04/23/2020
📢New blog post! 📢 Our Conservation Department takes a closer look at a Albrecht Dürer’s Man in a Fur Coat, found in the Dutch Room. Read it here→
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04/23/2020
The Macknight Room is home to a great number of watercolor paintings by its namesake: Dodge Macknight. He good-naturedly badgered Isabella into purchasing his paintings and he sent her a doctored postcard of the exterior of her Museum with the words “Buy Macknight’s Pictures” emblazoned across the circular wall around the Monk’s Garden. The trick worked, and she ended up buying nearly a dozen of his works! #TBT
Image: Dodge Macknight, Postcard 'Mrs. Jack Gardner's Venetian Palace, Boston', 31 December 1911. Chromolithograph; Ink on paper.
04/22/2020
Unfold the fan to reveal your future! Decorated in golden stars and brilliant greens and reds, the fortune teller points to a book that reads "porvenir," Spanish for “future.” Isabella most likely purchased this fan during her travels through Spain in 1888!
Object: Spanish, Folding Fan: Fortune teller, Late 19th Century. Chromolithograph with lacquered wood ribs.
04/22/2020
This #EarthDay, get back in touch with nature! What are you doing today to appreciate our beautiful Earth? 🌎
Image: Andreas Martin Anderson, Surge of the Sea, about 1900. Oil on canvas. #MuseumFromHome
04/21/2020
“This can be grounding at a time when our experience of time is unmoored. For many of us the routines that structure our lives have been disrupted. It is a small solace, but there's a bright, ostentatious joy in that saturated orange flower.” — Erika Rumbley, Gardner Museum Director of Horticulture, on nasturtiums to WBUR 90.9 FM.
Read the article here→ https://wbur.fm/3asdHji
04/21/2020
We are thrilled to unveil our new blog, Inside the Collection! Here, you’ll find in-depth looks at some of the untold stories about the Museum’s collection and history, straight from our curators and experts. Start reading today→ https://bit.ly/2KnKVpP
04/21/2020
This #TransformationTuesday, we’re revisiting the cleaning of the two 19th-century marble lions that guard the original entrance to the Museum. Typical with outdoor sculptures, over time environmental conditions caused biological growth on both lions, resulting in a dark green appearance. After some testing, the lions received a much needed “grooming” (and a teeth brushing!) and were steam cleaned.
04/20/2020
Flanking the doorway to the Raphael Room are two long, horizontal paintings by Pesellino, or “the “Little Pea,” who was one of the most talented painters in mid-15th-century Florence. He worked for the Medici family and Pope Nicholas V. Very few of his works survive today, but Isabella bought three, more than any other American collector. To the left of the doorway is Pesellino’s Triumphs of Love, Chastity, and Death, and to the right is his Triumphs of Fame, Time, and Eternity.
04/20/2020
Although today was previously scheduled to be the Boston Marathon, we’re still celebrating the dedicated runners, organizers, and Bostonians who make the event so special every year. We’re looking forward to cheering on all the runners come September! #MarathonMonday
Object: Paul Manship, Diana, 1921. Bronze.
04/18/2020
Anna Coleman Ladd was an acclaimed sculptor in the city of Boston in the 1910s. When World War I began, she pivoted and joined a corps of fellow artists to create prosthetic masks for soldiers disfigured in combat. You can find Ladd’s bronze sculpture in the Macknight Room.
Object: Anna Coleman Ladd, Maria de Acosta Sargent, 1915. Bronze. #MuseumFromHome
04/17/2020
Many of the flowers in the Gardner’s collection have been in the collection for decades! Each year, the Horticulture team works hard to ensure plants like orchids, nasturtiums, and chrysanthemums can be used to spawn future growths. Some can even be traced back to Isabella’s lifetime!
Image: Wilfred August French, Prized Azaleas at Green Hill, 19th century. Albumen print on board.
04/16/2020
Did you know Isabella sometimes used objects in the Courtyard as planters? This photograph was taken in the early 1930s, after her death, and shows lilies in the Farnese Sarcophagus. We’ve certainly come a long way!
Bonus: If you look carefully in the background of the photo, you can spot the flowering nasturtiums hanging from the third floor balcony. #TBT
Image: American, Boston, Farnese Sarcophagus in the West Cloister, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 1932. Hand colored gelatin silver print.
