The Game: Isabella’s Football Fandom
Many people know that Isabella Stewart Gardner was a baseball fan. She was also a college football fan and closely followed the Harvard/Yale rivalry.
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.
Past Blog Posts
From Dull to Divine: Conserving the Black Glass Madonna
The challenges and thrills of glass conservation.
Iron & Light in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Whether it’s oil lamps, candlesticks or chandeliers, iron plays an important role in the ambiance and mystique of the Museum.
Across the Mediterranean: Treatment and Reattribution of a “Venetian” Cross
The careful, methodical—yet simple, antiquated process to treat a cross while learning of its true origins from Bethlehem.
Tariffs, Taxes and the Creation of Fenway Court
Isabella’s costly entanglement with tariffs and taxes and the opening of her Museum.
Black and Beautiful: The Black Glass Madonna
New research on the Black Glass Madonna—a truly special and quite unusual object—uncovers its forgotten history.
Protecting the Legacy: The Gardner Museum During World War II
This Veteran’s Day, learn about the Museum’s effort to protect its artwork during World War II.
Infrared Imaging of a Painting by Allan Rohan Crite
Allan Rohan Crite’s painting of a mother and children belonging to the Museum of African American History has more than one story to tell.
Weaving Images: Photographing Tapestries at the Gardner
The trials, tribulations and technology of photographing large tapestries.
Most Recent Blog Post
Persephone’s Impossible Garden
In the Courtyard, just as in the famous myth, Persephone stands amidst an impossible garden, perpetually in bloom.