Free with Boston Family Day Pass
Boston school-aged students and two guests can gain free admission to participating institutions on the first two Sundays of each month by showing their Program Pass.
Boston piano star Gloria Chien returns to Calderwood Hall to join the young German stars of the Goldmund Quartet to play Amy Beach’s Piano Quintet—one of the finest works by the greatest of Boston’s “Second New England School” of composers.
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.
March 2026
On March’s Free First Thursday, embrace your most creative persona! Allow Isabella’s carefully curated collection to inspire you to don your most mysterious, glamorous, or playful side on this photo-worthy evening in celebration of our new exhibition Persona: Photography and the Re-Imagined Self.
Free with Boston Family Day Pass
Boston school-aged students and two guests can gain free admission to participating institutions on the first two Sundays of each month by showing their Program Pass.
Due to unforeseen circumstances, Paul O’Dette will replace Hopkinson Smith in concert, on Sunday, March 8, 2026.
The outstanding Paul O’Dette comes to Calderwood Hall with a recital celebrating John Dowland. O’Dette will perform dances and laments of exquisite Tudor melancholy. Come celebrate the life and intimate music of this master musician!
Join fellow Under 30 members for an evening of art-making, socializing, and getting to know your Museum!
Boston’s beloved Borromeo String Quartet pays a visit to the Gardner with a program built around Schubert’s monumental “Death and the Maiden” quartet, one of his supreme late masterpieces and a paragon of the Romantic spirit.
Featuring Borromeo String Quartet
Friends of Fenway Court Patrons and special guests are invited to enjoy a wonderful performance by Boston’s beloved Borromeo String Quartet, followed by a private reception with the musicians and George Steel, Abrams Curator of Music.