Tour the special exhibitions—Allan Rohan Crite: Urban Glory, Visions of Black Madonnas, and Robert T. Freeman: Allan Crite—American Griot, 2025—in person with a Museum Teacher and a small group of members.
Free with Museum Admission
Join us in the Bertucci Education Studio as we gather memories of our neighborhoods through texture rubbings in an activity designed by Polly Thayer Starr Visiting Artist crystal bi. Open Studios are free with Museum admission and participation is on a first-come, first-served basis.
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.
Building Our Neighborhood Stories
Get creative as you construct neighborhood landmarks using LEGO® bricks in Building Our Neighborhood Stories, a workshop presented in partnership with SPARK Boston, Bibim Together, and Olin College of Engineering.
On the last day of our exhibition Allan Rohan Crite: Urban Glory, join us with free admission and honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and other civil rights leaders through radical rest, meaningful community-building, and celebration of Allan Rohan Crite’s loving depictions of Boston’s Black and multicultural neighborhoods.
Join us for an exclusive virtual experience with Artist-in-Residence James Prosek. This intimate session invites viewers to witness Prosek’s work in real time, offering a rare window into the artist’s creative process.
A conversation and book signing with Anthony Amore and Holly Salmon
Join the Gardner’s Director of Security and Director of Conservation as they discuss their decades of combined experience caring for the Gardner’s collection, as well as why Rembrandt’s artworks have been repeatedly targeted by criminals, both locally and globally.
Join us on this special day as we say thank you to our members with some additional perks and special surprises!
Free with Museum Admission
On this Saturday Open Studio, take inspiration from Isabella Stewart Gardner’s expansive lace collection as you explore the art of monoprinting.
The Winter concert season at the Gardner opens with a bang with the Twelfth Night Ensemble.