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Art Making, Public Programs, Free February 7, 2026

Memory Zine Making

Free with Museum Admission

At this Saturday Open Studio, explore collage and drawing to make your very own zine inspired by Isabella’s travel albums.
 

Free
Free, Public Programs

Boston Family Days - February 8, 2026

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.  

Music & Concerts Weekend Concert Series

Claremont Trio

The splendid Claremont Trio returns to Calderwood Hall, joined by Rosemary Nelis, viola, and Bradley Aikman, bass, to play the piano quintet of 19th-century French composer Louise Farrenc in its first Calderwood performance.

Art Making, Public Programs, Free February 14, 2026

Memory Zine Making

Free with Museum Admission

At this Saturday Open Studio, explore collage and drawing to make your very own zine inspired by Isabella’s travel albums.
 

Patrons Only
Patron Events

Friends of Fenway Court Patron Preview

Persona: Photography and the Re-Imagined Self; Picturing Isabella; and Jamie Diamond: Monstra Te Esse Matrem, 2026

Patrons enjoy early access to the upcoming Winter/Spring exhibitions before they open to the public.
 

Members Only
Member Events Winter/Spring 2026 Exhibitions

Member Preview Day

Persona: Photography and the Re-Imagined Self, Picturing Isabella, Jamie Diamond: Monstra Te Esse Matrem, 2026

Members enjoy early access before the exhibitions open to the public. 

Members Only
Member Events Winter/Spring 2026 Exhibitions

Member Opening Celebration

Persona: Photography and the Re-Imagined Self, Picturing Isabella, Jamie Diamond: Monstra Te Esse Matrem, 2026

Celebrate our new exhibitions while enjoying a glass of wine and a welcome from the curator.

 

Public Programs Public Program

Persona: An Exploration in Four Parts

Join us on the opening night of the new exhibition Persona: Photography and the Re-Imagined Self for a conversation examining “persona” with the curators and three of the exhibiting artists. 

Music & Concerts Weekend Concert Series

Attacca Quartet

The impossibly talented Attacca Quartet returns to the Calderwood stage, bringing Bartók’s pungent fourth quartet, which mixes Hungarian funk and modernism with foot-stomping ferocity.
 

 

 

 

Music & Concerts Thursday Night Music

Steve Reich: Music for 18 Musicians

Ensemble Signal

The Gardner’s new series, Thursday Night Music, launches with a bang. Making their Gardner debut, Ensemble Signal performs Steve Reich’s seminal minimalist work, Music for 18 Musicians—one of David Bowie's favorite albums of all time. Get your tickets and celebrate the 50th anniversary of this masterpiece in Calderwood Hall one night only—tickets are extremely limited!

Learn more about the standby option.