Verso
The Huntington’s blog takes you behind the scenes for a scholarly view of the collections.
Verso features research supported by The Huntington and reflects the varied perspectives of article authors and not necessarily the institution’s.
Announcements
Presenting The Huntington In Motion [video]
Fri., May 18, 2012 | Kate Kate LainWe are excited to launch In Motion, The Huntington's new video project. It even has its own Vimeo presence and YouTube channel. In Motion will feature a variety of video series that will bring new light to the unique physical spaces
Art
Past, Present, and Future
Thu., May 17, 2012 | Susan Susan Turner-LoweEvery now and then, something serendipitous happens and, after all is said and done, you can't help but sit back and marvel a bit. So it happened with a lovely little conversation that turned into a full-blown magazine project
Botanical
ORCHID COLLECTION | Making a Bid for a Local Orchid Auction
Tue., May 15, 2012 | Brandon Brandon TamThe San Gabriel Valley Orchid Hobbyists will be hosting their annual auction on Thursday, May 17, at the Los Angeles Arboretum and Botanic Garden. The Huntington will be donating orchids, including specimens from the recently acquired S. Robert Weltz Orchid Collection.
Events
LitFest Pasadena
Fri., May 11, 2012 | Matt Matt StevensScholars at The Huntington can be a serious lot, but this Saturday you'll be able to catch several of them letting down their hair. The first LitFest Pasadena will feature a panel titled "Letting Down Our Hair: Reader-Friendly Books from the Ivory Tower,"
Art
Interactive Art
Fri., May 4, 2012 | Matt Matt StevensA new exhibition opening this weekend at Cal State Fullerton's Grand Central Art Center has a special connection to The Huntington's manuscript collection of mosaic artist Denis O'Connor. O'Connor executed many of the murals
Botanical
Citizen Science in Your Own Backyard
Wed., May 2, 2012 | Sean C. Sean C. LahmeyerIf you are a gardener in Southern California, chances are you have been relishing the longer days and already notice all of the usual indicators that spring is here
Botanical
ORCHID COLLECTION | King of Orchids
Fri., April 27, 2012 | Brandon Brandon TamCurrently blooming in the orchid greenhouse is Paphiopedilum rothschildianum, an orchid that is on top of the endangered species list and has a history worthy of its nickname. Britain's Queen Victoria was so attracted to Paphiopedilums that people who discovered new species would name them after her
Lectures
LECTURES | Bird by Bird
Thu., April 26, 2012 | Matt Matt StevensIf you consider yourself an amateur birdwatcher, you owe a debt to one of the first professional birders, Robert Ridgway (1850-1929), the Smithsonian's first curator of birds. Huntington curator Daniel Lewis hopes his new book







