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.”

Exhibitions

Coming Soon

The Book of Esther in the Age of Rembrandt illuminates how the ancient story of a Jewish heroine became a source of inspiration for people across faiths in the 17th-century Netherlands. 

 

In the spotlight

Thursdays at the Gardner

Free Thursday Nights

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

Blog

Julia Gardner Coolidge, Friend and Sister

Meet Isabella’s school friend turned sister-in-law.

Saturday Open Studios

Art Underfoot: Medieval Tile Making

At this Saturday Open Studio, make your own tile with air-dry clay and acrylic glazes, inspired by Fenway Court’s medieval-esque tiled floors.

Permanent Collection

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