This Week at The Huntington

 

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California (Native) Dreaming

New California Plant Assortments!

Show your state pride with our new California-themed botanical bundles. Each assortment includes a selection of native plants perfect for our So Cal climate. Add to your existing collection or start collecting now with these native four-packs! Shop now using curbside pick-up.  Shop 

Plan Your Visit – Masks Required

Advance Reservations Required

Tickets for Jan. 27–Feb. 8 available tomorrow (Jan. 26) at noon. Tickets are released every other Tuesday for the next two weeks. Remember: MASKS ARE REQUIRED. Please review safety protocols before visiting.  Tickets/Plan Your Visit 

Tea Room Renovation

The Huntington to Renovate and Expand its Historic Tea Room

Scheduled to begin in 2022, the project will restore the front of the original 1911 building and create a new dining pavilion opening onto the Shakespeare Garden.  Read 

Upcoming Virtual Events

Collecting Continuums: What Now

Wed., Jan. 27, 4 p.m.
Join Huntington Library curators and members of the trade, library, and collecting communities for a panel discussion on individual and institutional collecting today. Free

Bohemians West: Free Love, Family, and Radicals in 20th-Century America

Thurs., Jan. 28, 12 p.m.
Writer and historian Sherry L. Smith discusses her new book, Bohemians West, with William Deverell, director of the Huntington-USC Institute on California and the West, offering a deeply personal look at a dynamic period in American history. Free

Shapiro Book Prize Lecture: The Rise of the Latino Vote

Wed., Feb. 3, 4–5 p.m.
Professor Benjamin Francis-Fallon, winner of The Huntington’s inaugural Shapiro Book Prize, discusses how Latina/o leaders in the U.S. first came to see themselves as belonging to one political community.  Free 

Taste of Art: Women in the Collections

Thurs., Feb. 11, 5–6:30 p.m.
Maite Gomez-Rejón shares the culinary history of the Middle East with inspired recipes such as falafels, baba ghanoush, and a rosewater gin cocktail. Tickets

Flower Arranging: Love in Bloom!

Sat., Feb. 13, 5–6 p.m.
Taking inspiration from depictions of love in The Huntington’s collections, this hands-on flower arranging class shows how to make two arrangements, one to keep and one to give. Tickets

Verso

Artificial Lives

Western cultures are at a moment of profound change, driven by technological development, regarding our understanding of what constitutes “life” and what is “human.”  Read 

New Recording

Unmoored Gardens: Shifting Cultural Spaces in Late Imperial China

Einor Cervone, the Mozhai Foundation Curatorial Fellow in the department of Chinese art at LACMA, explores the unlikely links between Ming dynasty garden culture and waterborne culture.  Watch 

Staff Picks 

Valentine’s Day Gift Guide

Staff members selected their favorite gifts for Valentine’s Day from the Huntington Store. From thoughtful cards to whimsical mugs, find something your Valentine, Galentine, or Bestie will love! Your purchase supports The Huntington’s mission of enrichment, education, and stewardship. What’s not to love about that? Shop Gift Guide  

MiLAMondays Featuring New Artist Videos

While The Huntington and the Hammer Museum wait to safely reopen galleries, we’ll be sharing peeks into “Made in L.A. 2020: a version,” the fifth iteration of the Hammer’s acclaimed biennial, bridging east and west Los Angeles with complementary presentations at the Hammer Museum and The Huntington. This week we delve deeper into the works of Buck EllisonKandis Williams, and Jill Mulleady as they explain their artistic process.

Related Events

Lunchtime Art Talk on Katja Seib

Wed., Jan. 27, 12:30 p.m.
Join Nika Chilewich, curatorial assistant at the Hammer Museum, for this short discussion about artist Katja Seib’s work for “Made in L.A. 2020: a version.” Free

Conversation with Fulton Leroy Washington (aka MR. WASH) & Ikechukwu Onyewuenyi

Thurs., Feb. 11, 5 p.m.
The pair discuss MR. WASH’s painting practice and his participation in the Hammer’s biennial. Free

In Case You Missed It

Lunchtime Art Talk on Jacqueline Kiyomi Gork

Ikechukwu Onyewuenyi, “Made in L.A. 2020” assistant curator of performance, talks about artist Jacqueline Kiyomi Gork as part of the Lunchtime Art Talk series on the exhibition “Made in L.A. 2020: a version.” Watch

Exhibition

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Planned Giving

CARES Act Tax Incentives Extended—With a Small Boost

A couple of key provisions of the CARES (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security) Act were extended into the new year—and in one case, increased. Here’s what the new stimulus package means for you in 2021.  

Support The Huntington

While we are thankful to have so many supporters, the need is still great. Please consider making a donation today. Your donation ensures The Huntington can continue to provide a space of respite for all during these troubled times.  

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