Advanced ticketing recommended—popular entry times sell out quickly
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.”
- Monday:
- 11:00am–5:00pm
- Tuesday:
- Closed
- Wednesday:
- 11:00am–5:00pm
- Thursday:
- 11:00am–9:00pm
- Friday:
- 11:00am–5:00pm
- Saturday:
- 10:00am–5:00pm
- Sunday:
- 10:00am–5:00pm
Exhibitions
Now On View
The Book of Esther in the Age of Rembrandt illuminates how the ancient story of a Jewish heroine became a source of inspiration for people across faiths in the 17th-century Netherlands.
In the spotlight
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Encountering Ancient Egypt at the Gardner
Did you know you could engage with objects from ancient Egypt at the Gardner Museum? Join an Egyptologist on a mini-tour.
October 24, 2026 – Public Program
Saturday Open Studios
Join us as we craft fabric pouches—embellished with diasporic Jewish motifs from the age of Rembrandt—to hold close small objects we might cherish.
October 29, 2026
Georg Friedrich Haas: in vain
Chamber orchestra Alarm Will Sound brings Georg Friedrich Haas’s modern masterpiece, in vain, to Calderwood Hall for Thursday Night Music at the Gardner.
November 1, 2026
Eleanor Alberga with Green Room Ensemble
The Jamaican-British composer and pianist Eleanor Alberga is one of the most exciting composers writing in the UK. For this program, she has assembled a team of marvelous musicians—stars in their own right—to join her in a showcase of her wonderful chamber music.
Permanent Collection