2022 Gardner Gala

Buy It Now: $60,000

Invite your favorite friends and immerse yourselves in an unforgettable experience where the Museum is yours for the evening. Enjoy a three-course seated dinner in your choice of two stunning spaces, either by the luscious Courtyard or in the enchanting Tapestry Room. Design a unique tour of the collection with Gardner curators and customize a private concert in the genre of your choice.

Your gift is tax-deductible above $23,000

This rare and very special opportunity is available exclusively through the Gardner Gala, and may be redeemed July 2022–December 2023. Combined bids welcomed.

Buy It Now: $50,000

You and your guests will be whisked away on a Spanish holiday at the Gardner Museum – inspired by John Singer Sargent’s masterpiece, El Jaleo. Start the evening with cocktails by the Courtyard accompanied by a Flamenco guitarist. Enjoy a tour of the Museum’s Spanish art collection led by a Gardner curator, capped off with an in-depth look at Sargent’s El Jaleo in the Spanish Cloister. Delight in your choice of a Spanish-inspired, three- Course seated dinner or elegant passed tapas around the Courtyard. Finish the evening in Calderwood Hall with a Flamenco dance performance, complete with a Flamenco dance lesson for you and your guests. Olé!

Your gift is tax-deductible above $21,000

This rare and very special opportunity is available exclusively through the Gardner Gala, and may be redeemed July 2022–December 2023. Combined bids welcomed.

Limit: 2      Buy It Now: $75,000

Emulate Isabella and break the rules for the evening with fabulous food and drink in the Museum’s state-of-the-art concert hall during a performance of your choosing. Calderwood Hall will be transformed into an intimate cabaret-style lounge and will be yours for the evening. Relax and imbibe by the magical Courtyard with cocktails, and in the Hall over a menu of tapas and wine specially designed by Chef Pete Crowley to be enjoyed with music. The Gardner’s own George Steel, Abrams Curator of Music, will work with you to create a spectacular program customized to your taste.

Your gift is tax-deductible above $36,000

This rare and very special opportunity is available exclusively through the Gardner Gala, and may be redeemed July 2022–December 2023. Combined bids welcomed.

Buy It Now: $25,000

Retrace the steps of the thieves in the infamous 1990 Gardner Heist and discuss the investigation over cocktails and light bites alongside the Courtyard with Chief Investigator, Anthony Amore. This private tour will take place during the Museum’s closed hours.

Your gift is tax-deductible above $5,000

This rare and very special opportunity is available exclusively through the Gardner Gala.

Buy It Now: $20,000

Party like Isabella and take over Fenway Court with this lively evening. You and your guests will enjoy cocktails and tapas against the stunning backdrop of the Gardner Museum’s Courtyard as a live DJ plays your favorite tunes.

Your gift is tax-deductible above $5,000

This rare and very special opportunity is available exclusively through the Gardner Gala.

Buy It Now: $5,000

Delight in a private tour of a contemporary exhibition (as available) or tour the historic galleries during the Museum’s closed hours.

Your gift is tax-deductible above $1,000

This rare and very special opportunity is available exclusively through the Gardner Gala.

Donate Today: $50,000

Make the Gardner accessible to all by enabling us to provide free and discounted admission to over 178,000 visitors per year.

Donate Today: $25,000

Help us increase the number of students engaged and teachers trained through the Gardner’s partnership with Boston Public Schools.

Donate Today: $15,000

Assist our curators and conservators in preserving the historic Palace and the collection.

Donate Today: $10,000

Support exhibition and public programming initiatives that will build a new generation of museum-goers and strengthen the Gardner’s role as a cultural hub in Boston.

Donate Today: $$5,000

Foster emerging creative talent and provide a platform for new voices that animate the collection for today’s audiences.