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Boston Family Days - December 7, 2025

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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Public Programs

Botanical Talk & Tour - December 8

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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Patrons Only
Patron Events

Patron Pre-Program Gathering

for Patrons at the Curators’ Circle level and above

Friends of Fenway Court Patrons at the Curators’ Circle level and above are invited to an intimate gathering in Café G before the public program, The History of the Black Madonna: Spirituals Made Visual

 

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Public Programs

The History of the Black Madonna: Spirituals Made Visual

Kymberly Pinder, Ph.D, Brother James Koester, Minister Nedelka F. Prescod, Diana Greenwald

Join us in a journey through the complex history of depicting Black women in Christian iconography, featuring a musical opening by vocalist & Minister Nedelka F. Prescod. 

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Member Events

Holiday Member Morning

Enjoy the wonder of the holidays at the Gardner and join us for a festive morning of music by the Courtyard, breakfast bites, and captivating spotlight talks.

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Art Making, Public Programs, Free December 13, 2025

Saturday Open Studios

Free with Museum Admission

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.  

Boston Family Logo with photos banner image
Free
Free

Boston Family Days - December 14, 2025

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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Art Making, Public Programs, Free December 20, 2025

Saturday Open Studios

Free with Museum Admission

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.  

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Art Making, Public Programs, Free December 27, 2025

Saturday Open Studios

Free with Museum Admission

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.  

Looking over a person's shoulder while they work on an art project
Art Making, Public Programs, Free January 3, 2026

Saturday Open Studios

Free with Museum Admission

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.