Special Offer
Celebrate Mother's Day at the Gardner Museum:
Mom Gets in FREE & More!
Mother's Day, Sunday, May 11th 2008, 11 am - 5 pm

Special offers for Moms on Mother's Day: Mom gets in free! Plus...
Revel in the enchanting interior courtyard garden, always abloom; Indulge in a decadent Mother's Day dessert in the Gardner Cafe (reservations recommended); And give Mom the gift of the Gardner with $10 off new memberships, so Mom can enjoy all the Gardner has to offer year-round.

The Gardner Cafe: 617-566-1088
Membership: 617-566-5643

Advance Contemporary Exhibition Release

"Luisa Rabbia: Travels with Isabella
Travel Scrapbooks 1883/2008
June 27-September, 2008

Advance Press Preview Event: Wed, June 25th, 5:30-6:30 pm Please RSVP to karmstrong@isgm.org or 617/278-5107

A contemporary Artist-in-Residence exhibition inspired by artist Luisa Rabbia's residency at the Gardner Museum - and photographs collected by Isabella Gardner while traveling in China in 1883. In Travels with Isabella, Rabbia uses these archival photographs to create a video of an imaginary landscape animated with her own drawings and other images and music also inspired by her time at the museum. The result is a fantastical narrative that is both contemporary and historical.

This advance release was revised May 6, 2008
A complete press kit will be available in late May 2008.

All-New Evening Events
"GARDNER AFTER HOURS"

Third Thursdays 5-9PM
Premiere Event: September 20th
A new kind of night out... "Gardner After Hours" evening events series combines cutting-edge art, music, performances, cocktails and more in Boston's most inspiring setting.
• "After Hours" press release • Access "Gardner After Hours" web pages

EXPANSION & RESTORATION PROJECT UPDATES

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

• New Building Image/Caption Sheet
• New Building Project FACT SHEET • Community Support / Quotes
• 2004 Architect Selection Press Release

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

Boston's Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Marks the 18th Anniversary of the March 1990 Theft of Thirteen Works of Art
Museum reissues its commitment to a $5 million reward, assures complete confidentiality for information leading to the return of the stolen artworks

• Stolen Artworks: Image Sheet

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":
http://www.gardnermuseum.org/music/podcast/theconcert.asp

"Thinking Through Art" Research Reveals that Children Learn to Think Critically by Learning to Look at Art
Important new arts education research reveals a strong correlation between the museum's "School Partnership Program" and improved critical thinking skills in children.
• Full Press Kit • Executive Summary • Study Overview • Findings Overview • Collaborator Bios • "Critical Thinking Skills" Rubric
• Visit "Thinking Through Art" online for access to the full research report, a documentary film of kids 'learning to look' at art, sample lesson plans, and more.