A new Huntington exhibition titled Visions of Empire: The Quest for a Railroad Across America, 1840-1880 will display many items never seen by the public previously.
The reconstructed ceremonial teahouse that was shipped back and forth from Japan will debut at the Huntington's Japanese Garden re-opening next month.
Vibrant paintings from artist Marian Fortunati are currently on display in Crowell Public Library's Crain Art Gallery and Fortunati even paints on the library patio some days.
This week is your last chance to get a special preview of the Japanese Garden at the Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens before it re-opens to the public.
The Pasadena Playhouse annual fundraising event Premiere Gala: Destination will be held at the San Marino home of Playhouse board member Stephen Bennett and his wife Chantal.
The ancient Japanese horticultural art form goes on view March 24 in the California Bonsai Society's annual show, featuring more than 100 beautiful specimens created by bonsai masters.
The exquisite pipe-organ screen by Harlem Renaissance master Sargent Johnson took a circuitous route to its new home at the Huntington Library.
The Huntington Library opens an exhibition of papers and archives of longtime Los Angeles Times columnist Al Martinez this weekend.
Members of the Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens have a chance to preview the renovated Japanese Gardens later this month before they are unveiled to the public April 11.
The Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens acquired rare coded Lincoln telegrams in January and Tonight Show host Jay Leno recently poked fun at what some of those telegrams may have said.
You can listen to a lecture online that was given last week by an associate at the Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens in honor of Henry E. Huntington's birthday (Founder's Day), which was Feb. 27.
The Vulcan Materials photos and other documents offer a picture of how Southern California was built.
From historic treasures to Valentine’s crafts, locals have their pick of many interesting and fun events this weekend. Which are you attending?
Kevin Salatino, 55, will replace John Murdoch as the Hannah and Russel Kully Director of Art Collections at The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens in July. Murdoch will retire in June.
Dancing, martial arts, music, craft demonstrations and more will be at the Chinese New Year Festival at the Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens Saturday and Sunday.
The San Marino Guild of Huntington Memorial Hospital will feature a Charles Dickens event, fashion show, play and more as part of its 2012 fundraiser series.
A collection of telegraph message previously thought to have been destroyed have been acquired by the Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens, the institution announced Wednesday.
The nominations for the 84th annual Academy Awards include nine films up for Best Picture. Which do you think should take the Oscar?
The Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens will kick off the Chinese Year of the Dragon Sunday with music, crafts, performances and more at a Chinese Cultural Arts Celebration.
"The Sherlockian," a New York Times bestselling novel about Arthur Conan Doyle and his fans, has been chosen for Crowell Public Library’s 2012 "One Book, One City" program that promotes literacy and community.
Five cultural institutions in the area will have special offers and events in celebration of the Getty's Pacific Standard Time: Art in LA 1945-1980 initiative.
The public only has a few more days to see the exhibit "Blue Sky Metropolis: The Aerospace Century in Southern California" before it closes at the Huntington Library, Art Collection and Botanical Gardens on Jan. 9.
The Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens will be open Saturday and Sunday, closed Monday and have special holiday hours Tuesday.
As many as 100 trees at the Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens were seriously damaged in last week's windstorm. The local institution is in the midst of clean-up and asking for the public's help.
The Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens has set the scene for many films and television shows over the years and makes its latest big screen appearance in the new film “The Muppets.”
The bridge billed as the "gateway to the San Gabriel Valley" moved closer to completion Tuesday, according to the Gold Line Construction Authority.
Kids and adults can make their own autumn arrangements using seasonal items at two classes offered at the Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens this weekend.
The 'Civil War Lives' lecture about Abraham Lincoln that historian Ronald C. White recently gave at the Huntington is one of a few from the conference that are now available for download.
An upcoming exhibit at the Huntington takes a look at how water factored into the landscapes of the San Gabriel Valley, reports the Los Angeles Times.
Oscar-winning actress Natalie Portman visited the Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens with her fiance and baby son over the weekend.
The Delicious Destinations food and cultural event held at Crowell Public Library Saturday raised money for the San Marino Public Library Foundation in order to help compensate for state budget cuts that have negatively affected the library.
The Huntington's "Civil War Lives" conference this past weekend showcased Civil War history taken from the Huntington's own extensive research library and revealed surprising San Marino connections.
This colorful and creative event runs through the weekend.
The botanical director at the Huntington shares the complex journey of building a new waterfall for the renovated Japanese Garden that will be unveiled in April 2012.
The new Huntington exhibit "Blue Sky Metropolis: The Aerospace Century in Southern California" opened Saturday and takes attendees on the journey of flight, from the conception of early aircraft to space travel.
Fletcher Jones Foundation Distinguished Fellow Frances Dolan will examine 17th-century accounts of witchcraft and the power of stories at a Tuesday lecture in the Huntington's Friends' Hall.
A piece by famed portraitist Francisco Jose de Goya y Lucientes is temporarily on display at the Huntington Art Gallery--but its unexpected placement next to a 20th-century abstract painting by an American artist also peaks interest.
An art-meets-cooking class at The Huntington Saturday explored the rise of two avant-garde mid-19th century movements in England--the Pre-Raphaelites and vegetarianism.
This weekend, The Huntington hosts a two-day show celebrating penjing, a Chinese horticultural art that seeks to capture the essence of scenic beauty in a miniaturized form.
Local San Marino Centennial book author and English professor takes on the San Marino Six.