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EXTRA 20% OFF FOR MEMBERS AT GIFT AT THE GARDNER
Sunday, November 26, 2023 11 am - 5 pm
Double your member discount at Gift at the Gardner!
Thursday, November 30, 6 pm
Ring in the holiday season with this jubilant special performance in the Gardner Museum Courtyard! George Steel, Abrams Curator of Music, leads music from four centuries with brass, percussion, a chorus, and carols for all to sing. Don’t miss this special performance, which is free with Museum admission.

Member Exhibition Insight Tours
Inventing Isabella, Fabiola Jean-Louis: Rewriting History, Carla Fernández: Tradition is Not Static
Saturday, December 02, 2023 9 - 10 am
Tour the special exhibitions Inventing Isabella, Fabiola Jean Louis: Rewriting History and Carla Fernández: Tradition Is Not Static in-person with a Museum Teacher.
Saturday, December 02, 2023 1 - 4 pm
Stop by the Education Studio and join us for lively drop-in art-making activities inspired by the Gardner collection. Projects explore a variety of skills, materials, and processes including painting and sketching, printmaking, book arts, sculpture, and horticulture.
Weekend Concert Series
Verona Quartet
Sunday, December 03, 1:30 pm
The Verona Quartet make their pandemic-postponed Sunday Concert Series debut with music from three centuries from Beethoven, Grażnya Bacewicz, and Daniel Kidane.
Friends of Fenway Court Concert and Reception
Verona Quartet
Sunday, December 03, 2023 1:30 - 4 pm
Friends of Fenway Court Patrons enjoy complimentary tickets to the sold-out public concert followed by a private reception with the musicians and George Steel, Abrams Curator of Music.
FREE FIRST THURSDAYS: DECEMBER
Sneaker therapy: Process, Reflect, Heal
Thursday, December 07, 2023 3 - 9 pm
Enjoy a dynamic evening of community, self expression, and healing. Celebrate the end of the year and our special exhibition with a special art installation in the Studio, a powerful film screening and conversation in Calderwood, and music in the Courtyard. Explore the magic of the Museum’s galleries at night and stop by Café G for dinner and drinks.
Saturday, December 09, 2023 1 - 4 pm
Stop by the Education Studio and join us for lively drop-in art-making activities inspired by the Gardner collection. Projects explore a variety of skills, materials, and processes including painting and sketching, printmaking, book arts, sculpture, and horticulture.
Canon, Canyon, Cannon: Well Dressed
Danez Smith, Imani Davis, Chrysanthemum, Jarvis Subia, and Porsha Olayiwola
Thursday, December 14, 2023 7 - 8:30 pm
Come dressed to express and be immersed in an inspired evening of poetry and performance curated by Porsha Olayiwola and featuring a dazzling array of leading artists, including Danez Smith, Chrysanthemum, Jarvis Subia, and Imani Davis.