Raqib Shaw: Ballads of East and West

We welcome you to participate in a scavenger hunt, and encourage you to take a closer look at the detailed and extremely labor-intensive works featured in our current exhibition, Raqib Shaw: Ballads of East and West. Pick up your scavenger hunt card outside of the Hostetter gallery, located on the second floor of the New Wing. Once you find the images featured on the front of this card, post the titles and photos of the paintings and tag us on social media. 

Tour the special exhibition Raqib Shaw: Ballads of East and West  in-person.

Stop by the Education Studio and join us for lively drop-in art-making activities inspired by the Gardner collection. Experiment and explore a variety of skills, materials, and creative processes!

“Roots” explores the origins of inspiration, the anchors from where creativity is born. Castle of our Skins, Boston’s concert and education series dedicated to celebrating Black artistry through music, teams up with critically acclaimed pianist Kyle P. Walker to explore this concept highlighting music from the African diaspora

Join us for a conversation with author Sarah Thankam Mathews, artist Sneha Shrestha aka IMAGINE, and producer Susan Chinsen moderated by journalist Heidi Shin, and hear how these Asian American artists and leaders redefine identity through their work with memory and imagination.

Stop by the Education Studio and join us for lively drop-in art-making activities inspired by the Gardner collection. Experiment and explore a variety of skills, materials, and creative processes!

Schubert’s final sonata, radiant but death-haunted, shares the program with a premiere by the protean American composer Tyshawn Sorey. Winner of the MacArthur “genius award” in 2013 at the age of 37, Sorey has become one of the most sought-after composers and performers working today.

Join us for a restorative evening of art, beautiful horticulture and community. Explore the galleries after hours, enjoy special exhibition Raqib Shaw: Ballads of East and West in the Hostetter and Fenway Galleries. Café G will be open from 5-8 pm for dinner and drinks.

Porsha Olayiwola, Boston Poet Laureate, gathers leading artists from across the city and beyond for an inspired evening of poetry and performance featuring George Abraham, Princess Moon, Krysten Hill, and Tarik Bartel. Canon, Canyon, Cannon invites these artists to erase and recreate literary and performance traditions, to explore the depth of language, or to sound the alarm. Pre-show music provided by DJ WhySham.