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Member Preview Day

The Book of Esther in the Age of Rembrandt

Wednesday
August 5, 2026

11 am - 5 pm
Hostetter Gallery

Members enjoy early access to our Fall 2026 exhibition—The Book of Esther in the Age of Rembrandt—before they open to the public.

Top image Credit: Jan Lievens (Dutch, 1607–1674), The Feast of Esther (detail), about 1625. Oil on canvas, 130.8 x 163.8 cm (51 1/2 x 64 1/2 in.) North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh. Purchased with funds from the State of North Carolina, 1952

How to Get Tickets | Museum Admission

Free for members, reserving in advance is encouraged. Simply show your membership card or scan your member admission ticket at the gallery for entrance.

You may reserve your general admission tickets:  

  • Online, by clicking the Get Tickets button above
  • By calling the box office at 617 278 5156, Wednesday–Monday, 10 am–4 pm
  • In person: Visit the Museum and scan your membership card or reserve at the ticket desk, Wednesday–Monday, 11 am–4:30 pm

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If you have any questions, please reach out to the Membership Office at membership@isgm.org or 617 566 5643.

The Book of Esther in the Age of Rembrandt is co-organized by the Jewish Museum, New York, and the North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh.

Generous support for the exhibition at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is provided by Barbara and Amos Hostetter, The Richard C. von Hess Foundation, an anonymous donor, Mark and Donna Leventhal Family (Donna Leventhal, Emily Leventhal & David Rontal, Sara & Peter Fleiss, and Rebecca Leventhal), the Ford Foundation, and Amy and David Abrams.

The exhibition also received funding from Wagner Foundation, CANVAS, the Getty Foundation, The Beker Foundation, Lisbeth Tarlow and Stephen Kay, the David Berg Foundation, Dutch Culture USA, a program of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the United States, The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Diamond Charity Foundation, The Miriam Fund, Indian Point Foundation, Caron and Kevin Tabb, Artis, and Rita J. and Stanley H. Kaplan Family Foundation, Inc.

Additional support is provided by an endowment grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Mellon Foundation.