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“If you can believe it, we have over 83,000 living plants here. The Botanical Gardens serve as the entryway to The Huntington, connecting all three of the collections—the art collections, the library collections, and the plant collections.”
Oct 1, 2021 · October 1, 2021 by Hilary Blum. Whether you’re local to Southern California or just visiting, the Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Garden in San Marino is the ultimate destination for any nature, art, or history enthusiast! This 207-acre complex is home to 16 different gardens, multiple art galleries, an exhibition hall, several ...
The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens shares its world-renowned collections to support scholarship, foster learning, inspire creativity, and offer transformative experiences for diverse audiences. A popular tourist stop, this 207 acre complex houses a library, art collection and stunning gardens.
Reseach Library (exhibits from the Huntington collection) Library. The research library attracts more than 1,700 scholars each year and awards approximately 150 grants annually for advanced humanities research. Admission. Tickets are released every other Tuesday for the next two weeks.
Feb 16, 2024 · Sofia Delpueche - Staff Writer •February 16, 2024. A 20 minutes drive from downtown L.A., separates Los Angelenos from 120 acres of specialized botanical landscaped gardens, a library with 7 million manuscript items and over 400,000 rare books, and a mesmerizing museum with European and American art pieces.
What can you find in the Catalog? Printed books and secondary materials. Manuscripts and archival collections. Photographs, prints, and ephemera. Serials and microforms. Links to Finding Aids and Digitized Content.
Huntington, a railroad tycoon, began collecting books early in the 20th century, and the library is rich in rare British and American literary and historical collections, including early editions of William Shakespeare’s plays as well as letters by George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Benjamin Franklin.
