington, explains how one particular map might be used to reconstruct who did what for a living, and who lived next door to whom, in 17th-century rural society.