Historic Exhibition
"Modeling Devotion:
Terracotta Sculpture of the Italian Renaissance "
February 25 to May 23, 2010

Organized by curator Alan Chong, Modeling Devotion explores the intriguing Italian Renaissance art of terracotta through works from the Gardner Museum collection.

• Advance Press Release • Exhibition Checklist

Gardner Museum launches a new press area dedicated to the new Renzo Piano-designed wing: New Building Project

Concerts
Music at the Gardner: Winter/Spring 2010 Concerts
January through June 2010

Spring concerts celebrate the new--with fresh voices, innovative new formats, and three world premieres.

•Full Press Release •Season Highlights •Complete Concert Listings

Contemporary Exhibition
"TARO SHINODA: LUNAR REFLECTIONS"
November 5, 2009 to January 31, 2010

The art of Taro Shinoda engages themes of science, philosophy, and desire, and investigates our place in the universe. During his month-long residency in Boston in the spring of 2007, Shinoda was inspired by the moonlight in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum courtyard to develop his Lunar Reflection Transmission Technique.

The latest contemporary exhibition at the Gardner Museum by a visiting Artist-in-Residence, Lunar Reflections includes lunar reflections from Tokyo, Istanbul, Limerick, and Boston.

• Full PRESS KIT • Press Release: "Taro Shinoda: Lunar Reflections" • Exhibition Image Sheet • Exhibition Wall Text • Artist Bio: Taro Shinoda • Accompanying Programming

Museum News
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Reaches Fundraising Milestone
October 28, 2009

Museum's Planned Expansion Project on Schedule and on Budget as Site Preparation and Geothermal Well Excavation Are Underway

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Announces Drilling and Installation of Energy-Efficient Geothermal Wells to Heat and Cool the Museum and the New Building
October 30, 2009

Installation of Energy-Efficient Geothermal Wells New hybrid heating and cooling systems, designed by Buro Happold, and new geothermal wells, designed by Allied Consulting, represent an important 'green' component of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum's new construction project

Holiday Happenings
HOLIDAY CELEBRATIONS AT THE GARDNER
throughout December 2009

Holiday flora, fare, fêtes - and more! - offer artful opportunities for all to celebrate the season in inimitable Gardner style.

Concerts
Music at the Gardner: Fall 2009 Concert Schedule
September through December 2009

The Gardner's dynamic fall concert season offers an inspired array of classical, jazz, and new music performances--including the launch of Avant Gardner, the museum's new contemporary classical series.

•Music at the Gardner: Fall 2009 Press Kit •Avant Gardner
•Press Release

Contemporary Exhibition
"SU-MEI TSE: FLOATING MEMORIES"
July 16 to October 18, 2009

Golden Lion award-winning visual artist Su-Mei Tse presents a new sound installation at the Gardner, drawing inspiration from the museum's rich collection and history -- including the Dutch Room -- to evoke the ideas of loss, distant memory, absence, and longing.

"Delicate, thoughtful, intuitive, and... constantly surprising" •"Beautiful, soulful, ... [and] utterly hypnotic"

• Press Release: "Su-Mei Tse: Floating Memories"
• Exhibition Wall Text • Exhibition Image Sheet
• Su-Mei Tse: Artist CV • Accompanying Programming
• Full PRESS KIT
• Listen to an AUDIO CLIP of "ONLY ERASING" by Niko Hafkenscheid
(in anticipation of his August 20th performance)

Music & Technology
Gardner Museum Celebrates Millionth Download of
Free Podcast & Online Music Library

The Gardner's successful free classical music podcast, The Concert, and online music library have been embraced by listeners across the globe for quality programming and use of flexible copyright.

Free Classical Music Podcast: "The Concert"
The Gardner Museum launches a new FREE classical music podcast at www.gardnermuseum.org. "The Concert" features unreleased live recordings from the museum's weekly concert series, making the Gardner the first art museum to encourage file sharing and free distribution of its online programming by using a Creative Commons license.

Click here to access "The Concert"

Museum News
ISABELLA STEWART GARDNER MUSEUM
NEW BUILDING & PALACE RESTORATION PROJECT

October 28, 2009: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Reaches Fundraising Milestone
Museum's Planned Expansion Project on Schedule and on Budget as Site Preparation and Geothermal Well Excavation Are Underway

May 18, 2009: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Board of Trustees Votes to Proceed with New Building and Palace Restoration Project

Mar 5, 2009: Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts Approves Museum's Proposed Restoration and Expansion Project: Ruling Confirmes Project Meets the Primary Purpose of Isabella Gardner's Will to Ensure Museum's Future

Apr 10, 2008: Boston Landmarks Commission (BLC) Approves Gardner Museum's Proposed New Building Project and Conceptual Design

Apr 1, 2008: Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) Board of Directors Approves Gardner Museum Restoration, Expansion Project and New Building Design by Renzo Piano

Nov 29, 2004: Launching its Next Century, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Selects Renzo Piano for Planning and Design of an Addition on its Campus

Evening Events
"GARDNER AFTER HOURS" Evening Events Bring Art, Music, Performances, Cocktails, Gallery Explorations, and More to Boston's Enchanting Gardner Museum
Third Thursdays * September through June *5:30-9:30 PM

"After Hours" is a new kind of night out featuring art, music, cocktails and more in one of Boston's most inspiring settings. Year two brings with it ten all-new nights of live music, thematic gallery explorations, signature cocktails and "Courtside Bites" at The Courtside Bar, and even an all-new time (5:30 to 9:30 pm) and graphic look by artist Danijel Zezelj.

• After Hours Year Two Press Release • 2008/2009 Schedule & Themes

Free Admission Policy
Gardner Museum Launches New Policy Offering FREE Admission to Everyone on His or Her Birthday
Ongoing | Launched January 1, 2009

A special birthday gift from the Gardner, new policy aims at providing respite, particularly during these tough economic times, launches January 1st, 2009 - in celebration of the museum's own birthday!

Promotion
"Oh, you Red Sox!" Banner Installation

Isabella Stewart Gardner was a New Yorker turned Bostonian - and an avid, and creatively vocal fan of the Boston Red Sox. Each home opening run and post season, the museum (nicknamed Fenway Court in Isabella Gardner's time) celebrates the Boston boys of summer with a commemorative 25-foot banner immortalizing words made famous by Isabella Gardner. Learn more about this engaging, and surprising story -- and speical discounts and offers awaiting Red Sox fans at the Gardner!

• "Oh, you Red Sox!" Banner & Promo Overview
• View or post an image to Flickr • Image/caption sheet