Challenger: Soaring with Christa McAuliffe at the Gardner Museum on Friday, April 11 from 6:00 - 7:00pm. This program will pay homage to the President Reagan’s administration’s Teacher in Space Program and the crew of the NASA space shuttle. In an exciting multi-media immersive living history performance, Living Historian, Playwright, Producer, and Actress Judith Kalaora […]
Chair Caning at the Gardner Museum Thursday, October 17 from 6:30 - 8:00pm. Elaine Blake, who learned to cane from a lady at her church, in Chelmsford, while she was still in High School, will talk about the ancient craft of seat weaving, and demonstrate caning examples in her own chairs and in chairs of […]
Challenges to the International Order at the Gardner Museum on Thursday, October 10 from 6:30 - 8:00pm. Join in for a discussion with Ryan McNutt, a U.S. Army veteran (served in Iraq from 2003-2004) who holds a master's degree in history from Fitchburg State University, about the rules-based system of order put in place largely […]
Annual Veterans Roundtable at the Gardner Museum Thursday, October 3 from 6:30 - 8:00pm. This year’s panel discussion with veterans, and providers of veteran services will focus on the Cathedral of the Pines in Rindge, NH (a non-denominational sanctuary founded at the end of WWII in memory of Sanderson Sloane and to honor veterans), and […]
Railroad in Song at the Gardner Museum on Thursday, September 26 from 6:30 - 8:00pm with Jon Waterman. Tonight’s program celebrates and explores the railroad in America with songs - and the stories of songs - about trains, railroad workers, the building of the railroad, train wrecks, heroes and hobos, and songs where the train […]
Survival and Knife Safety at The Gardner Museum on Thursday, September 19 from 6:30 - 8:00pm with Tim Swanson . Tim Swanson, founder of Owl Eyes Wilderness Survival, seeks to empower, inspire, and connect people of all backgrounds to nature. He will talk about safety and teach a fire-starting project; attendants will make their own […]
Author talk at the Gardner Museum With Author Harry Bartlett on His Book Ponzi’d on Thursday, September 12 at 6:30 - 8:00pm. Writer Bob Ainsworth, author of the Harry Bartlett mystery series, will be back at the museum for another engaging talk, this time about Charles Ponzi who, in 1920 Boston, became a millionaire by […]
Cybersecurity, Fake News, and You: How to Navigate a World of Scammers, Fraudsters, Tricksters, and Fakers at the Gardner Museum on Thursday, September 5 from 7:00 - 8:00pm. Whether it's our cellphones or our computers, these devices help us to find information quickly and easily. But unfortunately, not all of that information is reliable: there […]
Fall/Winter Solo Photography Exhibit at the The Gardner Museum Sunday, September 1 from 1:00 - 4:00pm. The exhibit will feature stunning photos taken by hobby photographer Jeff Sargent. It will be open until the end of the year, during regular hours Wednesday – Sunday, 1-4 pm. No reservation needed.
Stone wall expert Kevin Gardner will give a presentation on one of New England's most iconic features at the Gardner Museum, June 13, 6:30-8:00. Kevin Gardner is a stone wall builder who's worked in the family business for over 45 years. His presentation will include discussions of why New England came to have its thousands […]
The Gardner Museum will celebrate the opening of the Gardner's Open Spaces art exhibit with a reception on June 6, 6:00-7:00pm. Gardner's Open Spaces is a juried art exhibition organized by the Gardner Area League of Artists in celebration of all the wonderful open spaces in Gardner MA. To learn more about the Gardner Area […]
Waterfall Productions presents a theatrical presentation of a real-life Arabian Princess, based on her own autobiography, at the Gardner Museum, May 30, 6:30-8:00! This theatrical presentation is based on the 1886 autobiography of Emily Ruete (1844-1924), born as Princess Salamah bint Said, the youngest child of the Sultan of Oman and Zanzibar. Learn all about […]