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Art Making, Public Programs, Free March 7, 2026

You Are What You Collect: Cyanotype Portraits

Free with Museum Admission

Polly Thayer Starr Visiting Studio Artist Ally Schmaling invites you to capture a tableau that may tell a story about you through cyanotype (one of the earliest photographic techniques). We encourage you to bring small objects like keyrings, jewelry, or figurines that relate to your persona to be used in your artwork.

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Free, Public Programs

Boston Family Days - March 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.  

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Music & Concerts Weekend Concert Series

Hopkinson Smith, lute

Due to unforeseen circumstances, Paul O’Dette will replace Hopkinson Smith in concert, on Sunday, March 8, 2026. 

 

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Music & Concerts Weekend Concert Series

Paul O’Dette, lute

The outstanding Paul O’Dette comes to Calderwood Hall with a recital celebrating John Dowland. O’Dette will perform dances and laments of exquisite Tudor melancholy. Come celebrate the life and intimate music of this master musician!

 

 

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Member Events

Under 30 Member Night

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

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Music & Concerts Weekend Concert Series

Borromeo String Quartet

Boston’s beloved Borromeo String Quartet pays a visit to the Gardner with a program built around Schubert’s monumental “Death and the Maiden” quartet, one of his supreme late masterpieces and a paragon of the Romantic spirit. 

 

 

 

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Patron Events

Friends of Fenway Court Concert and Reception

Featuring Borromeo String Quartet

Friends of Fenway Court Patrons and special guests are invited to enjoy a wonderful performance by Boston’s beloved Borromeo String Quartet, followed by a private reception with the musicians and George Steel, Abrams Curator of Music.

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Member Events Winter/Spring 2026 Exhibitions

A Virtual Member Moment

Persona: Photography and the Re-Imagined Self

Join the curators for a virtual conversation about Persona: Photography and the Re-Imagined Self.

 

 

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Public Programs Public Program

Self-Reflections: An Ekphrastic Poetry Workshop

Experience Persona: Photography and the Re-Imagined Self through ekphrasis, the practice of creating poetry in response to a work of visual art.

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Member Events

Member Appreciation Day

Join us on this special day as we say thank you to our members with some additional perks and special surprises!

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