Programs & Events

Learn about programs, tours, events, & more

Free
Free, Public Programs

Boston Family Days

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.  

Public Programs August 10, 2026

Botanical Talk & Tour

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.

Art Making, Public Programs, Free Saturday Open Studios

Saturday Open Studios: Stories Within - The Art of the Scroll

Free with Museum Admission

Inspired by the story of Esther, we invite you to use one of the oldest forms of bookmaking to create a personal scroll.

Members Only
Member Events

Under 30 Member Night

Join your fellow Under 30 members for an evening of art making, socializing, and getting to know your Museum.

Members Only
Member Events

Member Exhibitions Insight Tour

The Book of Esther in the Age of Rembrandt

Tour the special exhibitions in person with a Museum Teacher and a small group of members.

Free
Free, Art Making, Public Programs

Free Thursday Nights: Meeting Esther A Cross-Cultural Night of Art and Music

September 2026

On the first Free Thursday Night in September, explore our newest exhibition and learn more about the iconic Queen Esther through a multicultural night of art and music.
 

Free
Free, Public Programs

Boston Family Days

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.  

Public Programs September 9, 2026

Botanical Talk & Tour

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
Free, Public Programs

Boston Family Days

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, Patron Events, Member Events Weekend Concert Series

Rachel Barton Pine, violin

with Matthew Hagle, piano

After her triumphant concert last season, Rachel Barton Pine returns to Calderwood Hall with a recital of Brahms sonatas for the violin—including Brahms’s own violin version of a sonata better known on clarinet, which Pine has been championing.