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Videos and Recorded Programs
Benjamin Franklin: The Never-Completed American Founder
Wed., Dec. 11, 2019Joyce Chaplin, James Duncan Phillips Professor of Early American History at Harvard University, revisits The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, which was one of Henry Huntington’s most prized manuscript acquisitions. Franklin tells a tantalizingly open-ended story about his life because the manuscript was left unfinished.
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The Visionary and Inspiring John Ruskin
Wed., Dec. 11, 2019 | Jim SpatesDuring his lifetime, John Ruskin (1819–1900) was acknowledged as one of the 19th century's greatest geniuses.
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News Release - The Huntington Announces Riders for 2020 Rose Parade® Float
Thu., Dec. 5, 2019The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens announced today that its "Cultivating Curiosity" float in the 2020 Rose Parade® will host eight riders and will be followed by six walkers as it makes the 5.5-mile journey down Colorado Boulevard in Pasadena on New Year's Day.
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Fifty Years and Going Strong
Wed., Dec. 4, 2019 | Usha Lee McFarlingWhile The Huntington is celebrating its Centennial this year, it is also celebrating a very special staff member, one who has worked at the institution for a half century.
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News Release - Two New Art Installations to Activate The Huntington's Gardens
Tue., Dec. 3, 2019As part of its yearlong Centennial Celebration, The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens has commissioned two temporary art installations by Los Angeles-based artist Lita Albuquerque and Chicago-based Luftwerk
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News Release - The Year Ahead at The Huntington
Tue., Dec. 3, 20192020 Public Programs Highlights
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History on Parade
Wed., Nov. 27, 2019 | Lisa BlackburnWhen New Year's Day dawns on Jan. 1, 2020, tens of thousands of spectators will line Colorado Boulevard in Pasadena, bundled up against the morning chill to be part of a 131-year-old tradition: the annual floral extravaganza known as the Rose Parade®.
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Our Common Table: A Journey Through L.A.’s Flourishing Culinary Communities
Sat., Nov. 23, 2019Bill Esparza, author of “L.A. Mexicano: Recipes, People & Places,” and Elisa Callow, author of “The Urban Forager: Culinary Exploring & Eating on L.A.’s Eastside,” join award-winning journalist and L.A. chronicler Val Zavala in a Q&A about L.A. food culture.