Gardner Museum Expansion
Coverage of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum's expansion project
Museums Open Their August Halls To Pop Concerts To Open Doors To Wider Audiences
“We’re really tackling a problem that the Gardner Museum has worked on for years and years and years ... to try to get rid of the elite image," says museum...
New Exhibit Explains How Isabella Stewart Gardner Amassed Her Famous Art Collection
In a first-of-its-kind exhibition, selections from Isabella Stewart Gardner's unique art collection have been moved away from their stipulated locations to tell the origin story of the collection itself.
Beth Morrison Brings 'Labyrinth,' A Chamber-Style Installation, To The Gardner Museum
Morrison, known for her multimedia stagings like "Labyrinth" and interest in contemporary composers, says that we've reached a turning point in opera. "New work is really viable. It's exciting and...
Outgoing Gardner Leader Anne Hawley Reflects On Her 26 Years At The Museum
Not since Isabella Stewart Gardner herself has one person so affected the contours of the museum and its culture.
The Story Behind 'Penelope,' Sarah Kirkland Snider's Song Cycle Coming To The Gardner
Homer's "Odyssey" provides the framework for "Penelope," a rich tale of recognition, healing and the passage of time that will be staged at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum on Thursday,...
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New Gardner Director Peggy Fogelman Explains Museum's Significance To Her Past And Present
After an eight-month search with 200 candidates, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum has selected Peggy Fogelman as its new director.
Meet The New Director Of The Gardner Museum
Peggy Fogelman, who oversees art exhibitions at New York’s Morgan Library & Museum, is expected to begin work as the Gardner's new director in January.
Renaissance Painter Crivelli, With His Gilded 'Saint George,' Gets The Gardner Spotlight
Isabella Stewart Gardner was actually the first collector to bring a painting by Carlo Crivelli into the U.S.
Boston's Gardner Museum Is Offering Free Admission Thursday
In an effort to lift Boston's snow-weary spirits the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is offering free admission all-day Thursday, Sept. 26.
'Love, Trust And Respect' Help Conductor-Less Boston 'Criers' Get To The Grammys
The group A Far Cry -- a unique, classical string ensemble based in Jamaica Plain -- is up for a Grammy Award.
FBI Says It Has Sources With Sightings Of Artwork Stolen From Gardner Museum
In a broadcast interview, FBI Special Agent Geoff Kelly did not say the FBI has seen the artwork.
Why Remember The Forgotten Artist Anders Zorn?
A Gardner Museum show makes the case for this 19th century peer of John Singer Sargent.
New Gardner Museum Expansion Opens To The Public
As the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum opens to the public today, we tour the modern features added to the historic palace.
Gardner Museum Has New Digs For Artists-In-Residence
The new wing at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum has many new spaces. And on the building's second floor, there are two chic apartments — especially for artists.
Time-Shifts And Discoveries At The Gardner Museum
The new wing at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum opens next week, and was created to carry the institution into the future. But Gardner's historic Venetian palace has been experiencing...
Architect Piano Unveils 'New' Gardner Museum
Italian architect Renzo Piano helped unveil the Isabella Stewart Gardner's new wing to members of the media Wednesday morning.
As Part Of Expansion, Gardner Museum Gets A New Greenhouse
The new building, designed by Italian architect Renzo Piano, features a cutting-edge concert hall, a much bigger café and gift shop. It also features a brand new greenhouse, to the...
Down To The Wire As 'New' Gardner Museum Readies To Open
In less than two weeks the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum will unveil its decade-long, $180 million extension project.
Gardner Museum’s Concert Hall Finds Its Voice
The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is kicking into high gear now that the January opening of its new $180 million expansion is on the horizon. A state-of-the art performance hall...
Gardner Undergoes Both Preservation, Expansion
The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is in the middle of an ambitious $180 million upgrade. But because its namesake left explicit instructions that nothing be altered after her death, the...