04/16/2020
Today on Instagram, we’re revisiting Isabella’s brazen 1914 acquisition of John Singer Sargent’s masterpiece, El Jaleo. Don’t have an Instagram? Get the full story on our website → https://bit.ly/2R7aLlF #TBT
04/15/2020
It’s #WorldArtDay! This work found in the Vatichino is part of Katsushika Hokusai’s series Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji. This series shows the iconic Japanese peak from a variety of viewpoints, including the famous The Great Wave of Kanagawa! This print shows men and women seated in a teahouse, looking out at Mount Fuji, which is neatly framed by a wide rectangular window.
Image: Katsushika Hokusai, Yoshida on the Tokaido (detail), about 1830-1832. Woodblock print on paper mounted to a second sheet of Japanese paper.
04/15/2020
Today is #OneBostonDay. On this day every year, Boston reflects on the tragic events that occurred during the 2013 Boston Marathon, and acknowledge the strength and resilience of our city. Today, we’re thanking our incredible community for the dedication, bravery, and kindness you’ve demonstrated in our toughest moments.
Image: Jan Voerman, Nasturtiums, about 1894. Opaque watercolor on paper.
04/14/2020
This luxurious container is an early 17th century wooden Casket, originally made in Gujarat, India. The box is decorated with hundreds of tiny pieces of mother-of-pearl, inlaid into a black resinous material. Over time, dirt and grime settled on the surfaces, dulling the mother-of-pearl. Conservators used tiny cotton swabs and an aqueous solution to clean each individual piece of mother-of-pearl to reveal its original brilliance. #TransformationTuesday
04/14/2020
On this day in 1840, our fearless founder Isabella Stewart Gardner was born! 🎉 In a toast on her birthday in 1911, scholar and friend Denman Waldo Ross proclaimed: “we have seen your devotion to the arts of Dancing and Music, to the Drama and to Literature. As for the arts of Sculpture and Paintings you have illustrated them in a collection of masterpieces which is known all over the world.”
Image: Anders Zorn, Isabella Stewart Gardner in Venice, 1894, oil on canvas.
04/13/2020
The Blue Room is a gallery brimming with objects that reflect Isabella’s personal relationships! In here, find display cases featuring personal correspondences between Isabella and the likes of Henry James, F. Marion Crawford, and A. Piatt Andrew, among others. The art hanging on the walls also often reflects artists she knew personally, like Anders Zorn and John Singer Sargent.
04/12/2020
Here is a little Easter greeting from 1916 to brighten your Sunday! 🐣
Image: Unknown, Pittsburgh, Letter To Isabella Stewart Gardner From 1036 Beechwood Bld., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 22 April 1916. Ink On Paper.
04/11/2020
Anybody else’s pet giving you this look lately? Happy #NationalPetDay!
Object: Emmanuel Fremiet, Figuring, 19th Century. Gilt wood.
04/10/2020
On this day in 1860, Isabella and Jack Gardner married in New York! The two met through Jack’s sister and Isabella’s Paris schoolmate, Julia Gardner. The two shared a profound love of art and travel!
Images: American, Isabella Stewart Gardner, about 1860. Tintype. // John L. Gardner, Jr., about 1860. Tintype.
04/08/2020
The Guardian has declared the exhibition catalogue for Boston's Apollo "required reading on race and US culture." Read the review here→ https://bit.ly/3e8H1hV
04/08/2020
Under the Virgin and Child are five small arches with figures: from the left, a crowned female saint holding a cross, Saint Paul, Saint Dominic, an unidentified male saint, and a kneeling nun. This last figure is presented in a different scale and indicates she was the donor of the painting. This luminous gold work is displayed near a window in the Gothic Room, to take full advantage of the natural light!
Image: Simone Martini, Virgin and Child, About 1325. Tempera on panel.
04/07/2020
Conservation of John Singer Sargent's Cast of an Urn
This #TransformationTuesday, we’re revisiting a Conservation project done in preparation for our special exhibition, Bostons Apollo! This Cast of an Urn was created by John Singer Sargent as a model for the Rotunda he designed at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Sargent gave the cast to Gardner after 1918 and she kept it in her Vatichino gallery. Over the years, the porous plaster absorbed a lot of dirt and grime. Conservators used a laser cleaner to gently remove dirt without damaging the plaster surface.
04/07/2020
This #NationalBeerDay, kick back with a cold one and this delicate etching by Anders Zorn. Did you notice the tiny beer bottle next to his signature? 🍻
Image: Anders Zorn, The Small Brewery, 1890. Etching.
