Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

Famous For: its beautiful courtyard

To Do: see the courtyard, painting of Rembrandt, Degas, Titian (above), etc.,& bring ticket stub to Museum of Fine Arts within 2 days

of visit for $2 off

Optional Reading: Did you know that on March 18,1990 two thieves disguised as Boston police stole $300 million worth of art and until now none was recovered? It’s like the movie! They even duct taped and handcuffed the guards and put them in a separate room down at the basement. And they also took the video surveillance tape before they left. But unlike the movie there’s no world class detective who can solve this mystery. Where are the paintings, sketches & artifact now? Are they hanging on the wall of a private collector? Whatever happen to them, it’s ironic how Isabella’s very dream to share these work of arts (under her name no less) to the public was the very reason it didn’t happen. Had she let MFA do the work the break-in might never had happened and today we will be looking at them if not at Boston’s MFA ~ a museum in another country (or maybe that’s precisely were they are!)

80 Fenway

Boston, MA 02115

(617)566-1401

Subway Stop: Green line’s Museum of Fine Arts

Open 11-4:20pm

Closed Monday, July 4th, Thanksgiving & Christmas

Adult $12, Senior $10, College Students with current ID $5, Ages 18 & under free

All named “Isabella” admitted free forever

www.gardnermuseum.com