Free First Thursdays at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

When:
Thursday, Oct 02, 2025 3:00p -
9:00p
Repeats monthly

Where:
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
25 Evans Way
Boston, MA

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Admission:
FREE

Categories:
Art, Date Idea, History, Party

Event website:
https://www.gardnermuseum.org/calendar/free-first-thursday-february-2025

Join us on the first Thursday of every month for a dynamic evening of sanctuary and community. Museum admission is free from 3 pm through 9 pm and programs kick off at 5 pm. Explore the magic of the Museum’s gardens and galleries at night, stop by Café G for dinner, snacks and drinks, and enjoy an evening in which music connects our voices to provide a space for self-reflection, support, and healing. 


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Join us for an evening of joyous celebration for the Lunar New Year!


During February’s Free First Thursday, get creative in the Bertucci Education Studio and learn how to create intentional traditional Chinese calligraphy characters with artist and educator Rayna Lo.


Enjoy music by U-NA and ALMA VATYA as they create an innovative fusion of Korean traditional music and American Delta blues, and Shou Zhang, a third-generation erhu virtuoso. 


Gain insight into the Gardner’s Asian art collection through a public gallery talk by Assistant Curator of the Collection and Exhibitions, Gabrielle Niu.


Lunar New Year 2025 falls on Wednesday, January 29th, and celebrations continue through February 12, 2025. It is a celebration of the arrival of spring and the beginning of a new year on the lunisolar calendar. In the Chinese zodiac, 2025 is the year of the snake. 

Program

Calligraphy with Neighborhood Salon Luminary Rayna Lo

Studio and Living Room

5 - 8 pm


Spotlight Talk on Asian art with Gabrielle Niu, Assistant Curator of the Collection and Exhibitions

Chinese Loggia

5 - 5:15 pm & 5:30 - 5:45 pm, 


Performance by U-NA and ALMA VATYA on the ajaeng, guitar, and banjo

Courtyard 

6 - 6:45 pm, 


Performance: Shuo Zhang on the erhu

Courtyard

7:30 - 8:00 pm

 

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