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Library

One of the world's great research libraries with 12 million items spanning the 11th to 21st centuries, with works on display in the Library exhibition halls

Art Museum

British, European, American, and Asian art including more than 45,000 world-renowned examples of decorative arts, paintings, prints and drawings, photography, and sculpture

Botanical Gardens

Encompassing approximately 130 acres, the Botanical Gardens contain more than a dozen spectacular themed gardens with some 83,000 living plants including rare and endangered species

Explore the gardens and galleries, conduct research, and learn from the collections.

Plan Your Visit

A grid collage of images, from left to right, an illustrated map of California with flora and fauna, a black and white photo of a group of people at a podium, a stone sculpture of a bird on a wood floor in front of a window with a yellow bird painted on it, a sepia tone photo of a stylized serpent in a playground, a painting of a landscape, a collage of images and maps creating a heart.

Latinx and Hispanic Heritage collage. | The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens.

Celebrating Latinx and Hispanic Heritage

Honor the experiences and contributions of Latinx and Hispanic people, including the celebrated artists and influential authors in The Huntington’s collections. Discover important artworks on view, learn about the research taking place throughout the institution, and explore the vast archive of stories and programming.

A painting of a landscape with dense trees and mountains in the distance.

José María Velasco, Vista de Tacubaya (View of Tacubaya), ca. 1895, oil on paper mounted to canvas, 11 x 16 1/2 in. (27.9 x 41.9 cm). Photo by Christina O’Connell. | Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros.

What Lies Hidden Beneath Velasco’s “View of Tacubaya”

When Velasco’s painting arrived at The Huntington, a few lines of printed text could be seen at the bottom of the work. Infrared reflectography, a process that can detect layers of detail not visible to the naked eye, has revealed what lies beneath the painting’s surface.

An illustration of bugs near the base of a plant.

Mary Parker Macclesfield, botanical sketchbook (detail), 1756–1767. | The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens.

The Art and Science of Close Observation

The exhibitions “Storm Cloud: Picturing the Origins of Our Climate Crisis” and “Growing and Knowing in the Gardens of China” trace the dovetailing histories of the relationship between humans and the environment and emphasize the significant role that close observation has played in art, science, and ethics.

A crowd watches a hot air balloon in the sky.

The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens.

Pasadena Views from an Ill-Fated Balloon Ride

What may be the first aerial photographs of Pasadena, captured in 1909, were the product of a risky—almost disastrous—undertaking. When photographer Harold A. Parker was on the balloon American, he took photos of the city from the air. But the journey became harrowing when the balloon flew off course.

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