Advanced ticketing recommended—popular entry times sell out quickly
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.”
- Monday:
- 11:00am–5:00pm
- Tuesday:
- Closed
- Wednesday:
- 11:00am–5:00pm
- Thursday:
- 11:00am–9:00pm
- Friday:
- 11:00am–5:00pm
- Saturday:
- Closed
- Sunday:
- 10:00am–5:00pm
Exhibitions
Winter/Spring 2026
Imagine you could be a different version of yourself. What parts of your identity might you reinvent? Explore the concept of persona and what its creation and depiction may reveal about an artist, their society, and ourselves.
In the spotlight
Thursdays at the Gardner
Free Thursday Nights
Escape the ordinary—and the cost of admission—every Thursday evening, starting on July 1.
Blog
Before Fenway Court: Mary Jane Morgan and the Building—and Splitting—of a Collection
Before Isabella opened her museum, another Gilded Age collector was building something strikingly similar. Meet Mary Jane Morgan—the woman who may have served as a role model for Isabella.
Saturday Open Studios
Marks of Attention: Ink Drawing at the Gardner
At this Saturday Open Studio, artist Christine Chiang asks us to dwell in the beauty and meditative practices of slow looking and ink drawing.
Permanent Collection