Our Zorn Birthday celebration opens with music from the third and final installment of his Christian Mystics trilogy. Zorn wrote the entire project for this all-star acoustic guitar trio: Bill Frisell, Gyan Riley, and Julian Lage.

We celebrate the life and music of American composer, Ned Rorem, who died at age 99 last year, with a performance of his late masterpiece. Evidence of Things Not Seen is a concert-length song cycle for four singers and piano that Rorem considered among his most important accomplishments.

Join us on the first Thursday of every month for a dynamic evening of sanctuary and community. Museum admission is free from 3 pm through 9 pm and programs kick off at 5 pm. Explore the magic of the Museum’s gardens and galleries at night and stop by Café G for dinner and drinks.

As the Gardner Museum and other institutions confront racist pasts and their historic role in various forms of structural discrimination and cultural appropriation, Whose Land? convenes Ghazal Jafari, and Elizabeth Solomon hosted by Charles Waldheim to explore land acknowledgment and restitution.

The Gardner is thrilled to welcome Merz Trio to Calderwood Hall with a program of two intriguing piano trios.

Members enjoy early access before the exhibition opens to the public. Free; advanced timed general admission ticketing is required.

Celebrate the Fall exhibitions, enjoy a glass of wine and a welcome from the curator. Free for members, but space is limited.

John Zorn’s project in “Radical Jewish Culture,” Masada has been creating thrilling music for over thirty years and has amassed a huge international audience. This dazzling new quartet is led by Zorn himself on saxophone with Julian Lage (electric guitar), Jorge Roeder (bass), and Kenny Wollesen (drums).

Join art historians and curators Diana Seave Greenwald, Erica Hirshler and Casey Riley as they unpack Isabella Stewart Gardner’s unique public identity and her captivating partnerships with celebrated painters John Singer Sargent, Anders Zorn, and other artists.