General admission for children 17 years and under is always free

View of the couryard in midsummer
Large image of an African American man with white hair holding a paint pallet in one hand with an assortment of people circled around him.
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A room with European old-master paintings, sculpture, and furniture arranged eclectically. The lower half of the image shows a line of chairs, all upholstered in matching floral damask.
A red textile wall with a large Titian painting and two tables and a chair on the floor.
Blue fabric wall with several paintings and a display case on the floor.
A red velvet wall with paintings and furniture in front of it.
A room with wooden beams, stained glass, decorative tiles with a portrait in the center of the image.
A large wall made up of glass panels.
Escape the Ordinary at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
In 1903, Isabella Stewart Gardner opened her museum “for the education and enjoyment of the public forever.”
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2025 Exhibitions

Fall Exhibitions: October 23–January 19, 2026

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tapestry on the floor
Blog

Other Ways of Seeing: A Conservator’s Perspective on Tactile Accessibility

The trials, tribulations and technology of photographing large tapestries. 

Looking over a person's shoulder while they work on an art project
Art Making

Saturday Open Studios

October 25, 2025

Join us in the Bertucci Education Studio as we gather memories of our neighborhoods through texture rubbings in an activity designed by Polly Thayer Starr Visiting Artist crystal bi. Open Studios are free with Museum admission and participation is on a first-come, first-served basis.  

A woman with long red hair in a sleeveless green dress holding a violin while resting against a piano.
Music

Rachel Barton Pine

October 26, 2025

Rachel Barton Pine returns to the Gardner Museum to perform on part of the collection—the Museum’s very own viola d’amore. Featuring works from Vivaldi, Haydn, Brahms, and Charles Martin Loeffler.

A black and white photo of an elderly African American man standing in front of a desk with various items on it. Behind him is a large mural depicting religious figures.
Public Program

Allan Rohan Crite: The Dean of African American Arts in New England

October 23, 2025

Join us in conversation to celebrate the life and legacy of artist and civic leader Allan Rohan Crite, who prolifically documented the daily life of Black Bostonians with profound care and optimsm. 

Group of visitors looking at a painting by Titian while a docent speaks
Permanent Collection

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