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.
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.
Bernard Berenson and Isabella Stewart Gardner: An unlikely and resonant collaboration
Art historian Bernard Berenson advised Isabella Stewart Gardner on many important purchases for her art collection. Read on to learn more about their complex relationship.
Seeing is Believing: Bartolomé Bermejo’s Saint Engracia
The regal figure of Saint Engracia captured the attention of Isabella’s friend and advisor Ralph Wormeley Curtis during a trip to Paris, setting off a multi-year quest to acquire it for Isabella’s
The Making of an Exhibition: Working with Artist Fabiola Jean-Louis
There’s a lot that goes into planning, designing, and installing a museum exhibition!
The Takeaway Rembrandt Etching
Stealing Rembrandt — again. It’s very rare for a piece of artwork to be stolen more than once.
Gardner's Gu
Learn more about Gardner’s Gu - the Chinese bronze vessel stolen in the Gardner Museum Theft in 1990.
Unveiling the Italian Coffered Ceiling’s Hidden Story
Where can you see densely decorated panels depicting biblical and mythological scenes, coats of arms, and evidence of censorship in the Museum? Look Up!