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California (Native) Dreaming
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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
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Plan Your Visit – Masks Required
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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MiLAMondays Featuring New Artist Videos
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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 Ellison, Kandis Williams, and Jill Mulleady as they explain their artistic process.
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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
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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
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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
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Join online at any level and receive two additional months of Membership—14 months for the price of 12! Enter code: 2FREEMONTHS at checkout to redeem.
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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.
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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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