Free First Thursday at the Gardner Museum
When:
Thursday, Jul 07, 2022 3:00p -
9:00p
Thursday, Jul 07, 2022 3:00p -
9:00p
Where:
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
25 Evans Way
Boston, MA
Admission:
FREE
Categories:
Art, Date Idea, Drinks, Food, Games, Music, Shows
Event website:
https://www.facebook.com/events/426204189521772
Join us on the first Thursday of every month for a restorative evening of discovery and community!
Thursday, July 7th, Museum admission will be free from 3 pm through 9 pm. Explore artmaking in the Studio and art, architecture, and seasonal horticulture displays in the Palace. The Café is will also be open late for dinner and drinks.
New for Summer, join us in Calderwood Hall to watch #HereWeAre: Notes for Living on Planet Earth, an Apple Original short film adapted from the best-selling children's books by Oliver Jeffers and narrated by Meryl Streep. The film is 36 minutes and will be looped throughout the night. Or, stream HereWeAre: Notes for Living on Planet Earth with your family now on Apple TV+; learn more at apple.co/hereweare.
Printmaker and PTS Visiting Studio Artist Julia Gualtieri will lead art-making activities in the Studio between 5-8 pm inspired by our summer exhibition Drawing the Curtain: Maurice Sendak's Designs for Opera and Ballet.
HOW TO RESERVE TICKETS
Advance registration is required for free timed entry tickets. Reserve your ticket online by following the link: https://bit.ly/3uaZgge
Please note: While the City of Boston’s vaccination and mask mandates are lifted for general museum visits, the Gardner maintains its proof of vaccination and mask requirements for free and ticketed events in Calderwood Hall. Please visit the Know Before You Go web page for additional information, including accepted forms of documentation, or contact the Box Office at 617 278 5156 for further assistance.
Studio activities are generously sponsored by the Polly Thayer Starr Charitable Trust.
Education and community programs receive support from the Vertex Foundation, Rowland Foundation, the Richard K. Lubin Family Foundation, the Wagner Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Yawkey Foundation, The Beker Foundation, Liberty Mutual Foundation, GRoW @ Annenberg, The Hamilton Company Charitable Foundation, Thomas Anthony Pappas Charitable Foundation, and Janet Burke Mann Foundation.
Drawing the Curtain: Maurice Sendak's Designs for Opera and Ballet was organized by the Morgan Library & Museum, New York, and reimagined by the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum for its Boston premiere.
The exhibition is supported by:
Nora McNeely Hurley / Manitou Fund
Gregory Maguire
Patricia Romeo-Gilbert and Paul Gilbert
The Museum also receives operating support from the Massachusetts Cultural Council, which is supported by the state of Massachusetts.
