General admission for children 17 years and under is always free

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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Three separate images representing the Summer 2025 exhibition suite.
Coming June 26, 2025

Summer 2025 Exhibitions

a collection of oversized plants, seeds and fruit presented in a gallery.
Exhibition

Ming Fay: Edge of the Garden

Ming Fay: Edge of the Garden constructs a space of wonder that calls on visitors to view the world around them with new appreciation

A painted portrait of a seated woman dressed in black in a room with yellow walls. She has light skin and dark hair and has her hands folded in her lap.
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Finding the Woman of the Golden Raisins: The Story of the Gardner’s Degas Portrait

The mystery of Portrait of Mme. G…. a canvas rejected by the subject but one that Degas still exhibited at the 1869 Paris Salon. 
 

Adults and children working on an art project making flowers.
Event

Saturday Open Studio

July 19, 2025

Stop by the Bertucci Education Studio and join us for an art-making activity designed by Polly Thayer Starr Visiting Artist Rayna Lo.

Visitors analyzing a work of art
Permanent Collection

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