Reupholstering the Dutch Room Chairs
What's new in the Museum that never changes? Check out the upholstery on the Dutch Room chairs!
Inside the Collection Blog
The Gardner's home for stories about its collection (including the plants!), Isabella and her circle, and how the Museum inspires artists today.
A Twentieth-Century Greek Aesthete: Behind the Raymond Duncan Silk Scarf
Inspired by Greek art and culture, one of Raymond Duncan's unique scarves was given to Isabella Stewart Gardner.
Fire-breathing Dragons from the ISGM Decorative Ironwork
Discovering Isabella’s love for iron candelabras, sconces, and dragons.
Behind the Show: Hydrangeas
The beauty of Hydrangeas is well known. Yet, behind the blossom’s showy facade hide humble flowers.
A Boston Bacchanal
Happy National Wine & Cheese Day! Read on to explore how the god of wine is preserved in Isabella’s collection.
Francesca Alexander: A Bostonian in Florence
The connection to Francesca Alexander started with Jack Gardner’s parents and is now immortalized in the Short Gallery.
Which Came First, the Emu or the Egg?
How do you identify, clean, and conserve an eggshell that is over 140 years old? Read on to find out.
Tracing the Tree Fern
A relic of the prehistoric forest catches the light of Isabella’s Courtyard garden.