Arts

New visitor center and garden at the Huntington (photos)

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The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens in San Marino will open its new $68 million education and visitor center next Saturday, April 4. The project has been underway since April 2013 and includes six and a half acres of new gardens. An expanded store, coffee shop and and entry area opened in January as the first phase. The education and visitor center was designed by Architectural Resources Group.

Photos from the Huntington by Tim Street-Porter.

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