For three summer evenings, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum will open its doors for a series of Neighborhood Nights, inviting all, but especially our Fenway, Roxbury, Jamaica Plain, Mission Hill, and Dorchester neighbors, to join in a free celebration of the arts.
On Thursdays, July 9, 23 and Aug. 6 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., there will be different themes that blend live music, storytelling and other performances under the stars along with activities for children, teens, and adults to enjoy together. The Museum will offer guided art-making in the studio, gallery activities in the historic building, music in the courtyard, and outdoor happenings in the gardens.
- On July 9, Neighborhood Nights will kick off with an evening of music, art, and friends at the Gardner. The Lance Martin Trio and Tempo International Rhythm Section will both perform live, as well as the Tempo International Rhythm Section.
- On July 23, families will discover ancient creatures, mighty heroes, and epic legends for the night’s “Myths and Monsters” theme. DJ Adam Gibbons will be the featured music.
- On August 6, the theme will be “Isabella in Wonderland” as we celebrate the 150th anniversary of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Live music will be performed by Zili Misik.
Admission for Neighborhood Nights is free at the Museum, 25 Evans Way, in Boston. For more information, visit www.gardnermuseum.org under the Calendar tab.
The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum — a work of art in totality — is at once an intimate collection of fine and decorative art and a vibrant, innovative venue for contemporary artists, musicians and scholars. Housed in a 1902 building, modeled after a 15th century Venetian palazzo and a 2012 wing, designed by Renzo Piano, the Museum provides an unusual backdrop for the viewing of art. The Collection galleries installed in rooms surrounding the verdant Courtyard contain more than 2,500 paintings, sculptuares, tapestries, furniture, manuscripts, rare books and decorative arts featuring works by Titian, Rembrandt, Michelangelo, Raphael, Botticelli, Manet, Degas, Whistler and Sargent.
