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
June 13, 2026
At this Saturday Open Studio, experiment with leather, metallics, and embossing to create your own gilt leather object!
Blog
Before Fenway Court: Mary Jane Morgan and the Building—and Splitting—of a Collection
Before Isabella opened her museum, another Gilded Age collector was building something strikingly similar. Meet Mary Jane Morgan—the woman who may have served as a role model for Isabella.
Free Day
Juneteenth
June 19, 2026
How do we build a better future? Discover liberatory possibilities with fellow members of your community on this free day held in honor of Juneteenth, curated in collaboration with SIDE Presents.
Permanent Collection