Museum News
BUILDING ON A LEGACY

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Unveils Designs for a New Wing by Architect Renzo Piano. Visit a dedicated press area for updates and to learn more about the new wing: Building on a Legacy

Visit the new online PRESS AREA dedicated to the new wing

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Announces Public Phase of the Campaign for the Gardner
Museum kicks-off the public phase of its Campaign for the Gardner with a goal of raising the final $45 million in order to complete the total $180 million initiative. The Campaign for the Gardner will enrich the museum's legacy by enabling current programming to continue while preserving the historic musuem building and collection.

• VIDEO: Building On a Legacy
Click here to view a video with architect Renzo Piano, director Anne Hawley, and others talking about the new building project and its importance.

FREE Summer Events
Gardner Museum Celebrates Community at Three Family-Friendly Neighborhood Nights

Gardner Museum invites members of surrounding communities—especially the Fenway, Mission Hill, Roxbury, Jamaica Plain, and Dorchester—to discover and explore the museum.

Community Exhibition
Community Creations Exhibition Showcases Student Artworks Inspired by the Collection
June 5-13, 2010
FREE Opening Reception | Friday, June 4, 5:00-8:00 PM

Gardner Museum hosts a celebration of original artworks created by students from the Fenway, Roxbury, Dorchester, and Jamaica Plain, in conjunction with area artists.

Historic Exhibition
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Presents
Modeling Devotion: Terracotta Sculpture of the Italian Renaissance

On view February 25 to May 23, 2010
Exhibition rooted in scholarship and conservation highlights new discoveries about Isabella Gardner's terracotta sculptures - including their attribution, condition, technique, fakes, and forgeries.

• Full PRESS KIT • Press Release • Exhibition Checklist • Image Sheet/Captions
• Exhibition Wall Text • Accompanying Programming • Curator Bio: Alan Chong

Modeling Devotion is the final historic exhibition to be presented in the historic special exhibition gallery - in anticipation of a new gallery that will be in the new Renzo Piano-designed wing, expected to open in early 2012.

• Link to Exhibition Page at www.gardnermuseum.org

Concerts
Music at the Gardner: Winter/Spring 2010 Concerts
January through June 2010

Spring concerts celebrate the new--with fresh voices, innovative new formats, and three world premieres.

•Full Press Release •Season Highlights •Complete Concert Listings

Music & Technology
Gardner Museum Celebrates Millionth Download of
Free Podcast & Online Music Library

The Gardner's successful free classical music podcast, The Concert, and online music library have been embraced by listeners across the globe for quality programming and use of flexible copyright.

Free Classical Music Podcast: "The Concert"
The Gardner Museum launches a new FREE classical music podcast at www.gardnermuseum.org. "The Concert" features unreleased live recordings from the museum's weekly concert series, making the Gardner the first art museum to encourage file sharing and free distribution of its online programming by using a Creative Commons license.

Click here to access "The Concert"

Evening Events
"GARDNER AFTER HOURS" Evening Events Bring Art, Music, Performances, Cocktails, Gallery Explorations, and More to Boston's Enchanting Gardner Museum
Third Thursdays * September through June *5:30-9:30 PM

"After Hours" is a new kind of night out featuring art, music, cocktails and more in one of Boston's most inspiring settings. Year two brings with it ten all-new nights of live music, thematic gallery explorations, signature cocktails and "Courtside Bites" at The Courtside Bar, and even an all-new time (5:30 to 9:30 pm) and graphic look by artist Danijel Zezelj.

• After Hours Year Two Press Release • 2008/2009 Schedule & Themes

Free Admission Policy
Gardner Museum Launches New Policy Offering FREE Admission to Everyone on His or Her Birthday
Ongoing | Launched January 1, 2009

A special birthday gift from the Gardner, new policy aims at providing respite, particularly during these tough economic times, launches January 1st, 2009 - in celebration of the museum's own birthday!

Promotion
"Oh, you Red Sox!" Banner

Isabella Stewart Gardner was a New Yorker turned Bostonian - and an avid, and creatively vocal fan of the Boston Red Sox. Each home opening run and post season, the museum (nicknamed Fenway Court in Isabella Gardner's time) celebrates the Boston boys of summer with a commemorative 25-foot banner immortalizing words made famous by Isabella Gardner. Learn more about this engaging, and surprising story -- and speical discounts and offers awaiting Red Sox fans at the Gardner!

• "Oh, you Red Sox!" Banner & Promo Overview
• View or post an image to Flickr • Image/caption sheet

Museum News
Gardner Museum Theft Remembered
March 18, 2010 marks the 20th year that frames hang empty at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum as a reminder of the theft of thirteen works of art taken from its galleries. The frames hang empty today as an homage to the missing artworks and as a placeholder for their return. On this, the 20th year since the theft, the Gardner Museum, in cooperation with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the US Attorney's Office, remains as committed as ever to the return of these stolen artworks - to the museum and to an awaiting public where they belong.

Anyone with information about the theft, the location of the stolen artworks, or the investigation may contact Director of Security Anthony Amore directly at 617-278-5114 or theft@gardnermuseum.org. The museum can ensure complete confidentiality.

• Press Statement • Fact Sheet: Theft Overview & By-the-Numbers •
Fact Sheet: The Stolen Works • Image Sheet: The Stolen Works

• View an all-new video of Gardner Museum Director of Security Anthony Amore speaking about the theft. Recorded March 4, 2010. Presented in collaboration with National Public Radio (NPR) On Point host Tom Ashbrook.

• Visit the Gardner Museum Theft page for additional information and access to these Fact Sheets and Image Sheets on the Gardner Museum theft.

• Editors Note: B-Roll footage of Anthony Amore speaking about the theft, as well as general museum and gallery footage, is available in Mini-DV or DVD format to borrow. Please contact the press office for copies.