Programs & Events

Member Shopping Days

Members save 20% this holiday season.

Winter/Spring 2026 Member Concert Ticket Presale

Gardner’s Eden: A Conversation & Book Signing

Discover how Gardner’s Eden, one of the Museum’s newest publications—and a work of art in its own right—by Artist-in-Residence James Prosek came to life during this intimate conversation and book signing. 

Saturday Open Studios

Join us in the Bertucci Education Studio as we gather memories of our neighborhoods through texture rubbings in an activity designed by Polly Thayer Starr Visiting Artist crystal bi. Open Studios are free with Museum admission and participation is on a first-come, first-served basis.  

Michelle Cann, piano

GRAMMY® Award-winning pianist Michelle Cann makes her Gardner Museum debut with a dazzling program of music from pianist-composers.

Saturday Open Studios

Join us in the Bertucci Education Studio as we gather memories of our neighborhoods through texture rubbings in an activity designed by Polly Thayer Starr Visiting Artist crystal bi. Open Studios are free with Museum admission and participation is on a first-come, first-served basis.  

Holiday Music in the Courtyard 2025

Come join us at the Gardner for an enchanting, musical evening! Explore the galleries, sample some festive libations at Café G, and dive into the treasure trove that is Gift at the Gardner.
 

Free First Thursday - December

As the darkest time of year approaches, we invite you to join us on this Free First Thursday to bask in the light of creativity and community through artmaking, music, and inspirational film screenings. 
 

Member Exhibitions Insight Tour

Tour the special exhibitions—Allan Rohan Crite: Urban Glory, Visions of Black Madonnas, and Robert T. Freeman: Allan Crite—American Griot, 2025—in person with a Museum Teacher and a small group of members. 

Saturday Open Studios

Join us in the Bertucci Education Studio as we gather memories of our neighborhoods through texture rubbings in an activity designed by Polly Thayer Starr Visiting Artist crystal bi. Open Studios are free with Museum admission and participation is on a first-come, first-served basis.