Programs & Events

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Members Only
Member Events

Under 30 Member Night

Join fellow Under 30 members for an evening of art-making, socializing, and getting to know your Museum!

Art Making, Public Programs, Free March 14, 2026

You Are What You Collect: Cyanotype Portraits

Free with Museum Admission

Polly Thayer Starr Visiting Studio Artist Ally Schmaling invites you to explore cyanotypes, one of the earliest photographic techniques, as you create images of small collections that might tell a puzzle of a story about you.
 

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Music & Concerts Weekend Concert Series

Borromeo String Quartet

Boston’s beloved Borromeo String Quartet pays a visit to the Gardner with a program built around Schubert’s monumental “Death and the Maiden” quartet, one of his supreme late masterpieces and a paragon of the Romantic spirit. 

 

 

 

Patrons Only
Patron Events

Friends of Fenway Court Concert and Reception

Featuring Borromeo String Quartet

Friends of Fenway Court Patrons and special guests are invited to enjoy a wonderful performance by Boston’s beloved Borromeo String Quartet, followed by a private reception with the musicians and George Steel, Abrams Curator of Music.

Members Only
Member Events Winter/Spring 2026 Exhibitions

A Virtual Member Moment

Persona: Photography and the Re-Imagined Self

Join the curators for a virtual conversation about Persona: Photography and the Re-Imagined Self.

 

 

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Public Programs Public Program

Self-Reflections: An Ekphrastic Poetry Workshop

Experience Persona: Photography and the Re-Imagined Self through ekphrasis, the practice of creating poetry in response to a work of visual art.

Members Only
Member Events

Member Appreciation Day

Join us on this special day as we say thank you to our members with some additional perks and special surprises!

Art Making, Public Programs, Free March 21, 2026

You Are What You Collect: Cyanotype Portraits

Free with Museum Admission

Polly Thayer Starr Visiting Studio Artist Ally Schmaling invites you to explore cyanotypes, one of the earliest photographic techniques, as you create images of small collections that might tell a puzzle of a story about you.
 

Sold Out
Art Making, Public Programs

Studio Workshop: Portraiture with Evoke Tintype

Explore historic tintype photography and create your own portrait through this historic photography method with Evoke Studios. 

Public Programs

Larger Landscape Conversation: Place-Based Philanthropy

Join us for the Larger Landscape Conversation and learn from leading experts how location-specific philanthropy can lead to better cities and communities for all.