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Special Exhibition & Exhibition Programs
Modeling Devotion: Terracotta Sculpture of the Italian Renaissance
February 25 - May 23, 2010

Modeling Devotion: A Closer Look
Wednesday, March 10, 1:30-5pm
Join museum curators and staff for an afternoon of learning and discovery focused on the art of Renaissance terracotta sculpture.

Hanging Nasturtiums: Annual Courtyard Display
Saturday, April 3 through mid-April
20-foot-long nasturtium vines cascade from the courtyard balconies in this beloved April tradition.

Evening Events
Gardner After Hours
A new kind of night out—Third Thursdays, 5:30-9:30pm

Room Views
The Dutch Room: Absence and Desire
Thursday, March 11, 6:30pm
Curators Pieranna Cavalchini and Alan Chong and Artist-in-Residence Elaine Reichek discuss the Dutch Room, marked by the absence of six works of art stolen in 1990.

Landscape Visions Lectures
The Monumental Landscape: New Ways of Remembering
Saturday, March 20, 1:30pm
Landscape architect and historian Patrick Chassé explores modern memorial landscapes, including Maya Lin’s Vietnam Veterans Memorial.

Music & Concerts
Avant Gardner: Century Classics
Thursday, March 18, 7:00pm
The Callithumpian Consort premieres a new work by Christian Wolff along with music by Ives, Cardew, and Cowell.

MusicKitchen @ the Gardner
Thursday, March 25, 6:30pm
Violinist Nicholas Kitchen and the Borromeo String Quartet bring Beethoven’s Grosse Fugue to life in a dynamic evening of conversation, visuals, and performance.