It's official—Spring is Here! Celebrate the arrival of spring and the annual Hanging Nasturtium Courtyard display.
Celebrate Spring through art making, gallery exploration, and Music on this Free First Thursday.
Free with Museum Admission
Polly Thayer Starr Visiting Studio Artist Ally Schmaling invites you to explore cyanotypes, one of the earliest photographic techniques, as you create images of small collections that might tell a puzzle of a story about you.
Superstar Paul Galbraith is a dazzling guitarist and a superb interpreter. With music of Bach and Albéniz at the heart of his program, he will perform on his remarkable eight-string “Brahms Guitar,” which he holds like a cello.
Celebrate spring with live music, breakfast bites, and drop-in horticulture talks.
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.
Free with Museum Admission
Polly Thayer Starr Visiting Studio Artist Ally Schmaling invites you to explore cyanotypes, one of the earliest photographic techniques, as you create images of small collections that might tell a puzzle of a story about you.
Superstar violinist Randall Goosby returns to Calderwood Hall for an intimate recital of epic music.
Explore historic tintype photography and create your own portrait through this historic photography method with Evoke Studios.
Persona: Photography and the Re-Imagined Self, Picturing Isabella, Jamie Diamond: Monstra Te Esse Matrem, 2026
Tour the special exhibitions in person with a Museum Teacher and a small group of members.