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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!

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Member Events Winter/Spring 2026 Exhibitions

Member Exhibitions Insight Tour

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

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

 

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Art Making, Public Programs, Free February 28, 2026

Saturday Open Studios

Free with Museum Admission

At this Saturday Open Studio, collage a personal totem inspired by our contemporary exhibition, Persona: Photography and the Re-Imagined Self.
 

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Free
Free, Public Programs

Boston Family Days - March 1, 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

Goldmund Quartet with Gloria Chien, piano

Boston piano star Gloria Chien returns to Calderwood Hall to join the young German stars of the Goldmund Quartet to play Amy Beach’s Piano Quintet—one of the finest works by the greatest of Boston’s “Second New England School” of composers.
 

 

 

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Public Programs March 4, 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.

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Free
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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