The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museumis one of Boston's premiere art museums, housed within the 1903 home of prominent art collector Isabella Stewart Gardner. Throughout her life, Gardner accumulated a collection of more than 7,500 paintings, sculptures, and metal and decorative art pieces from around the world, dating back to ancient times. Today, visitors can view the collection on display within her living history home museum, including significant works by artists such as Michelangelo, Botticelli, Rembrandt, and Claude Manet, along with the first work by Henri Matisse to be entered into a public American collection. More than 7,000 letters and archival items are also showcased, including pieces by T.S. Elliot and Sarah Bernhardt, along with horticultural and sculpture displays outside on the home's interior courtyard. Annual special events include a classic and jazz concert series and a Landscape Visions lecture series.

25 Evans Way, Boston, MA 02115, Phone: 617-566-1401

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