Programs & Events

Learn about programs, tours, events, & more

Adults and children working on an art project making flowers.
Art Making, Public Programs, Free

Saturday Open Studio - September 20, 2025

Free with Museum Admission

Stop by the Bertucci Education Studio and join us for an art-making activity designed by Polly Thayer Starr Visiting Artist Rayna Lo. Open Studios are free with Museum Admission, and participation is on a first-come, first-served basis.

Three young men with dark hair, wearing suit jackets, looking directly at the camera
Music & Concerts Weekend Concert Series

Junction Trio Plays John Zorn

The superb Junction Trio gives a concert of the vivid and virtuosic chamber music of John Zorn.

 

A view from the ground level of the Courtyard looking up to three levels of windows with people standing on the second and third floors.
Members Only
Member Events

Member Appreciation Night

Join us on this special evening as we say thank you to our members with some additional perks and special surprises!

An arial photo of a building surrounded by lush greenery.
Public Programs

The Larger Landscape Conversation: Museum Landscapes

Sara Zewde, Julia Czerniak, Laurie Olin, & Charles Waldheim

Join us as we discuss engagement between landscape designers and local community members as institutions reevaluate their position in the larger civic landscape.

Aged yellow and blue tiles.
Art Making, Public Programs September 27, 2025

Saturday Open Studios

Free with Museum Admission

Stop by the Bertucci Education Studio and join us to design a ceramic tile inspired by works in Isabella’s collection.

Four adults holding string instruments looking directly at the viewer
Music & Concerts Weekend Concert Series

Catalyst String Quartet

The Catalyst String Quartet returns to the Gardner with works by Joseph Bologne, Dora Pejačević, and Beethoven.

 

18 Musicans lined up, holding string instruments and one musicial in a separate photo on the lower righ, holding a string instrument.
Music & Concerts Weekend Concert Series

Sphinx Virtuosi

with Sterling Elliott, cello

Sphinx Virtuosi return to the Gardner Museum with works from across the Americas including two Boston premieres and the return of the wonderful American cellist Sterling Elliott after his triumph last season.

 

View of a statue in the distance surrounded by flowers in the courtyard
Public Programs

Botanical Talk & Tour - October 8, 2025

Space is limited

Join a member of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum horticulture staff for a presentation about the role of plants at the Museum, past and present, followed by an hour-long guided experience through the galleries.

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Free
Public Programs, Free, Art Making, Music & Concerts

Indigenous Peoples' Day: Interwoven

Free Admission is Generously Supported By Linda Cabot And Ed Anderson

Join us as we acknowledge and honor Indigenous wisdom and traditions that strengthen communities.