ART MUSEUM
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
/ 5 · 11,474 Google reviews
25 Evans Way, Boston, MA 02115 · Fenway, next to the MFA
- Hours today
- 11 AM – 5 PM
- Visit time
- 1.5 hours
- Best for
- Atmosphere, art history
- Founded
- 1903
About this museum
Isabella Stewart Gardner's 1903 palazzo, designed to display her collection in the same arrangement she lived with. The 1990 robbery — still unsolved, $500M in art — left empty frames hanging where the Vermeer and Rembrandts were cut out. Read the full review →
Visitor tips
- TIP Free admission for life if your first name is Isabella.
Don't miss
- COURTYARD Roman mosaic surrounded by seasonal flowers
- DUTCH ROOM Empty frames marking the 1990 art heist
The full review
By Gardner's will, the collection is displayed exactly as she arranged it in 1903 — no labels on most works, no rearrangement, no replacement of the 13 paintings stolen in the 1990 robbery (still unsolved, the largest art theft in history). The empty frames where Vermeer's The Concert and three Rembrandts once hung are still there. The interior courtyard with its four-season floral installation is the architectural highlight.
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