Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

280 The Fenway, Boston, Massachusetts

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617 278-5156 box office, 617 566

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www.gardnermuseum.org

This 15th century Venetian palace created at the turn of the century by Isabella Stewart Gardner, houses more than 2,500 art objects, among them works by Rembrandt, Botticelli, Raphael, Titan, and Matisse. Interior flowering courtyard ... more on Bostonusa.com

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The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is my favorite place in Boston. more on igougo

I'm glad we took a chance on this place because I've seen many musuems but haven't really had a chance to experience them like this. more on Yahoo! Travel

One of my favourite museums ever, art deco building and just really elegant and a visual treat throughout. more on GeckoGo

The art residing in Isabella Stewart Gardner's House is nothing less than world class, Here you can see Sargent, Monet, Rembrandt, and a magnificent courtyard It's always quiet and wonderfull in there more on Yahoo! Travel

the serenity an peace of the court yard an the music and art collection. more on Yahoo! Travel

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The serenity an peace of the court yard an the music and art collection. Arrivederci. more on Yahoo! Travel

I loved how intimate the musuem is and how it's actually in a Venetian-style palazzo. The work is a private collection and a much more real, personal experience because of the atmosphere. Great location for lectures and musical performances. ... more on Yahoo! Travel

The art residing in Isabella Stewart Gardner's House is nothing less than world class, Here you can see Sargent, Monet, Rembrandt, and a magnificent ... more on Yahoo! Travel

My daughter (who attends a college in Boston) brought us to this wonderful Museum thinking that it would remind us of our recent trip to Italy. I can't tell you how impressed I was with the atmosphere and the ambience of this special ... more on Yahoo! Travel

The Gardner is a small museum where one can interact with the art and the lifestyle of the flamboyant Isabella.
Concerts in the atrium bring a look into the past for the ... more on Yahoo! Travel

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I found my way out to this museum on a hot, humid, rainy day and was not pleased to find many areas were under renovation, and so I missed seeing a lot of items. This didn't stop them charging full ... more on TripAdvisor

After visiting the MFA, we went over to the Isabella Stuart Gardner Museum. I didn't quite know what to expect. I was overwhelmed by the beauty of the space. I marveled as I walked through the museum ... more on TripAdvisor

I can, and have, spent hours upon hours here. There is a calmness that is present which allows one to just sit in the moment and enjoy the beauty of both the art and the dwelling. I'm not sure if it i ... more on TripAdvisor

This is my favorite museum in Boston. So much history, a beautiful story, and amazing works fill each room. more on TripAdvisor

This is one of my favorite museums, its small enough that you can tour the entire museum and take in the pieces in less than 2 hours. The true highlight of the museum are the gorgeous gardens located ... more on TripAdvisor

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The Gardner is a small museum where one can interact with the art and the lifestyle of the flamboyant Isabella. Concerts in the atrium bring a look into the past for the ... more on Yahoo! Travel

The art residing in Isabella Stewart Gardner's House is nothing less than world class, Here you can see Sargent, Monet, Rembrandt, ... more on Yahoo! Travel

I was pleasantly surprised by my visit here. I thought that the MFA would be the art museum to see in Boston, but I enjoyed this one much better. The collection was excellent. The only downfall is that, because of Mrs. Gardner's ... more on Yahoo! Travel

This museum is very small. There's not much to see. You're not allowed to take picture even of the courtyard!! About the arts, very few paintings have notes about their histories. I would recommend ... more on Yahoo! Travel