04/06/2020
We’re celebrating the start of spring with a nostalgic look at Hanging Nasturtium displays from the past few years, as shared by many of you!
Do you have a favorite Nasturtium memory? We want to hear it. Reply with your own story, or share your photos and tag us!
04/06/2020
Today marks Renaissance master #Raphael’s 537th birthday and 500th anniversary of his death. This small panel was originally created as part of a larger altarpiece—other sections of the work are found in the collections of the The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York and National Gallery. When Bernard Berenson brought this painting to Isabella’s attention in 1890, she immediately bought it! Two years prior, in 1898, Isabella had brought the first Raphael painting to the United States, and ultimately named one of her galleries after the much-admired Italian artist.
Image: Raphael, Lamentation Over the Dead Christ, about 1503-1505. Oil on poplar panel.
04/06/2020
Isabella did not purchase complete, pre-designed rooms or attempt to assemble period rooms. The one exception is the Little Salon, when in 1897, she acquired interior paneling from the Palazzo Morosini in Venice. In typical Isabella fashion, her installation of the paneling in the Museum does not attempt to re-create a Venetian interior—instead the panels are mounted in unorthodox ways, even placed upside down, or were cut to form new pieces of furniture!
04/05/2020
Raise your hand if you’ve played any card games in the past two weeks! This game of six cards features numerous symbols to be puzzled over in the manner of the wizard-like “Detector,” (pictured on the game’s cover). Isabella saved many books and other items from her childhood as well as those of her three nephews’. The cards’ appearance suggests heavy usage, perhaps by her three nephews, or perhaps by Isabella herself—a spirited competitor. #MuseumFromHome
Images: Edward Wallis, Sibylline Leaves, or Detector of the Thoughts: A New Puzzle, about 1819-1823. Printed ink on paper.
04/05/2020
Lady in Gold? How about a Pug in Gold! 🎇 Thank you to Instagram account foxyroxiethepug for sharing this precious recreation of Thomas Wilmer Dewing’s painting found in the Yellow Room. #MuseumFromHome
Original work: https://bit.ly/2hxG9XI
04/04/2020
Jean-Baptiste Isabey was a gifted French painter, sought after for his miniature portraits! He received one of his first commissions from Marie Antoinette, and was even patronized later by Napoleon and Joséphine Bonaparte. This portrait lives in the Little Salon and is just two inches by three inches in size!
Image: Jean-Baptiste Isabey, Miniature of Marie Antoinette, about 1786. Oil.
04/02/2020
Of the 2700 books Isabella acquired for her museum, about 120 can be considered children's books. The Museum’s Library contains classics like Aesop’s Fables and The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, as well as Japanese fairy tales, all of which you can find in our digital collection!
03/31/2020
Happy Birthday to American artist, William Morris Hunt, born on this day in Brattleboro, Vermont in 1824!
Image: William Morris Hunt, Landscape, The Village Church, 1863. Oil on canvas.
03/31/2020
In preparation for our exhibition #BostonsApollo, Visiting Curator of Performing Arts Helga Davis went on a journey to find out who truly was Thomas McKeller. Here are some behind-the-scenes peeks into the production of her film, Finding Thomas McKeller. You can watch the full video here→ https://bit.ly/30bFLE5
03/31/2020
Happy birthday to #JohnLaFarge, born on this day in 1835! 🎂 La Farge is perhaps best known for his innovations in stained glass design (including Boston’s own Trinity Church), but also garnered attention for his work in watercolor and mural works.
Image: John La Farge, The Recording Angel, 1890. Watercolor on paper.
03/31/2020
#TriviaTuesday: This American artist was trained in France and was at the forefront of the American Impressionism movement. You can find some of his works on the first floor of the Museum, including the stunning work also seen here. Who is this artist?
Answer: https://bit.ly/2JbuyvI
03/30/2020
The Gothic Room is a dramatic departure from the rest of the Gardner Museum, which Isabella styled lovingly after Italian palazzos. The gallery is an obvious nod to the many Gothic cathedrals she visited in England, which are extensively documented in her travel albums.
03/28/2020
#DidYouKnow most of the work done by the Gardner Museum’s horticulture team is not actually done in the Museum itself? The team works in a 10,000-square-foot greenhouse space in Hingham, Massachusetts.
