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News Release - The Huntington to Renovate and Expand Its Historic Tea Room

Thu., Jan. 21, 2021
The project will restore the front of the original 1911 building and create a new pavilion opening onto the Shakespeare Garden
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Artificial Lives

Wed., Jan. 20, 2021 | Sherryl Vint, Peter Boxall
The notion of the artificial is necessarily understood in concert with the linked notion of the natural and thus the boundary between what is found and what is made.
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News Release - The Huntington Names Winner of Inaugural Shapiro Book Prize

Thu., Jan. 14, 2021
The biennial award of $10,000 for outstanding first monograph in American history and culture goes to Benjamin Francis-Fallon for The Rise of the Latino Vote: A History
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Cataloging in the Time of COVID

Wed., Jan. 13, 2021

Cataloging in the Time of COVID: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at How The Huntington’s American History Materials Are Made Accessible by Archival Processing

Join three panelists for a behind-the-scenes look at how a recent acquisition of American history materials—the Shapiro collection—came to be in The Huntington’s collections, how the foundational American collections have been accessed by researchers over time, and how all these materials are being made more accessible through the art of archival processing, a crucial element of collections care and stewardship. This event is part of an ongoing webinar series presented by the Library’s Reader Services Department, the Multi-Storied Library.

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Securing Election Results in 1640

Wed., Jan. 13, 2021 | Vanessa Wilkie, Ph.D.
When Congressional sessions resumed after the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, many people watched televised proceedings set in motion some 200 years ago.
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Lunchtime Art Talk on Jacqueline Kiyomi Gork

Wed., Jan. 13, 2021

Join Ikechukwu Onyewuenyi, Made in L.A. 2020 assistant curator of performance, for this short and insightful discussion about artist Jacqueline Kiyomi Gork, as part of the Lunchtime Art Talk series on the exhibition “Made in L.A. 2020: a version.” The program is presented by the Hammer Museum.

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News Release - Huntington Names Misty Bennett Chief Human Resources Officer

Tue., Jan. 12, 2021
The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens announced today the appointment of Misty Bennett as chief human resources officer. Bennett, corporate director of talent and culture at Rosewood Hotel Group, begins her new role at The Huntington on Jan. 27, 2021.
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Lunchtime Art Talk on Nicola L.

Wed., Jan. 6, 2021

Join Matthieu Vahanian, curatorial assistant at the Hammer Museum, for this short and insightful discussion about artist Nicola L., as part of the Lunchtime Art Talk series on the exhibition “Made in L.A. 2020: a version.” The program is presented by the Hammer Museum.

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