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"I have been more fortunate than those hunters after Mercury who have sought the cunning god in the sun. I found him out, & saw him, where no one else had hitherto seen him.”—#PierreGassendi, who first saw Mercury's transit in 1631. Did you catch yesterday's #TransitofMercury? 🔭
This weekend, a conference #atTheH explores the subterranean world of Elizabethan Catholic print and scribal culture, set against the backdrop of press censorship, illicit printing, book smuggling, and subversive scribal publication. More details here: https://t.co/wbjIIDLuZ8
See amazing prints from our collection in a new exhibit on view now at @GettyMuseum, co-curated by our very own James Glisson. More details here: https://t.co/tCQ5nvv0BM
Did you know women worked in munitions factories decades before the rise of #WWII icon “#RosietheRiveter?” This poster from our collection, ca. 1918, emphasizes the equality and importance of women's contributions to the war effort. #WomensEqualityDay https://t.co/PPrFyHPQ2E
This just in: check out the design for our 2020 @RoseParade float, created in celebration of our centennial. 🎉🌹💯 With a theme of "Cultivating Curiosity," the float will feature treasures from our library, art, and botanical collections. https://t.co/kh5zHpH9zb #100atTheH
Have you seen the fairyland masterpieces of Charles Altamont Doyle (father to the famed #SherlockHolmes author)? The whimsical works reflect the popular 18-century trend of fairy art, started in Britain by artists like #WilliamBlake and #HenryFuseli. https://t.co/naC7pADLWf
Mark your calendars: we'll be celebrating the grand opening of our #ChineseGarden expansion in May 2020, complete with new pavilions, a cafe, and a major exhibition of Chinese #calligraphy in the garden's new art gallery. More: https://t.co/CHFPM3zP25
#NewOnView: sixteen works by #ArthurConanDoyle's father, Charles Altamont Doyle, on display in the #HuntingtonArtGallery. Often dismissed as the work of a madman, Doyle painted these fanciful watercolors during a stay at Montrose Royal Lunatic Asylum. https://t.co/EAijACGtFm
Next Tuesday, we'll be hosting an exclusive #HuntingtonMembers event all about art. Enjoy live painting demonstrations from artists like @TheRobertVargas, art talks featuring @RussianEdward, live music, complimentary wine, and more. Details: https://t.co/tOHO5jfqRd
Believe it or not, California coastal bathhouses were big in the 19th-century. This photo captures swimmers enjoying the indoor pool at #SantaMonica's North Beach Bath House, just steps from the Pacific Ocean. https://t.co/9iG667Tx5Z #ArchivesPoolParty #ArchivesHashtagParty 🌊🤽♀️