Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

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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.

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.

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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Exhibitions

Winter/Spring 2026 Exhibitions: February 19–May 10, 2026

Exhibitions

A candlelit green room with empty frames.

Public Program

What Rembrandt Saw: The History of Stealing, Conserving, and Protecting Art in Boston

January 22, 2026

Join the Gardner’s Director of Security and Director of Conservation as they discuss their decades of combined experience caring for the Gardner’s collection, as well as why Rembrandt’s artworks have been repeatedly targeted by criminals, both locally and globally.

Music

Thursday Night Music

February 26, 2026

The Gardner’s new series, Thursday Night Music, launches with a bang. Ensemble Signal performs Steve Reich’s seminal minimalist work, Music for 18 Musicians—one of David Bowie's favorite albumns of all time. Tickets are extremely limited!