Stephen's back with more details on deadheading! 🥀 Learn how pruning techniques are specific to climate and environment, and why in Southern California we cut below the 5-leaflet leaf when deadheading.

“Please touch” is not a sign often seen in museums, but in “Sargent Claude Johnson,' a replica carving depicting Louis Braille celebrates the raised language that #Braille invented.

Experience the work as part of the exhibition before closes on May 20: bit.ly/4blcxXm

Explore the history of the Philippines through a collection of early 20th-century photographic postcards with our curator Linde. 🇵🇭

Join us for a conversation with Elliott West and MKN about Dr. West’s sweeping new book, Continental Reckoning: The American West in the Age of Expansion, winner of the 2024 Bancroft Prize in American History.

May 24, 12PM PT
RSVP: bit.ly/continentalrec…

Happy birthday to #ThomasGainsborough , born #OTD in 1727. 🎂

His legacy as one of the most important British artists of the 18th century arguably centers around “The Blue Boy” in our collections. 💙

Learn about “Blue Boy Mania” over two centuries here: bit.ly/3JZbxvM

2024 marks the beginning of the dystopian future Octavia E. Butler envisioned in her groundbreaking novel 'Parable of the Sower.' 📕

On May 23-24, join us for a two-day conference that explores Butler's archive #atTheH . Register here: bit.ly/3ykaPqD

#OctaviaButler

The Rose Garden has reached peak bloom status! 🌹

Classical performances featuring musicians from the Pasadena Conservatory of Music take place every Monday #atTheH from 1 - 3pm. Free with admission! Click the link to reserve tickets: bit.ly/49q5KKf

Save the date! ✔️ On May 25, a new work by artist Mineo Mizuno will debut at The Huntington. This site-specific sculpture marks the culmination of a series of installations by the artist currently on view in our gardens and galleries.

Learn more: bit.ly/3wizkUz

Separated by over 250 years, artists Kehinde Wiley and Thomas Gainsborough are linked by the subjects in their paintings.

How do these paintings fit into The Huntington’s collections today? 🔍

Find out in a FREE trilingual Drop-in Talk this Saturday: bit.ly/493tq6Q

Discover the sweet history of Phoenix Bakery 🍰

The iconic LA Chinatown bakery, famous for its strawberry whipped-cream cake and other treats, donated its historical archive to The Huntington in 2023. 🗃️ Click here to learn more: bit.ly/4bvrllW

If you want your roses to look their best, you gotta deadhead. ✂️ 🥀 Stephen shares tips on how to trim fading blooms and why it's important.

Check out this article from Architectural Digest on all the garden-inspired fashion found at the #MetGala , including a nod to our Corpse Flower colors! bit.ly/3QC7idk

Today marks the anniversary of the Chinese Exclusion Act, the first significant law to restrict immigration into the U.S. Learn how this period impacted Chinese families and shaped immigration policy in this archival exhibition video: bit.ly/3Ww96IB

Today we celebrate the legacy of Y. C. Hong, born #OTD in 1898.

One of the first Chinese Americans admitted to the State Bar of California, Y. C. Hong became a leading authority on Chinese immigration, working on at least 7,000 cases in his lifetime.

#AAPIHeritageMonth

Take a tour of the cosmos with our curator Joel! 🌟🌙 This unique collection of celestial globes features everything from astrological illustrations to photography of the moon.

LA's Union Station opened #OTD in 1939.

Did you know that it sits on the site of LA's original Chinatown? Explore our current exhibit about this lost neighborhood--

In-person: Union Station LA Waiting Room Gallery
Interactive Map and Augmented Reality: storymaps.arcgis.com/collections/1e…

We are thrilled to announce the appointment of Diva Zumaya as the associate curator of European art at The Huntington. 🎉 Learn more: bit.ly/4dlyS8C

Videos promoting mindfulness and well-being focused on objects found #atTheH will be explored at our next “office hours” for K-12 Educators on May 7.

Discover lesson plan ideas, activities, and more in these monthly virtual programs. 🍎

Register here: bit.ly/4akCW7t

Celebrate LGBTQ+ community members for their many contributions to The Huntington at An Evening Among the Roses on Friday, June 7. 🌈🌹Get tickets here: bit.ly/4beFMKU

A new telescope at Carnegie Astronomy’s Observatory in Chile is allowing astronomers to map the violent inner life of galaxies.

Join Guillermo Blanc on May 13 for an insightful lecture #atTheH on events along astronomical timescales.

FREE with reservation: bit.ly/3PQwVqt