Stories and Voices from L.A. Chinatown is the first in the series Archive Alive, a new collaboration between The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens; the Library Foundation of Los Angeles; and the Los Angeles Public Library. Archive Alive activates historic photographs, documents, and maps drawn from the Huntington’s and LAPL’s vast collections through online exhibitions, site-specific installations and displays, and interviews with community members, whose personal reflections and connections bring the archives to life. You can explore these materials by theme below.

You can explore these materials by online or visit the outdoor exhibition in Chinatown at 942 N Hill Street.

Stories of Sugar Hill presented by Friends Of Residential Treasures: Los Angeles

Map and guidebook available for download on February 13, 2024, at 9:00 a.m. for FREE!

Stories of Sugar Hill is a seven-stop self-guided Trail map accompanied by  in-depth research that celebrates the influential legends, icons, and trailblazers of West Adams’ Black history.

This project supports the neighborhood’s efforts in collecting, archiving, and sharing the stories of West Adams by working with residents of the area.

The experience is told through the neighborhood’s historic and unique architecture and is led by narrative accounts and reflections of the residents themselves.

The accompanying map and research will be accessible for download on February 13, 2024 at 9:00 a.m. on the FORT website.

Participants can log onto the FORT website and download the material for FREE, and take the self-guided tour at their leisure.

These two films by S. Louisa Wei and James Wong Howe document the lives and work of Chinese American artists. Golden Gate Girls surveys the career of pioneer female filmmaker Esther Eng, and The World of Dong Kingman follows a day in the life of renowned painter Dong Kingman. These artists’ careers span decades between China and the United States.

This exhibition invites a fresh look at the history and vitality of the Sikh culture through paintings, posters, tapestries, and multimedia installations. A hybrid array of material approaches reflects personal and gendered perspectives on the history of the community and its visual expressions.

Thursday – Sundays 12:00 noon – 5:00 p.m., Wednesday 12:00 noon – 8:00 p.m.

Learn two macramé knots and then make a beaded hemp bracelet. All materials will be provided.

The maximum number of participants is 15.

RSVP at the website

Creating in Community: Fowler at 60 celebrates the sixtieth anniversary of the Fowler Museum at UCLA. As we look back at the research, exhibitions, and public programs of the past sixty years, we recognize that the most joyful and interesting projects have been those created with others. Through these collaborations fresh ideas bloomed, unforeseen challenges and expectations arose, and new connections were forged. Come revisit these extraordinary projects with us, as we bring this spirit of engagement into the future by working with partners to use our building and collections in ever more experimental ways.