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sabella and her husband Jack Gardner were always fascinated by horticulture and landscape design, and they created wonderful garden spaces at their home and at the museum. In addition to the living courtyard at the heart of the museum, images of flowers and plants abound in art throughout the museum, inspiring visitors as well as contemporary Artists-in-Residence. Courtyard Music: Live music in the courtyard from 5-7pm.
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** YOU NEED TO GET TICKETS $5 FOR STUDENTS**May 15, 2008 – Caught on Paper
Isabella and her husband Jack Gardner were always fascinated by
horticulture and landscape design, and they created wonderful garden
spaces at their home and at the museum. In addition to the living
courtyard at the heart of the museum, images of flowers and plants
abound in art throughout the museum, inspiring visitors as well as
contemporary Artists-in-Residence.
Courtyard Music: Live music in the courtyard from 5-7pm.
Gallery Travels: Explore the flora, alive and in paint, throughout the museum.
Viewfinder: Hear more about what it takes to keep the courtyard in
bloom in talks with greenhouse staff at 6:30 and 7:30pm.
Exhibition: Explore Luxury for Export: Artistic Exchange Between India
and Portugal Around 1600.
Drawing in the Galleries: Sketch the courtyard from 6-9pm
Special Activity: Even your urban apartment can have a touch of the
Gardners' landscapes. Pot up your own nasturtium seeds (one of the
museum's signature plants) to take home. Weather permitting.
After Hours PLUS
May 15, 2008, 7:00pm - Special film screening of The Ephemeral In Focus
From the Social Logs
May 16, 2008 : vince
omg. this place is amazing. too bad they wouldn't let us take pictures inside the museum. live music, good food and the garden - not sure if i've seen a nicer garden in my life. ok, maybe i have at Versailles or Vaux-le-Vicomte. but for boston this garden can't be beat. that old lady knew what she was doing. the whole place is a giant greenhouse and is kept at a constant temperature of 70 degrees which is almost as amazing as the garden and the art pieces themselves considering how large the place is. oh, and they're building a new wing designed by no other than renzo piano (one of my fav architects) himself next door to increase the space for the museum. will be interesting to see how the old (old by US standards = 100 years) and the incredibly new and modern architecture of renzo piano co-exist.
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