Verso
The Huntington’s blog takes you behind the scenes for a scholarly view of the collections.
Botanical
Strengthening Bonds with Mexico Through Cryopreservation
Wed., Aug. 7, 2019 | Usha Lee McFarlingThe Huntington has taken a lead role in recent years in the cutting-edge field of plant cryopreservation
Library
Evidence of Pouncing in 17th-Century Print
Wed., July 31, 2019 | Mary LearnerEarly modern readers left their marks on the printed page in many ways: They wrote annotations or drew manicules
Library
A Scholar in the Stacks
Wed., July 24, 2019 | Lori Anne FerrellThe Huntington Library is one of the world's renowned independent research libraries, housing some 11 million items that span the 11th to 21st centuries.
Botanical
Rescuing a Hive of Bees
Wed., July 17, 2019 | Usha Lee McFarlingBees are no strangers to The Huntington. There are numerous hives in trees on the property that cause few problems
Conservation
The Value of Originality
Wed., July 17, 2019 | Jose Luis LazarteJohn Singer Sargent (1856–1925) painted his evocative oil sketch Sphinx and Chimaera before 1921 to serve as a compositional guide for a much larger mural
Exhibitions
An Offering to Roots
Wed., July 10, 2019 | Linda ChiavaroliAn art installation unlike any The Huntington has displayed before is now on view in the Chinese Garden
Art
The Art of Simplicity
Wed., June 26, 2019 | Lily AllenThey sit on a rectangular piece of plywood that rises mere inches off the ground—more like a dancefloor than a platform.
Conservation
Conserving Canvas
Wed., June 19, 2019 | Linda Chiavaroli"Take every painting on a case-by-case basis." That's the mantra voiced by three members of the younger generation of conservators