General admission for children 17 years and under is always free

View of the couryard in midsummer
Large image of an African American man with white hair holding a paint pallet in one hand with an assortment of people circled around him.
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A room with European old-master paintings, sculpture, and furniture arranged eclectically. The lower half of the image shows a line of chairs, all upholstered in matching floral damask.
A red textile wall with a large Titian painting and two tables and a chair on the floor.
Blue fabric wall with several paintings and a display case on the floor.
A red velvet wall with paintings and furniture in front of it.
A room with wooden beams, stained glass, decorative tiles with a portrait in the center of the image.
A large wall made up of glass panels.
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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Exhibitions

Fall Exhibitions: October 23, 2025–January 19, 2026
Winter/Spring 2026 Exhibitions: February 19–May 10, 2026

Fall 2025 Winter/Spring 2026
A photograph showing an ornate cabinet on top of a table situated between two candle stands.
Blog

Black and Beautiful: The Black Glass Madonna

New research on the Black Glass Madonna—a truly special and quite unusual object—uncovers its forgotten history.

Performance in Calderwood Hall
Music

Winter/Spring 2026 Weekend Concert Series

Tickets to the Winter/Spring 2026 Weekend Concert Series go on sale to the public on Wednesday, November 26, 2025 at 10 am.  

Looking over a person's shoulder while they work on an art project
Art Making

Saturday Open Studios

November 29, 2025

Join us in the Bertucci Education Studio as we gather memories of our neighborhoods through texture rubbings in an activity designed by Polly Thayer Starr Visiting Artist crystal bi. Open Studios are free with Museum admission and participation is on a first-come, first-served basis.  

A painting of a black Madonna holding a baby on her lap on a public street car. Streaks of light and stars surround both of their heads.
Public Program

The History of the Black Madonna: Spirituals Made Visual

December 11, 2025

Join us in a journey through the complex history of depicting Black women in Christian iconography, featuring a musical opening by vocalist Nedelka Prescod. 

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

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