03/27/2020
Even our resident canary is practicing #socialdistancing! Check out Whistler on Instagram at @whistler_isgm and follow along with his "work from home" antics.
03/27/2020
Today is #WorldTheatreDay! Russian artist Léon Bakst was incredibly influential in both the worlds of stage-set and costume design. Bakst’s work often draws on folk art, Middle Eastern, and Asian motifs, and were a sensation across Europe. Isabella bought these two drawings by Bakst at a touring exhibition of his work, held at the Boston Art Club.
Images: Léon Bakst, Costume Design for Idea Rubenstein as Saint-Sebastien, 1911. // Léon Bakst, Anna Pavlova in the Ballet ‘Oriental Fantasy’, 1913. Pencil and watercolor on paper.
03/26/2020
From Apollo: The International Art Magazine: 'Thomas McKeller was singular among Sargent’s pantheon of models’
Check out the latest review of #BostonsApollo→ https://bit.ly/3alYiSv
03/26/2020
In 1898, Isabella tripped on her stairs at her Back Bay home, breaking her leg. She was confined to bed for several weeks. Her close friend, author Henry James, hoped that extra time spent with Titian's Europa could console her: "My imagination shoved rose leaves, as it were, under the spine of a lady for whom lying fractured was but an occasion the more to foregather with Titian. Seriously, I hope you weren't very bad—that it was nothing more that the 'Europa' could bandage with a piece of purple." #TBT
Image: Thomas E. Marr and Son, The Stairs at Isabella Stewart Gardner's Home, 152 Beacon Street, Boston, 1900.
03/25/2020
Even though the #GardnerMuseum may be closed, we still want to continue to bring a little art education to your day! Is there something you’ve always been curious about? Or maybe you just want to see something again to brighten your day? Let us know what you want to see from us, and you may see it here!
Image: Attributed to Masaccio, A Young Man in a Scarlet Turban, about 1425-1427. Tempera on panel.
03/24/2020
What do a CT scan, a 1400s guitar, and thousands of sequins have in common? Find out in this week's #TransformationTuesday feature! We are revisiting the Raphael Room restoration from 2016. Click through for a the side-by-side, before and after of the incredible work done by our Conservation team, then visit our website to learn more about the project → https://bit.ly/2Jdj5Mg
03/23/2020
Happy #NationalPuppyDay! 🐶 Isabella was definitely a dog person and adored her fox terriers and border collies. Is your dog your new coworker? Share a photo of them in the comments!
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Conservation of John Singer Sargent's Cast of an Urn
This #TransformationTuesday, we’re revisiting a Conservation project done in preparation for our special exhibition, Bostons Apollo! This Cast of an Urn was created by John Singer Sargent as a model for the Rotunda he designed at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Sargent gave the cast to Gardner after 1918 and she kept it in her Vatichino gallery. Over the years, the porous plaster absorbed a lot of dirt and grime. Conservators used a laser cleaner to gently remove dirt without damaging the plaster surface.
Join us on March 19 for a jam-packed Third Thursdays, co-curated by our friends at HipStory. Experience art and performances by local talent like Cliff Notez, Cagen Luse, members of STL GLD, and more! Don’t miss it: http://bit.ly/2V6pCzm
Lawrence Brownlee, Tenor
Lawrence Brownlee makes his Gardner Museum debut on March 15, and you won’t want to miss his powerful performance, responding to our exhibition, Boston’s Apollo. Get your tickets now: http://bit.ly/397eRkx
📣Last chance!📣 On Thursday, February 27, we’re combining the talents of Carolyn Malachi, BOOMscat, and Dokun Oke for a Soulful Delight. You do NOT want to miss this incredible performance.
