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History with A Peel

Tue., April 12, 2022 | Sandy Masuo

Anyone who has ever been overwhelmed by a bounty of fruit from a generous backyard tree faces an age-old challenge: how to store abundant, delicious, and nutritious fruit for leaner times. The Huntington Library’s cookbook collection features entire volumes dedicated to the preservation of fruit.

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Early Modern Ireland and the Wider World

Tue., April 5, 2022 | Jennifer Wells

Sun-drenched Southern California is hardly the first place that comes to mind when one thinks of Ireland and its history. And yet, The Huntington is one of the largest repositories in the world for Irish-related manuscripts and almost certainly the largest single archive for Irish history in North America.

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Temples in the Cliffside: Buddhist Art in Sichuan

Thu., March 31, 2022

In her new book, Temples in the Cliffside: Buddhist Art in Sichuan, Sonya Lee argues that centuries-old religious monuments can be part of the world’s sustainable future. This talk focuses on the transformation of cave temples from religious centers into tourist destinations in southwest China, where venerable sites such as Leshan, Nankan, and Baodingshan have become entangled in some of the most consequential economic, political, and religious trends in Asia today.

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From Darkness to Light: In Conversation About Joseph Wright of Derby's "Experiment on a Bird in an Air Pump"

Wed., March 30, 2022

In response to Mathew Craske’s prize winning recent biography of Joseph Wright of Derby, Huntington curators Joel Klein and Melinda McCurdy discuss Wright’s iconic painting, Experiment on a Bird in an Air Pump (1768) in the exhibition, “Science and the Sublime: A Masterpiece by Joseph Wright of Derby,” in the context of older traditions of European art and of the history of science.

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Pretty in Pink

Tue., March 29, 2022 | Sandy Masuo

At this time of year, flowering fruit trees are in the spotlight for their showy displays of pink blossoms, but there is a lot of competition throughout The Huntington’s gardens. Although many trees share the pink color palette, if you look closely, you’ll see that each one is distinctive.

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Lily Lee Chen, Mayor of Monterey Park

Tue., March 22, 2022 | Li Wei Yang

On April 13, 1982, Lily Lee Chen was elected to the city council of Monterey Park, a city in the western San Gabriel Valley region of Los Angeles County that had become one of the first “suburban Chinatowns” in the United States. In 1984, Chen made history by becoming the first female Chinese American mayor in the nation.

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Charles Yu in Conversation

Tue., March 15, 2022 | Cheryl Cheng

For The Huntington’s 2022 Founders’ Day celebration, a conversation was held on March 2 between acclaimed writer Charles Yu and Huntington Trustee Simon K.C. Li. They discussed Yu’s experiences writing in multiple genres, the role of fiction in constructing identity, and current U.S. dialogues about identity and race.

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News Release - The Huntington Acquires Eve Babitz Archive

Thu., March 10, 2022

The collection spans from 1943 to 2011, documenting the professional and personal life of the LA author and cultural figure through manuscripts, original works of art, journals, photographs, and correspondence

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