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Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum invites you to escape the ordinary in a magical setting where art and community come together to inspire new ways of envisioning our world. Embodying the fearless legacy of its founder, the Museum offers a singular invitation to explore the past through a contemporary lens, creating meaningful encounters with art and joyful connections for all. Modeled after a Venetian palazzo, unforgettable galleries surround a luminous Courtyard and are home to masters such as Rembrandt, Raphael, Titian, Michelangelo, Whistler, and Sargent. The Renzo Piano wing provides a platform for contemporary artists, musicians, and scholars and serves as an innovative venue where creativity is celebrated in all of its forms.
MORE ABOUT THIS VENUE
Venue Type: Museum
LOCATION
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Accessibility Information
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Accessible Parking
There are two designated handicapped parking spaces and a ramped loading zone in front of the Museum. There are four additional handicap spots at the end of Evans Way park on Tetlow Street.
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Accessible Restrooms
Accessible stalls are available in all public restrooms.
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All Gender Restrooms
There are multiple all gender restrooms in the New Wing.
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Braille
Large print and Braille versions of the Introduction to the Museum, and a map of the Museum with tactile reproductions and Braille are available at the Admissions desk--just ask!
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Drop Off
General admission visitors should be dropped off at 25 Evans Way. Any special visitors who have been asked to arrive via our security desk/staff entrance should be dropped off at 13 Tetlow Street.
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Elevator
Both the Palace and New Wing have a main elevator for visitor access to all public floors.
The historic palace has a lift as an alternative to the two steps that lead to the main elevator.
The second and third balconies of Calderwood Hall can be accessed using a lift, after taking the main elevator to the fourth floor.
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Info
Visitor Services and Security staff, identified by their staff ID badges, can assist with questions about accessibility resources while you are here.
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Large Print
Large print and Braille versions of the Introduction to the Museum, and a map of the Museum with tactile reproductions and Braille are available at the Admissions desk--just ask!
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Low Vision
Free audio guides, including gallery overviews and walks with artists, are available on our website.
Learn more about our collection with Spotlight Talk videos featuring audio descriptions on the Accessibility at the Gardner playlist of our YouTube channel.
Service animals are welcome in the Museum.
Special tour accommodations are available with advance request, including sighted guides and touch tours. For more information email tours@isgm.org.
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Service Animal
Service animals are welcome in the Museum.
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Wheelchair Access
The Museum offers a limited number of wheelchairs, rollators, and canes for use, free of charge, on a first-come, first-served basis. Please inquire at the admission desk. Motorized wheelchairs are permitted but may not fit through all doorways.
Both the Palace and New Wing have a main elevator for visitor access to all public floors.
The historic palace has a lift as an alternative to the two steps that lead to the main elevator.
The second and third balconies of Calderwood Hall can be accessed using a lift, after taking the main elevator to the fourth floor.
ADDITIONAL ACCESSIBILITY INFO: The audio tour transcript is available free of charge to visitors who are deaf or hard of hearing- just ask a Visitor Services staff member at the admission desk.
American Sign Language interpretation is available for tours, talks, and public programs upon advance request. For more information, please email tours@isgm.org.
Learn more about our collection with Spotlight Talk videos featuring American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation and captioning on the Accessibility at the Gardner playlist of our YouTube channel.
PARKING INFO
A limited number of free and metered spots are available near the Gardner Museum. We also offer discounted parking at the next-door Simmons School of Management Garage and are walking distance from the lots at the Museum of Fine Arts.
SIMMONS UNIVERSITY PARKING
Discounted* parking is available on Levels P1-P3 of the Simmons School of Management (SOM) Garage, at 86 Avenue Louis Pasteur.
MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS PARKING
Three parking lots are available at the Museum of Fine Arts, on Museum Road accessible from Huntington Avenue or from the Fenway.
PUBLIC HOURS
Monday | 11 am–5 pm
Tuesday | Closed
Wednesday | 11 am–5 pm
Thursday | 11am–9pm
Friday | 11 am–5 pm
Saturday | 10 am–5 pm
Sunday | 10 am–5 pm
PUBLIC ADMISSION FEES
Adults: $20
Seniors 65 and up: $18
Students: $13
Children under age 18: Free
Members: Free
VIDEOS
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Learn more about the life of Isabella Stewart Gardner, a radical and free-spirited woman who made it her life's mission to collect art from around the world—and build this museum to share it with the public. This film was produced by Sandy Goldberg of sgscripts for the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston.