Dig deeper into our collections with our most recent stories.
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 museum.
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. But a small self-portrait etching by Rembrandt from the Gardner's collection is proof that it can happen.
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!
"Queering" the Raphael Room
Recognizing the vibrant queer culture in Italian Renaissance and Greco-Roman art.
Silk Shopping in the South of France
Visit Prelle et Cie in Lyon–the capital of European silk weaving–to learn more about the reproduction of textiles for the Dutch Room.
A Dragon Banner in the Courtyard
Uncovering the mystery around Isabella Stewart Gardner’s dragon flag.