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Press Release - The Huntington Launches New Era in Dining, Partnering with Bon Appétit Management Co.

Wed., Oct. 5, 2016
The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens announced today that it has ushered in a new era of destination dining on its historic grounds by contracting with Palo Alto-based Bon Appétit Management Co. for dining and catering services.
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Physics and Belles Lettres

Tue., Sept. 27, 2016

Landscape architect Edmund Hollander, author of “The Good Garden,” discusses how the design process for a residential landscape is informed by the interaction of natural site ecology, architectural ecology, and human ecology.

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Interns’ Impressions

Mon., Sept. 26, 2016 | Miso Kim
Over the past summer, 18 interns from universities across the country worked with The Huntington's library, art, and botanical collections. One of the interns, Connell Boken, is a sophomore at Whitman College in Washington. A Pasadena native, Boken got to know The Huntington by going to its summer program
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Ben Jonson, 1616–2016

Mon., Sept. 26, 2016

To mark the 400th anniversary of the publication of the landmark folio “The Works of Ben Jonson,” experts in the field explore the English dramatist’s impact in his own time and his reputation down to the present.

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Unrolling a Long Past

Thu., Sept. 22, 2016 | Nicole Alvarado
Storing large-format panoramic photos is challenging. Many of the panoramas that arrive at The Huntington have been tightly rolled for long periods, making it hard to properly catalog them or even view them.
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The Complete Street: Wrongs and Rights of Way

Wed., Sept. 21, 2016

The Los Angeles Region Planning History Group presents a symposium examining the Complete Streets movement. Speakers discuss how urban planners are exploring ways to recapture the public rights of way for pedestrians, bicycles, and public transit.

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The Strange Career of William Ellis: The Texas Slave Who Became a Mexican Millionaire

Tue., Sept. 20, 2016

Karl Jacoby, professor of history at Columbia University, uses the story of the remarkable Gilded Age border crosser William Ellis to discuss the shifting relationship between the United States and Mexico in the late 19th century. This talk is part of the Billington Lecture series at The Huntington

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A Deep Dive into Jack London’s Life

Mon., Sept. 19, 2016 | Linda Chiavaroli
Since the age of 10, filmmaker Ben Goldstein has been riveted by the life and writings of Jack London (1876–1916). His fascination with the author of The Call of the Wild and The Sea-Wolf has now spawned a feature-length documentary