Upcoming Events (14)
Member Appreciation Day
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum hosts a members-only appreciation day in Boston, offering exclusive perks and surprises to thank supporters. This indoor museum event blends culture and community, celebrating members with a special day at the historic venue.
You Are What You Collect: Cyanotype Portraits
Polly Thayer Starr Visiting Studio Artist Ally Schmaling invites you to explore cyanotypes at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. In this hands-on portrait workshop, learn the vintage cyanotype process and create small, story-driven images from your collections, discovering how objects tell personal narratives.
Studio Workshop: Portraiture with Evoke Tintype
Discover the historic tintype process in a hands-on studio at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. Learn portrait techniques with Evoke Studios and create your own tintype portrait using period methods in this interactive workshop.
Larger Landscape Conversation: Place-Based Philanthropy
Join leading experts for a panel-style discussion on place-based philanthropy and how location-specific giving can strengthen cities and communities. Hosted by the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, the conversation explores strategies, case studies, and the impact of place on social outcomes.
Castle of Our Skins: Roumain & Val-Inc
Castle of Our Skins returns to the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum for a portrait concert featuring composer-violinist Daniel Bernard Roumain and sound chemist Val-Inc. The program blends electric violin and electro-acoustic textures to illuminate Black classical music through an intimate, museum-stage performance.
Nasturtium Party
An exclusive patron event at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum celebrating spring with the Hanging Nasturtiums installation in the Courtyard. Guests enjoy nasturtium-inspired cocktails, light bites, live music, and gallery talks as part of spring celebration.
Paul Galbraith, guitar
Paul Galbraith performs Bach and Albéniz on his eight-string Brahms Guitar in a refined afternoon recital at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston. Part of the museum’s Weekend Concert Series, the program promises virtuoso guitar interpretations in an intimate gallery setting.
Nasturtium Member Morning
Nasturtium Member Morning at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum offers a members-only morning of live music, light breakfast bites, and drop-in horticulture talks as spring arrives in Boston.
Butter Quartet
Butter Quartet, a period-instrument string quartet, performs a program exploring the origins of the Classical period at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston. This intimate, historically informed concert offers refined chamber music in a gallery setting at 1:30 PM on Sunday, April 26, 2026.
GARDNER GALA 2026
Attend the Gardner Gala 2026 at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum for an elegant evening celebrating art and creativity in Boston. This fundraising night honors Mrs. Gardner's enduring legacy with signature moments, fine art, and opportunities to connect with fellow patrons in a landmark museum setting.
Botanical Talk & Tour
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum hosts a horticulture staff-led talk on the role of plants at the museum, past and present. The session includes an hour-long guided tour through the galleries on May 4, 2026 at 12:30 PM in Boston.
Member Exhibitions Insight Tour
An exclusive members-only tour at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston, exploring the Winter/Spring 2026 exhibitions: Photography and the Re-Imagined Self, Picturing Isabella, and Jamie Diamond: Monstra Te Esse Matrem. Enjoy insider insights and a curated peek behind the scenes of these photography-focused shows.
Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano
Renowned pianist Isata Kanneh-Mason performs a refined piano recital at Calderwood Hall in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. This Boston program highlights her lyrical classical artistry and virtuosic technique in an intimate concert setting among celebrated art.
Renaissance String Quartet
Experience the Renaissance String Quartet in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum's Weekend Concert Series. Four acclaimed classical musicians perform intimate chamber music in the museum's historic galleries, offering refined artistry and a memorable Boston concert moment.