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Orchids on display in the Courtyard
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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Exhibitions

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

Exhibitions
Three separate images of two men and one woman
Public Program

Persona: An Exploration in Four Parts

February 19, 2026

Join us on the opening night of the new exhibition Persona: Photography and the Re-Imagined Self for a conversation examining “persona” with the curators and three of the exhibiting artists. 

18 Musicians on a crowded stage
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!

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Free with Boston Family Day Pass

Boston Family Days

February 8, 2026

Boston school-aged students and two guests can gain free admission to participating institutions on the first two Sundays of each month by showing their Program Pass.  

An open album with a Harvard Yale football game score card and newspaper clippings about Harvard’s victory over Yale.
Blog

The Game: Isabella’s Football Fandom

Many people know that Isabella Stewart Gardner was a baseball fan. She was also a college football fan and closely followed the Harvard/Yale rivalry. 
 

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