Headliner for Hear and Now Episode 5
Listen to episode 5 of The Huntington’s “Hear and Now” podcast to learn the stories of two immigrant families, who separated by the border, relied on letters to maintain their relationships. It’s available wherever you get your podcasts > https://bit.ly/2LE3olC
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As the world observes International Migrants Day, we are sharing the new episode “Letters Across the Border” from the podcast “Hear and Now at The Huntington.” Focusing on the stories of two immigrant families that relied on letters to maintain their relationships, this episode is available wherever you listen to podcasts. https://bit.ly/2LE3olC #InternationalMigrantsDay
A Tribute to Jim Folsom
“The Children’s Garden did not exist before Jim, the Conservatory, the Botanical Center, these greenhouses, the Chinese Garden. He expanded the Rose Garden, the Desert Garden is getting a makeover as we speak, there isn’t a square inch in the garden that he hasn’t had an impact on or influenced."
Check out this beautiful tribute by botanical staff to Jim Folsom, our outgoing Telleen/Jorgensen Director of Botanical Gardens. Explore more videos inspired by Jim's vision and educational legacy here: https://www.huntington.org/how-does-your-garden-grow
Strange Science: Surgical Theater
There's a mad scientist loose at The Huntington, and no gourd, pumpkin or squash is safe! Explore bizarre botany and more over at "Strange Science: Tales From the Vault."🎃 🔪 https://bit.ly/32zQg4H
Strange Science: Tales From the Vault
This #Halloween, experience the eerie side of The Huntington. 👻🥀🧙♀️🌓
On Oct. 31, our virtual event "Strange Science: Tales From the Vault” opens to the public, featuring rarely seen objects, bizarre plants, and devilish treats and elixirs to make at home.
Want early access? Become one of our Premier level #HuntingtonMembers to experience Strange Science starting tomorrow at 10 am. More details here: https://bit.ly/32zQg4H
Staff Spotlight: Ibarionex Perello
How exactly does a manuscript page transform into a digital file? 📜 ➞ 💻
Find out in this video from special projects photographer Ibarionex Perello, as he shares the process of digitizing hundreds of letters from the Chávez-Alvarado collection (soon to be available on our online catalog!).
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Chinese Garden Expansion 2020
Welcome to Liu Fang Yuan 流芳園. Experience the newly expanded Chinese Garden at The Huntington, now one of the largest in the world.
Reserve your ticket here: https://www.huntington.org/plan-your-visit
"Hear and Now" episode 4
Have you listened to “Loren Miller,” the fourth episode from The Huntington’s podcast “Hear and Now”? Listen here: https://bit.ly/3ljqRWB
All episodes are available as close-captioned videos on The Huntington's YouTube channel: link: https://bit.ly/2FCsbnq
Hear and Now episode 4 quote video
Episode 4 is here. Listen to The Huntington’s podcast “Hear and Now” to learn more about Loren Miller, one of the most important lawyers of the civil rights movement. Available wherever you listen to podcasts > https://bit.ly/3ljqRWB
Finger lime from the Ranch Garden
it's aliiiive!
Native to Australia, finger limes (Citrus australasica) contain spherical vesicles that pop out when you cut them open. The little pearls are known as "lime caviar," and can be used as a garnish or ingredient in recipes.
Thanks to gardener Gretta Treuscorff (@littleranchgardener) for sharing this sneak peek of what's growing in the Ranch Garden, which is closed to the public for now.
HCL: Leaf Buddy
Today's Huntington Creativity Lab is called "Leaf Buddies!" All you need are some plant materials and your imagination.
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🍃 If possible, go for a walk outside your home and gather things that inspire you, such as leaves, buds, flowers, seeds, or other found objects. Choose materials that are different shapes, textures, colors, and sizes.
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🍃Look at the shapes. Do any of them remind you of a bird, a fish, or any other creature? Turn them around and upside down until you “see” something 👀. If you look long enough, an animal will emerge!
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🍃Assemble your shapes with glue or tape on a background of your choice. Or simply arrange them on the page, and then have fun rearranging them to form different animals. Ta-da! You have a Leaf Buddy!
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Hear and Now episode 3 quote video
Have you listened to episode 3 from The Huntington’s new podcast “Hear and Now”? It’s available wherever you get your podcasts > https://bit.ly/2KGacLM #podcasts
Hear and Now episode 3 trailer
Episode 3 is here! Check out “Testing Old Recipes” from The Huntington’s new podcast “Hear and Now.” Available wherever you listen to podcasts > https://bit.ly/2KGacLM #podcasts
Hear and Now Gif
"Psychologists say that looking at images of nature can help reduce stress, anxiety, and even boost sustained attention." Have you listened to the second episode of our new podcast "Hear and Now at The Huntington"? Available wherever you listen to podcasts > https://bit.ly/2KGacLM
Staff Favorite: Cheryl Brier
Day-dreaming of summer? Same. This week's "Staff Favorite" is from Cheryl Brier in Communications, talking about Edward Hopper's "The Long Leg" (ca.1930) and the memories it conjures up of past family vacations.
