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GARDNER GALA 2026
Please Join Us
We would be delighted to welcome you to the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum for an extraordinary night of art and impact—honoring creativity, connection, and the enduring legacy of Mrs. Gardner.
Free
Free, Public Programs
Boston Family Days
Free with Boston Family Day Pass
Boston school-aged students and two guests can gain free admission to participating institutions on the first two Sundays of each month by showing their Program Pass.
Public Programs
May 4, 2026
Botanical Talk & Tour
Space is limited
Join a member of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum horticulture staff for a presentation about the role of plants at the Museum, past and present, followed by an hour-long guided experience through the galleries.
Free
Free, Art Making, Public Programs, Music & Concerts
Free First Thursday
May 2026
Take on a creative persona as you enjoy art, music, and an artist-led conversation for May’s Free First Thursday.
Free
Public Programs
Public Program
The Motherhood Exchange
An Intimate and Universal Community Conversation
What is a mother? Join us for an interactive conversation with exhibiting artist Jamie Diamond as we attempt to find an answer to a question that gives birth to endless complicated emotions.
Members Only
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Winter/Spring 2026 Exhibitions
Member Exhibitions Insight Tour
Persona: Photography and the Re-Imagined Self, Picturing Isabella, Jamie Diamond: Monstra Te Esse Matrem, 2026
Member Exhibitions Insight Tour
Art Making, Public Programs, Free
May 9, 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
Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano
The stellar pianist member of the great English Kanneh-Mason family of musicians, Isata takes a moment off the concerto stage to bring this program to Calderwood Hall.
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Member Appreciation Night
Join us on this special evening as we say thank you to our members with some additional perks!