Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens

The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens is a collections-based research and educational institution serving scholars and the general public.

Each year, The Huntington provides 1,700 scholars with access to a world-class collection of rare books, manuscripts, photographs, maps, paintings, prints, sculpture, and decorative arts; awards $1.85 million in fellowships (through a peer-review process) to scholars for advanced humanities research; educates thousands of schoolchildren and their teachers in art, history, literature, and botanical science through special tours and programs; organizes special exhibitions to enhance the visitor experience, interpret the collections, and facilitate learning; and hosts more than 750,000 visitors.

The Huntington has a membership totaling more than 40,000 households, an active volunteer corps of some 1,500, and a full- and part-time staff of more than 400. It is an independent nonprofit organization, supported by gifts and grants from individuals, corporations, foundations, and government agencies and by a private endowment.