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Two wall-sized cityscapes neatly divide sections of "Face to Face: Flanders, Florence, and Renaissance Painting," the exhibition on view in The Huntington's Boone Gallery through Jan. 13.

Anyone who lives or works in the Pasadena area knows that New Year's Day is all about roses—the annual Tournament of Roses Parade and the Rose Bowl Game, to be precise. Visitors flock into town to enjoy the festivities

The death of actor Peter O'Toole earlier this month can't help but bring to mind the great David Lean film in which he starred, Lawrence of Arabia. The epic about the British Army officer-archaeologist-author T. E. Lawrence will be screened

The title of this tome lives up to its packaging. Inside the glowing patina of an oak box is an oversized book covered in a handsome, green morocco binding decorated with a profusion of gold-tooled ornamentation

It's now been more than a year and a half since The Huntington reopened the Japanese Garden after a year-long restoration. With the project behind us, it's easy to forget how hard everyone worked to get things right

Today, a visit to The Huntington might seem incomplete without a stop at the MaryLou and George Boone Gallery to see the latest temporary exhibition. On view now is "Face to Face: Flanders, Florence, and Renaissance Painting," which features the Huntington masterpiece

During the holiday season, adding some Christmas color around the house often means a quick trip to the garden center to grab a couple of red poinsettias. The foil-wrapped pots full of holiday cheer

Before Nelson Mandela was president of South Africa, he was a prisoner for 27 years, most of them served on the infamous Robben Island. During that incarceration, he was one of 34 prisoners who shared a copy of The Alexander Text of the Complete Works of Shakespeare.