Verso
The Huntington’s blog takes you behind the scenes for a scholarly view of the collections.
Lectures
The Union Forever
Tue., March 31, 2015 | Matt Matt StevensWith the arrival of April, we begin the final countdown of Civil War Sesquicentennial commemorations. In short order, we will mark the 150th anniversaries of Appomattox (April 9), the shooting of Abraham Lincoln in Ford's Theatre (April 14)
Botanical
A California Garden
Fri., March 27, 2015 | Diana W. Diana W. ThompsonWhen the Steven S. Koblik Education and Visitor Centeropens on April 4, 2015, Scott Kleinrock hopes the first things visitors notice are the gardens. As garden design and landscape construction coordinator, Kleinrock has created garden spaces that complement
Art
Rauschenberg and Los Angeles
Tue., March 24, 2015 | Jessica Jessica SmithSince 2012, The Huntington has displayed Global Loft (Spread), 1979, a mesmerizing work by groundbreaking 20th-century artist Robert Rauschenberg, combining acrylic paint, pieces of fabric, three glue brushes, and a series of photographs on three conjoined wood panels.
Beyond The H
Bamboo, To Go
Fri., March 20, 2015 | Lisa Lisa BlackburnWhen the pandas at the San Diego Zoo crave a bit of variety on their menu, zookeepers know exactly what to do. They order up some Chinese takeout. That's what led the Zoo to partner with The Huntington this year to obtain bamboo from the Botanical Gardens
Art
Open to Interpretation
Tue., March 17, 2015 | Diana W. Diana W. ThompsonOne of the first things visitors encounter in the mansion that houses the Huntington Art Gallery is a series of first-floor period rooms that Henry and Arabella Huntington inhabited in the early decades of the 20th century.
History of Science
Einstein and the Astronomers
Fri., March 13, 2015 | Kevin Kevin DurkinOn the eve of Albert Einstein's 136th birthday on March 14, we invite you to consider a letter Einstein wrote in 1913 to renowned solar astronomer George Ellery Hale (1868-1938)—a letter reminding us of the dance between theory and experiment.
Botanical
Fantasy Aloe Hybrids
Tue., March 10, 2015 | Diana W. Diana W. ThompsonWhen it comes to aloe collecting, Karen Zimmerman's hybrids are real show-stoppers. As The Huntington's propagator of succulent plants, Zimmerman has had amazing success breeding striking, jagged-toothed specimens permeated with red, orange, or yellow that produce delectable contrasts with the aloes' green to bluish-green leaves.
Art
Morse Among Friends
Thu., March 5, 2015 | Kevin Kevin DurkinWhat's the connection between Morse code and The Last of the Mohicans? It turns out that their creators were good friends, and one depicted the other in a monumental painting on display in "Samuel F. B. Morse's Gallery of the Louvre and the Art of Invention" through May 4, 2015.







