Videos and Recorded Programs

Videos about The Huntington and previously recorded lectures, programs, and conferences

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Video

A Family Story from Native California: The Wright Family, Kinship and Mobility In California, 1849-1941

Sat., Nov. 11, 2023
William Bauer, professor of history at the University of Nevada Las Vegas, examines one family's story as part of the experience of Native peoples between the “abyss” of the 19th century and their return and revival in the 20th.
Video

Aristotle in Pieces: A Medieval Manuscript’s Journey from Italy to Pasadena

Sat., Nov. 11, 2023
Book historian Lisa Fagin Davis traces the journey of three pieces of a medieval manuscript written by Aristotle from 13th-century Italy to 20th-century America and The Huntington.
Art

Betye Saar: Drifting Toward Twilight

Sat., Nov. 11, 2023
This short documentary film explores artist Betye Saar’s process creating “Drifting Toward Twilight,” a site-specific installation at The Huntington, and her recollections of her life and career.
Events

Why It Matters: Hilton Als in Conversation with Karen R. Lawrence

Tue., Oct. 17, 2023
For the Sept. 28 “Why It Matters” event, Hilton Als joined Huntington President Karen R. Lawrence for a lively conversation about his career, the relationship between visual and textual forms, and the endless inspiration found in The Huntington’s collections.
Events

Highlights from Why It Matters: Hilton Als in Conversation with Karen R. Lawrence

Tue., Oct. 17, 2023
Watch this highlight reel of the Sept. 28 “Why It Matters” event, where Hilton Als joined Huntington President Karen R. Lawrence for a lively conversation about his career, the relationship between visual and textual forms, and the endless inspiration found in The Huntington’s collections.
Lectures

Behind the Scenes: Screenwriting Disney Classics

Tue., Oct. 10, 2023
In celebration of the exhibition “Inspiring Walt Disney: The Animation of French Decorative Arts,” join Beauty and the Beast screenwriter Linda Woolverton for an in-depth conversation with Wolf Burchard, Associate Curator, European Sculpture and Decorative Arts at the Metropolitan Museum of Art i
Lectures

The Making of Disney's “Beauty and the Beast”

Tue., Oct. 10, 2023
Exhibition curator Wolf Burchard from New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art in conversation with producer Don Hahn, animator Glen Keane, and art director Brian McEntee.
Library

Family Archivists: Letters from Jane Austen’s Mom

Mon., Oct. 9, 2023
Letters from Jane Austen’s mother reveal more than just a glimpse into the famous author’s family—they highlight the importance of archives and those who tend to them.
Library

A Thousand Years of Books: Printed in 1085

Tue., Aug. 29, 2023
Some people assume that the Gutenberg Bible is the oldest printed book at The Huntington. But there’s a much older one that dates back almost 1,000 years ago! Curator Li Wei Yang explores the connections between the printing cultures of China and Europe.
Library

Multi-Storied Library: Positively One of a Kind - The Creation and Care of Daguerreotypes

Wed., July 26, 2023
Join Huntington Library staff for an introduction to the creation and care of daguerreotypes, an early photographic process that’s increasingly popular today as an artistic medium.
Video

Embedding Tradition: Amish Quilts from the Fielding Collection

Tue., June 27, 2023
A portion of the Fielding Wing in The Huntington’s American art galleries showcases a variety of meticulously crafted quilts, made between 1850 and 1900. Here, curator Lauren Cross speaks to the distinctive nature of Amish quilts.
Art

In Conversation with Gee’s Bend Quiltmaker Louisiana Bendolph

Fri., June 16, 2023
Curator Lauren Cross hosted one of the artists featured in the gallery to discuss the tradition and technique of the Gee’s Bend Quiltmakers’ Collective and the prints made during their artistic residency at Paulson Fontaine Press in Berkeley, California.