The Museum will close at 2 pm on Saturday, May 2 for an event and Café G will be closed all day.
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:
- 10:00am–2:00pm
- 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
Music
Castle of Our Skins with Daniel Bernard Roumain, electric violin and Val-Inc
March 29, 2026
Our longtime collaborators Castle of Our Skins, perform a portrait concert of violinist, composer, and musical firebrand Daniel Bernard Roumain and sound chemist, Val-Inc.
Blog
Nellie Melba at the Gardner Museum
In 1905, the world’s most celebrated soprano performed at the Gardner. Now, more than a century later, you can relive that concert on Spotify.
Permanent Collection