Escape the Ordinary at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

Escape the ordinary—and the cost of admission—every Thursday evening.

First cultivated in the floating gardens of the Aztecs, these jewels of late summer illuminate Isabella’s Courtyard.

Have you ever looked at the art beneath your feet? At this Saturday Open Studio, make your own tile with air-dry clay and acrylic glazes, inspired by Fenway Court’s floors.

When you think of an art museum, you probably think of paintings and sculptures. But what about plants?

Rachel Barton Pine returns to Calderwood Hall with a recital of Brahms sonatas for the violin—including Brahms’s own violin version of a sonata better known on clarinet.

Who was Esther, what is her legacy, and how has she been used as a heroic symbol throughout history? Join the conversation exploring the roles of women in religious texts as archetypes for faith, leadership, and bravery. 

For this inaugural concert, five marvelous musicians tackle a wide-ranging program, crowned with the thrilling quintet of the Ukrainian-American firebrand Leo Ornstein (1893–2002), whose life bridged three centuries.