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
Winter/Spring 2026
Imagine you could be a different version of yourself. What parts of your identity might you reinvent? Explore the concept of persona and what its creation and depiction may reveal about an artist, their society, and ourselves.
In the spotlight
Saturday Open Studio
Gleaming Tokens: Leather Embossing with Metallics
May 30, 2026
At this Saturday Open Studio, experiment with leather, metallics, and embossing to create your own gilt leather object!
Blog
Loaning Paintings: Paul César Helleu and the 1893 World’s Fair
Meet Paul César Helleu, the French Impressionist painter whose work captured Isabella's early attention—and took center stage at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair.
Music
New Masada Quartet
May 28, 2026
Led by the legendary John Zorn on saxophone, the fiery New Masada Quartet promises to bring down the house in this revelatory Thursday evening concert.
Permanent Collection