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#MuseumFromHome #TheHAtHome
Daniel Lavender Video
If only videos could be “scratch and sniff!” Dwarf English lavender has the sweetest smelling flowers. #MuseumMomentofZen #TheHAtHome
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The Huntington remains closed. We are actively working on reopening plans and look forward to welcoming visitors soon. Updates will be posted on our website and social channels.
Staff Favorite: Melinda McCurdy
"This landscape reminds me there is beauty to be found in my own neighborhood." In this week's "Staff Favorite" video, Melinda McCurdy, associate curator of British art, talks about her love of "Flatford Mill from the Lock" (ca. 1881) by John Constable. #TheHAtHome
Rose Garden Drone Footage 2020
3..2..1..BLAST OFF! Enjoy this drone footage from the Rose Garden last week. 🌹
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The Huntington remains closed until further notice. We are actively working on reopening plans and look forward to welcoming visitors soon. Updates will be posted on our website and social channels.
Staff Favorites: Rebekka Takamizu
Bird is the word. 🦅 This week's Staff Favorite comes from graphic designer Rebekka Takamizu. She shares her love of bird-watching at The Huntington and talks about some of the feathery friends that the gardens call home. #TheHAtHome
Catherine Hess: Saint Roch
Do you know about Saint Roch? He's a Catholic saint often prayed to for protection against the plague. In this short video, Catherine Hess, chief curator of European Art, tells us more about this timely saint and discusses Giambattista Tiepolo's painting of him that hangs in the Huntington Art Gallery.
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Shakespeare Garden with Tom Carruth
Come take a stroll through the Shakespeare Garden with Tom Carruth, curator of the Rose Collections.
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Staff Video: Vanessa Wilkie
Watch this week's Staff Favorite, featuring Vanessa Wilkie, curator of medieval manuscripts and British history, as she tells us about her love of the “Arma Christi,” a manuscript of religious prose and verse made in England between 1450 and 1467. Link to the manuscript: https://bit.ly/3f67kWs #MuseumAtHome #TheHAtHome
Hear and Now Trailer
Our new podcast "Hear and Now at The Huntington" launches April 30. Join host Giovana Romano Sanchez as she explores objects and ideas found at The Huntington for an original take on the issues we’re facing in the world, right now. Monthly episodes available wherever you listen to podcasts > https://bit.ly/2KGacLM
John James Audubon | "The birds of America"
Bird is the word. Happy birthday to ornithologist, naturalist, and painter #JohnJamesAudubon, born #onthisday in 1785. Here's an assortment of drawings from his body of work, “The Birds of America” (1827-38) at #TheHuntington. #TheHAtHome #MuseumFromHome
Huntington 60s vid
While digging about in the archives, our videographer stumbled on this footage from 1968 of Huntington security guards, groundskeepers, and other staff. A brief look back in time. #TheHAtHome #MuseumFromHome
Tom roses 4.24.20
Take a walk with Tom Carruth, curator of the Rose Collections as he shows off our bloomin' wonderful Rose Garden. Filmed this morning!
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Did you know the Rose Garden was originally created for Henry and Arabella Huntington in 1908? Roses were a particular favorite of Arabella.
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The garden provided cut blooms for large elaborate floral arrangements for the Huntington's home.
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The Rose Garden covers three acres. It now contains more than 3,000 individual plants and more than 1,200 different cultivated varieties (cultivars).
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The spring bloom begins in late March and extends beyond Thanksgiving, thanks to Southern California's mild climate!
Staff Favorites: Claudia Funke
To celebrate #NationalLibraryWeek we asked Claudia Funke, chief curator of the Library collections- to share her top pick for our "Staff Favorites" series. She chose the maps of Sir Richard Francis Burton, a 19th-century British explorer, and who doesn't want a little "armchair travel" right now? 🌏 Click here to explore the Sir Richard Francis Burton Map Collection on the Huntington's Digital Library > https://bit.ly/2XwQEkJ. 🌍
Staff Favorites: Dan Lewis
Here's the next installment of our "Staff Favorites" series, featuring our fabulous colleagues telling us their top picks from The Huntington's collections. Today, Dan Lewis- senior curator for the history of science and technology, shares his appreciation for the Munsell Color System. Check out The Huntington Digital Library for more: https://bit.ly/34DuO0v
#TheHAtHome #MuseumFromHome
Ducks by Aric Allen
Just a couple of ducks enjoying the fountain in the empty gardens. 🦆 #TheHAtHome #MuseumMomentOfZen
Wisteria by Tom Carruth
"Not shabby at all"- Tom Carruth, curator of the Rose Collections at The Huntington, filming wisteria in the Rose Garden last week. Stay tuned for photos from the rose bloom in the next couple of weeks! 🌹 🌹 #MuseumFromHome #TheHAtHome #wisteria