The Museum will be closed on Monday, February 23 due to the winter storm.
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:
- Closed
- 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
Winter/Spring 2026 Exhibitions: February 19–May 10, 2026
In the spotlight
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.
Music
Castle of Our Skins with Daniel Bernard Roumain, electric violin and Val-Inc
March 29, 2026
Our longtime collaborators Castle of Our Skins, perform a portrait concert of violinist, composer, and musical firebrand Daniel Bernard Roumain and sound chemist, Val-Inc.
Art Making
Memory Zine Making
February 14, 2026
At this Saturday Open Studio, explore collage and drawing to make your very own zine inspired by Isabella’s travel albums.
Blog
Persephone’s Impossible Garden
In the Courtyard, just as in the famous myth, Persephone stands amidst an impossible garden, perpetually in bloom.
Permanent Collection