Saturday Open Studios

Isabella Stewart Gardner carefully curated all the tiles you see in the Historic Collection today. From collaborating with Pennsylvania’s Moravian Pottery and Tile Works to create custom tiles for her Museum’s gallery floors to installing almost 2,000 painted and glazed tiles from the Church of San Agustìn in Atlixco, Mexico, in the Museum’s Spanish Cloister, Isabella cared deeply for every detail of her collection.

In this Open Studio, we invite you to closely observe the Talavera style of colorful, glazed tiles that Isabella particularly loved. Learn more about this traditional Mexican artform and let your imagination guide you as you use markers to create your own motifs on ceramic tiles that you can add to your personal collection. 

 

Click to read more about Isabella's time in Mexico and the Talevara tiles. 

Open Studios are free with Museum admission, and participation is drop-in on a first-come, first-served basis. Advance registration for general admission is encouraged.

Purchase your ticket by clicking on the GET TICKETS button above.

Questions about accessibility? Please call the Box Office at 617 278 5156 to request accessible or companion seating, or to inquire about other accommodations in advance of the program.