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Laura Sandesr The Huntington Library, Museum & Botanical Gardens |
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Bio: Mission: The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens shares its world-renowned collections to support scholarship, foster learning, inspire creativity, and offer transformative experiences for diverse audiences. 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 $1.8 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 50,000 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. |
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