The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

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

Each year, The Huntington:

• Provides about 2,000 scholars with access to a world-class collection of rare books, manuscripts, photographs, maps, paintings, prints, sculpture, and decorative arts.
• Awards $2.1 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.
• Hosts more than 800,000 visitors.

The Huntington has a Membership totaling nearly 45,000 households, an active volunteer corps of some 1,200, and a full- and part-time staff of about 500. It is an independent nonprofit organization, supported by gifts and grants from individuals, corporations, foundations, and government agencies, and by a private endowment.