The exhibition Boston’s Apollo tells the story of Thomas McKeller, one that, until now, has gone mostly untold. Learn about his life and impact today → http://bit.ly/30bFLE5
On February 20, join our Neighborhood Salon Luminaries are taking over the Gardner Museum in the jam-packed Third Thursdays: Creative Sway! Don’t wait, grab your tickets today→ http://bit.ly/30HHEbX
Kicking off our Thursdays LIVE this spring: GRAMMY-nominated singer Carolyn Malachi presents a soulful delight on February 27! Grab your tickets today→ http://bit.ly/2PlSCjD
#TitianLive: "Rape of Europa" | Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
William and Lia Poorvu Curator of the Collection, Nat Silver, talks about the themes and backstory behind one of the Gardner Museum's most famous works, Titian's Rape of Europa. Learn more about the work here: http://bit.ly/2HyiOED
📢Final days alert! 📢 Our exhibition, In the Company of Artists, closes on January 20! Haven't seen the show yet? Don't hesitate, grab your tickets today → http://bit.ly/2QcwiLr
Single, coupled up, or it’s complicated—no matter your relationship status, we have something fun for you on January 16 at Third Thursdays: Date Night! Grab your partner, or even your bestie, and join us → http://bit.ly/2sM4MsU
Single, coupled up, or it’s complicated—no matter your relationship status, we have something fun for you on January 16 at Third Thursdays: Date Night! Grab your partner, or even your bestie, and join us → http://bit.ly/2sM4MsU
Luisa Lambri, Artist-in-Residence
See the Gardner Museum through the eyes of Luisa Lambri, whose work is on view as a part of In the Company of Artists. Get the scoop→ http://bit.ly/2QcwiLr
Rachel Perry, Artist-in-Residence
While in residence at the Gardner in 2014, Rachel Perry decided to spend an hour each day gazing at a different object. She was struck by the overwhelming number of religious paintings and sculptures she found in the collection. Watch the full video to learn more about Rachel’s residency experience! #AIR25
In the Company of Artists
More than 100 years after the Museum’s opening, the Gardner Museum remains a source of inspiration— just ask Rachel Perry! See her work as part of In the Company of Artists, on view now: http://bit.ly/2QcwiLr
In the Company of Artists
Meet Artist-in-Residence Su-Mei Tse, whose breathtaking work Bleeding Tools is now on view with In the Company of Artists. Visit today → http://bit.ly/2QcwiLr
Happy Holidays and Cheers to a New Decade at the Gardner!
Thank you for helping make the past ten years at the Gardner truly groundbreaking, with a new building, new programming, and new exhibitions. To express our gratitude and our excitement to travel together into 2020, we're inviting your friends to come along for free! Every Thursday from December 19, 2019–January 30, 2020, you'll get a FREE admission ticket when you buy one for any Thursday evening (including Third Thursdays!) online. We've already applied the discount for you→ http://bit.ly/2PBtFRb
Toast to the season with us at Third Thursdays: Cheers! Get your festive sweaters ready → http://bit.ly/37FYAD5
Lee Mingwei's Sonic Blossom (2019)
It’s your final weekend to catch Lee Mingwei’s Sonic Blossom, as part of the exhibition In the Company of Artists. Learn more here: http://bit.ly/2QcwiLr Can’t make it to the Gardner Museum this weekend? Experience part of the magic from wherever you are, in this video captured by Bearwalk.
On November 21, explore self-care at the Gardner with yoga, reiki, and more! Comfy clothes encouraged→ http://bit.ly/33NkktI
Big Plans: Picturing Social Reform
Can the city plans of the late 1800s spark social change in today’s urban landscape? Explore the possibilities in our exhibition Big Plans: Picturing Social Reform, on view through September 15→http://bit.ly/2WWc7Rb
Big Plans: Picturing Social Reform
Contemporary voices examine the visions of late 19th century thinkers in our exhibition Big Plans: Picturing Social Reform. Watch the trailer, then see the full film at the Museum, running now through September 15→ http://bit.ly/2WWc7Rb
Xavier Foley - Seagull
Trailblazing double bassist Xavier Foley makes his Boston debut at the Gardner Museum on Sunday, April 7 with a program of beloved favorites and his own original works. Don’t miss this unforgettable performance→ http://bit.ly/2O103dB
ONCE2 by Danijel Žeželj
On March 21, graphic novelist Danijel Žeželj will present ONCE2, a live painting and live musical performance during Third Thursdays: Empower, Create, Change. Prepare to be inspired→ http://bit.ly/2Vu5x3b
Picture Yourself at the Gardner
Every year, we cherish the opportunity to be your sanctuary. As 2018 comes to a close, we thank you for making space for us this year, and sharing your moments of calm and beauty. We hope you'll picture yourself at the Gardner in 2019: http://bit.ly/2GaSmAa
Neighborhood Nights: Block Party // Cosmic Cycle
You’re invited to party at the Gardner Museum! Join us on August 9 from 5 - 9 pm for Neighborhood Nights: Block Party // Cosmic Cycle. This free event features music, stilt-walkers, food trucks, and more! Mark your calendars: http://bit.ly/2Npk9wF
Moving of the Farnese Sarcophagus
Life, Death & Revelry is now open! For the first time in over 100 years, our Farnese Sarcophagus is on full display. See the incredible effort it took to create this exhibition and be sure to experience this once in a lifetime show: http://bit.ly/2IIuaD6
Moving of the Farnese Sarcophagus
How do you move a two millennia old, 7,600 lb sarcophagus? Very carefully! It took dozens of trained hands to move our Farnese Sarcophagus out of the Courtyard, but now it’s finally in Hostetter Gallery and ready for its debut in our Life, Death & Revelry exhibition!
