Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Art museum in Fenway-Kenmore, Boston, United States
The museum displays more than 7500 artworks in a structure modeled after a 15th-century Venetian palace with a glass-covered garden courtyard.
Isabella Stewart Gardner opened this museum in 1903 to house her personal collection of European, Asian, and American art spanning three millennia.
The museum maintains the exact arrangement of paintings, sculptures, tapestries, and decorative arts as Isabella Stewart Gardner originally placed them in the building.
The museum welcomes visitors Wednesday through Monday, offers free admission to children under 17, and provides digital room guides for self-guided tours.
The empty frames from the 1990 theft of thirteen artworks valued at $500 million remain hanging in their original locations within the museum.
Location: Boston
Inception: 1903
Founders: Isabella Stewart Gardner
Architects: Willard Thomas Sears
Official opening: 1903
Address: 25 Evans Way, Boston, MA 02115 02115
Opening Hours: Wednesday-Monday
Phone: +1(617)5661401
Website: https://gardnermuseum.org
GPS coordinates: 42.33818,-71.09912
Latest update: May 26, 2025 19:15
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