Stories from the Library: From Brontë to Butler

Daytime Exhibition Family Friendly Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Heritage Month

Cost

Check the website for ticket prices, Advance reservations required

Organizer's Site

www.huntington.org/exhibitions/stories-library-bronte-butler

Event Series Dates

Through June 15, Wednesday — Monday 10:00 a.m. — 5:00 p.m.
 

Event Schedule

June 2026

  • Monday 1st 10:00 AM
  • Wednesday 3rd 10:00 AM
  • Thursday 4th 10:00 AM
  • Friday 5th 10:00 AM
  • Saturday 6th 10:00 AM

Charlotte Brontë and Octavia E. Butler are presented as chronological bookends, get a behind-the-scenes look at two centuries of the lives of women writers through ephemera, letters, and journals. Butler is celebrated as a foundational queer artist, particularly within Black speculative fiction, sci-fi, and feminist art.
 

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