Each spring the Gardner Museum hangs nasturtium vines from the windows in the Palace in honor of Isabella Stewart Gardner's birthday.
Delight in the Season
Happy holidays from the Gardner Museum!
Diagnosing Gardner's Guitar
Is there a doctor in the house? The Gardner Museum's 18th century hand-crafted guitar needed a checkup. To learn more about the maker and past restorations, our conservation team brought the delicate instrument to two local hospitals. Get the whole story in this video.
Gardner Third Thursdays
Gardner Third Thursdays are lively, social evenings featuring music, creative collaborators, a cash bar, playful gallery activities, and hands-on art making. Join us on September 21 for Third Thursdays: #ThrowbackThursday Learn More: https://www.gardnermuseum.org/calendar/event/third-thursday-20170921
Listen Hear: The Art of Sound; Small Conversation
Our Listen Hear: The Art of Sound exhibition ends September 5. Stop by soon to hear Lee Mingwei's subtle soundscape in the Museum's courtyard. https://www.gardnermuseum.org/calendar/exhibition/listen-hear #ListenHear
Our final Neighborhood Nights of the summer is the biggest yet! Stop by the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum right now for a block party. The fun and beauty of the Gardner spills into the street with performances by Grooversity, Spontanious Celebrations, and the Brooklyn Jumbies Inc. Admission is free all night so come on by!
Artist-in-Residence Elaine Reichek shares her inspiration for "Ever Yours, Henry James," the Museum's current Anne H. Fitzpatrick Façade.
Painted Pages of the Suffrages
In preparing for our #BeyondWords exhibition, Gardner Museum conservators worked with Northwestern University/Art Institute of Chicago Center for Scientific Studies in the Arts (NU-ACCESS) to analyze the detailed, hand-painted pages of Isabella's copy of Memoriae (suffrages from a book of hours). Their work included looking at the pages using a variety of techniques including X-ray fluorescence, hyperspectral imaging, photometric stereo, and Raman spectroscopy among others. In addition to revealing the types of pigments used and the time periods when previous restorations were done, one of the most stunning things to come out of the project was this video showing each page of the manuscript. Want to see this book for yourself? It's on view at Boston College's McMullen Museum of Art through December 11. Memoriae (suffrages from a book of hours), Paris, France, c.1450 and c.1500 and London, England, 1846-64, Ink, paint, and gold leaf on parchment.
Laser Cleaning Dante's Death Mask
After 200 odd years, every a face of stone is bound to develop a few wrinkles. Here objects conservator Holly Salmon uses a laser cleaning technique to safely remove years of grime to reveal a brighter, cleaner face on this plaster cast of Dante's death mask. Object: Unknown sculptor, Cast of the “death mask” of Dante Alighieri, Late 19th century, Plaster. See it at our #BeyondWords exhibition, on view through January 16.
Happy Birthday Isabella!
Happy 176th birthday, Isabella! Isabella Stewart Gardner was born #OnThisDay in 1840. Each year the Gardner Museum fills the courtyard with hanging nasturtiums in her honor. Video and Illustration: Jamie Sharpless, www.jamiesharpless.com, 2016.
Hanging the Nasturtiums
You've seen the lovely nasturtiums flowing from the Gardner's windows, but do you know how they get there each year? Watch how this stunning display comes together!
Rachel Perry: What Do You Really Want
Rachel Perry Welty, the seventh artist-in-residence invited to create a work for the Gardner Museum’s façade, asks us a very opened ended question. What do you really want? This seemingly simple question was meticulously selected by the artist from the subject line of email spam. “Spam is a daily annoyance,” writes Perry, “but in these words that came to my inbox, I have found something accidentally poetic. How do you answer the question #WhatDoYouReallyWant? Want to see how others have responded? Visit the Gardner Museum in person or check in on instagram.com/gardnermuseum to be part of the conversation!
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