General admission for children 17 years and under is always free

Escape the Ordinary at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
In 1903, Isabella Stewart Gardner opened her museum “for the education and enjoyment of the public forever.”
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Three separate images representing the Summer 2025 exhibition suite.

2025 Exhibitions

Summer Exhibitions: June 26–September 21, 2025 
Fall Exhibitions: October 23–January 19, 2026

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A reddish-pink upholstered side chair with vertical red stripes and gilt gold legs.
Blog

Reupholstering the Dutch Room Chairs

What's new in the Museum that never changes? Check out the upholstery on the Dutch Room chairs!

Adults and children working on an art project making flowers.
Art Making

Saturday Open Studios

Stop by the Bertucci Education Studio and join us for an art-making activity designed by Polly Thayer Starr Visiting Artist Rayna Lo.

Three young men with dark hair, wearing suit jackets, looking directly at the camera
Music

Junction Trio - Tickets still available

The superb Junction Trio gives a concert of the vivid and virtuosic chamber music of John Zorn.

An arial photo of a building surrounded by lush greenery.
Public Program

The Larger Landscape Conversation: Museum Landscapes

September 25, 2025, 7 pm

Join us as we discuss engagement between landscape designers and local community members as institutions reevaluate their position in the larger civic landscape.

Group of visitors looking at a painting by Titian while a docent speaks
Permanent Collection

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