Calendar

Oct. 7, 2023–May 27, 2024 | This exhibition examines the ways painting manuals published in the 17th and 18th centuries used innovative printing methods to introduce the techniques, history, and appreciation of painting to widening audiences in early modern China.

Nov. 11, 2023–Nov. 30, 2025 | Renowned American artist Betye Saar’s large-scale work “Drifting Toward Twilight”—recently commissioned by The Huntington—is a site-specific installation that features a 17-foot-long vintage wooden canoe and found objects, including birdcages, antlers, and natural materials harvested by Saar from The Huntington’s grounds.

Feb. 17–May 20, 2024 | This exhibition of 43 works is dedicated to the work of Sargent Claude Johnson, the California artist whose uplifting portrayals of people of color made him the West Coast’s key connection to the Harlem Renaissance.

Marvel in the beauty of one of the largest orchids in the United States, now blooming in the Chinese Garden.

See these highly uncommon and spectacular, long-arching inflorescence blooms in deep jewel tones, flowering for a short time in the Desert Garden.

Explore three acres of fragrant blooming roses in the Rose Garden, one of The Huntington’s original and most iconic gardens; the Shakespeare Garden; and the Dorothy Collins Brown Garden.

Join K–12 Learning Coordinator Kristin Brisbois for monthly virtual office hours, where you can drop in to ask questions and receive support regarding The Huntington’s primary sources and their application in your classroom.

Enjoy traditional Chinese music Wednesday afternoons in the Garden of Flowing Fragrance.

Mycologist, educator, and community organizer Aaron Tupac (they/them) invites you to explore the wondrous world of fungi in this Second Thursday Garden Talk.