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News Release - The Huntington Acquires Archive Documenting a Notorious Colonial Plot to Defraud Native Americans of Ancestral Land in Pennsylvania
Thu., Feb. 6, 2020The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens announced today that it has acquired a recently discovered archive documenting an 18th-century investigation into a land deal—the so-called Walking Purchase—that defrauded the Lenni Lenape
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An Age-Old Craft and a Brand-New Roof
Wed., Feb. 5, 2020 | Usha Lee McFarlingThe Pavilion for Washing Away Thoughts (Di Lü Ting 滌慮亭) lies tucked along the stream between the Japanese and Chinese gardens.
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New Palms Along the North Vista
Wed., Jan. 29, 2020 | Jessica PettengillThe North Vista—with its stately lawn, Baroque fountain, and Henry E. Huntington's personal sculpture collection—has been an iconic location at The Huntington
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The First Vision of Joseph Smith, Jr.: 200 Years On
Fri., Jan. 24, 2020Rooted in The Huntington's substantial collection of Mormon history materials, this conference commemorates the 200th anniversary of Joseph Smith's proclaimed First Vision experience.
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News Release - Unique Bonsai Exhibition Opens March 14
Thu., Jan. 23, 2020Visitors will discover an expansive new way to look at miniature trees in "Lifelines/Timelines: Exploring The Huntington's Collections Through Bonsai," on view March 14 through June 15 at The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens.
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Transformations of the Chinese Garden
Thu., Jan. 23, 2020Hui-shu Lee, professor of Chinese art history at UCLA, reflects on two recipients of the Pritzker Architecture Prize—I. M. Pei and Wang Shu—and their instrumental reinterpretations of Chinese garden design for the modern and post-modern worlds.
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The First Vision of Joseph Smith, Jr.
Wed., Jan. 22, 2020 | Richard E. BennettOn Jan. 24 and 25 in Rothenberg Hall, The Huntington is hosting a conference on Mormon history that commemorates the 200th anniversary of the First Vision experience
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The Chinese in The Huntington Archives
Wed., Jan. 22, 2020Mae Ngai, professor of history at Columbia University, explores The Huntington’s collections on the history of the American West, which includes some scattered references of the Chinese people, who were integral to California’s history but were not always visible through historical records.