Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Art for art's sake - and $1 billion
By adamg - 1/20/12 - 10:45 amBoston Daily totals up all the money spent on art-museum expansion in the Boston area over a decade, and comes up with a pretty large number.
What would Mrs. Jack think?
By adamg - 1/6/12 - 9:00 amWBUR reports the extension to the Gardner Musem is set to open in two weeks.
Next "After Hours at Mrs. Jack’s" March 19 at Gardner Museum
By dwyer - 3/9/10 - 5:58 amBoston might be more famous for its museums than its nightlife, but there’s plenty of both. When you combine the two, sophisticated Bostonians turn out in droves. “Gardner After Hours,” held at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum on the third Thursday of each month, is just such an event. Read the article by John Stephen Dwyer.
Art survey: Twin museum expansions
By adamg - 2/27/10 - 12:51 pmJohn Stephen Dwyer considers the expansion projects at the MFA and the Gardner.
Gardner trustees win right to demolish buildings, drill hole in museum
By adamg - 3/5/09 - 11:07 pmGreg Cook reports the Supreme Judicial Court ruled Wednesday that trustees of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum can tear down buildings and build a new entrance to the museum:
It is in the public interest because it will extend the life of the building, it will reduce the risk of harm to the art objects from the increased number of visitors to the museum, and it will make a visit to the museum more meaningful for viewing art by reducing congestion.
Yay, we won! - Museum press release (OK, link is a paraphrase of what they said).
Classical-music podcasts from the Gardner Museum
By adamg - 9/14/06 - 3:22 pmThe Gardner is now offering MP3s of live classical performances.
... These exclusive recordings from our regular concert series feature performances by acclaimed master musicians and up-and-coming young artists. ...
Via Geoff Edgers.
