To celebrate all of you who demonstrated your own civic leadership by voting, and to provide a place of joy, respite, and connection during a stressful election season, the Gardner Museum is offering free general admission to the community on Wednesday, November 6, the day after Election 2024.

Join Diana Seave Greenwald, William and Lia Poorvu Curator of the Collection, and Pieranna Cavalchini, Tom and Lisa Blumenthal Curator of Contemporary Art for a virtual conversation about Manet: A Model Family; Mary Ellen Mark: A Seattle Family, 1983-2014; and Mickalene Thomas: Sandra, She’s a Beauty, 2009. 

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Join us for a restorative evening of art, performance, and community. Explore the galleries after hours and view our special exhibitions. Café G will be open from 5–8 pm for dinner and drinks.

Tour the special exhibitions in-person with a Museum Teacher and a small group of members.

Stop by the Bertucci Education Studio and join us for a drop-in, abstract, family portrait weaving activity designed by Polly Thayer Starr Visiting Studio Artist Daniela Rivera. Open Studios are free with Museum Admission, and participation is on a first-come, first- served basis.

Named Boston’s “Ambassadors of Harmony” by The Boston Globe, BCC harnesses the power of music to connect Boston’s diverse communities, cultivate empathy, and inspire social inquiry.

Thrilling guitarist Raphaël Feuillâtre makes his Gardner debut.

Join us for a screening of  "Tiny: The Life of Erin Blackwell", a film that follows Erin Blackwell, one of the most memorable subjects of Streetwise, a groundbreaking documentary on homeless and runaway teenagers in Seattle, Washington. Pieranna Cavalchini, Tom and Lisa Blumenthal Curator of Contemporary Art will introduce the film and provide insight to the exhibition Mary Ellen Mark: A Seattle Family, 1983 - 2014. 

Join us for a screening of  "Tiny: The Life of Erin Blackwell", a film that follows Erin Blackwell, one of the most memorable subjects of Streetwise, a groundbreaking documentary on homeless and runaway teenagers in Seattle, Washington. Pieranna Cavalchini, the Gardner's Curator of Contemporary Art will introduce the film and provide insight to the exhibition Mary Ellen Mark: A Seattle Family, 1983-2014.