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The Name of the Rose
Wed., May 2, 2018 | Manuela Gomez RhineAn old Hollywood crowd graces bed number 15 North in The Huntington's Rose Garden. 'Ronald Reagan' and 'Nancy Reagan' naturally stand together, with 'Ginger Rogers' to one side, 'Dick Clark' on the other, and 'Lucille Ball' and 'Cary Grant' nearby.
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News Release - The Huntington Acquires Two Italian Renaissance Paintings to Complement its “Madonna and Child in Glory”
Tue., May 1, 2018The Art Collectors' Council of The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens has purchased two panel paintings by Italian Renaissance master Cosimo Rosselli (1439–1507). Saint Ansanus and Saint Anthony Abbot, made in about 1470, originally formed the lower third of an altarpiece
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Video - Radiant Beauty: E. L. Trouvelot’s Astronomical Drawings
Wed., April 25, 2018A rare set of exquisite lithographs depicting the pastel drawings of planets, comets, eclipses, and other celestial wonders by artist/astronomer Étienne Léopold Trouvelot (1827-1895) are highlighted in the focused exhibition “Radiant Beauty: E. L. Trouvelot’s Astronomical Drawings.”
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Radiant Beauty
Wed., April 25, 2018 | Linda ChiavaroliE.L. Trouvelot made one big mistake in his life: releasing, by accident, moths he was studying into the woods near his home in Medford, Massachusetts in the 1860s. This error, which had dire consequences for North America's hardwood trees
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Every Picture Tells a Story
Wed., April 25, 2018Richard White uses images shot by landscape photographer Jesse White to explore California’s story.
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Carnegie Lecture: You Can’t Make a Solar System without Breaking a Few Asteroids: The Tale of Asteroid Families
Mon., April 23, 2018Joseph Masiero discusses how asteroid families in our Solar System are the last remnants of massive collisions that occurred as the Sun and planets were being formed.
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Abraham Lincoln’s Diary
Thu., April 19, 2018Ronald White examines Lincoln’s overlooked notes to himself, revealing new and surprising aspects of America’s greatest president.
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Recent Lectures: Nov. 5, 2017–April 5, 2018
Wed., April 18, 2018 | Kevin DurkinHome to gorgeous gardens, spectacular art, and stunning rare books and manuscripts, The Huntington also offers an impressive slate of lectures and conferences on topics and themes related to its collections. Featured are audio recordings of 24 recent lectures and conversations.