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Isabella Stewart Gardner first welcomed visitors to her museum on New Year's Day, 1903. On that evening, guests listened to the music of Bach, Mozart and Schumann, gazed in wonder at the courtyard full of flowers and viewed one of the nation's finest collections of art. Today, visitors experience much of the same thing. The Gardner Museum has remained essentially unchanged, but certainly not stagnant, since its founder's death in 1924. Three floors of galleries surround a garden courtyard blooming with life in all seasons.
Start your tour by studying the famous Sargent portrait of Mrs. Gardner, museum namesake and locally renowned art patron--it conveys the sense, sensuality and force of character that led her to assemble her...
citysearch.com - expert review - 10/05/2006
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The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum has always been a favorite of mine since I first discovered it in the eighties. The building's architecture is just as impressive s the artwork itself. I love the multi...
citysearch.com - user review - 10/07/2007
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The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is one of the best museums I have been in a long time, its beauty and ambience is exquisite!
citysearch.com - user review - 11/06/2002
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One of the coolest museums I have been too. It is a giant multi story house full of old paintings and furniture. Very interesting and impressive to see and also one of the better museums for tourists looking...
citysearch.com - user review - 08/26/2002
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This isn't a place to roam halls and marvel at the exhibitions. It is a place to go and absorb the ambiance and the feeling that you are visiting a slice of heaven. There's something very peaceful and unique...
citysearch.com - user review - 08/03/2002
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