At Home with The Huntington
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We’re back this week with a brand new video about the restoration of The Blue Boy (making his debut, we hope, sometime soon!); a fun activity for kids to help us animate the whimsical plants of the Desert Garden; wonderful news about our gardens director, Jim Folsom; a lavishly illustrated catalog on our Fielding Collection of Folk Art; a calming moment of Zen, and much more! So come EXPLORE, LEARN, and SHARE with us!Â
We’d love to know how you’re At Home With The Huntington – send us your favorite Huntington pics or tag them #TheHAtHome and you might find them featured here!
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Cactus Talk
Imagine if the Desert Garden could talk! Draw a cactus, put a face on it, tell us what it’s thinking and feeling in the speech bubble. Post your masterpiece with the tag #TheHAtHome and watch the Desert Garden come alive! “Cactus Talk” is the first in the new series, Huntington Creativity Lab on Instagram
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Just Released: “Restoration of The Blue Boy”
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Who knows Blue Boy Best?
Can a painting conservator know more about The Blue Boy than the artist? As we await the public unveiling, Christina Nielsen, Director of the Art Museum, reflects on the relationship between conservator and iconic portrait. Watch
More cool videos and programs |
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Huntington’s Botanical Director Honored
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James Folsom Receives Liberty Hyde Bailey Award
A spot of bright news when we can all use some: James Folsom, the Telleen/Jorgensen Director of the Botanical Gardens, has been awarded the American Horticultural Society’s highest honor for significant lifetime contributions to horticulture in multiple disciplines, including education, research, administration, and leadership. Read
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Now Available: Becoming America Catalog
The newly published catalog on the Fielding Collection presents a dazzling array of artworks from one of the foremost collections of 18th- and early 19th-century folk and decorative art from the rural Northeast. Buy
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VERSO: California Comes Alive
Recently digitized audiovisual materials from the 1900s to 2000s on The Internet Archive allow viewers to take a peek into the lives of influential Angelenos from the past and see how they navigated life in the multifaceted landscape of yesterday.  Read
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An Ending 8 Years in the Making: Hilary Mantel’s Trilogy Comes to a Close
With the new release of Hilary Mantel’s latest book, The Mirror & the Light, the story of the Tudor statesman Thomas Cromwell has concluded. Revisit her lecture at The Huntington where Mantel describes her ten-year effort to pin her compelling and elusive subject to the page. Watch
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Puzzles for a Puzzling Time
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Your Purchase Supports The Huntington!
Shop our selection of puzzles and games at thehuntingtonstore.org. Every purchase directly supports the institution and our collections. Shop
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Donation Match to Support The Huntington
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Huntington Board member J. Mario Molina has offered to help fund critical Huntington operations during this time of exceptional need. For every two dollars donated, Dr. Molina will contribute $1, up to $100,000. These funds will provide essential operating support to care for the living and non-living collections, as well as enable us to continue to compensate our staff. We would appreciate your donation and look forward to seeing you again soon!
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The Huntington’s sweeping collections and engaging programs are supported in part by the generous individuals who have committed gifts in their will, trust, or other legacy gifts. Learn more about how you can create a lasting legacy, make an enduring impact, and safeguard The Huntington’s future for generations to come. More
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