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.”

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

Thursdays at the Gardner

Free Thursday Nights

Escape the ordinary—and the cost of admission—every Thursday evening.

Blog

Dutch Exotica, Rembrandt’s Scarf, and the Glint of Gold

How did Rembrandt and other painters use textiles to set the scene for the far-away long ago “East”?

Saturday Open Studios

Stories Within - The Art of the Scroll

At this Saturday Open Studio, we invite you to use one of the oldest forms of bookmaking to create a personal scroll.

Permanent Collection

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