Register by April 19!
Explore the history and exceptional permanent collection of paintings, sculpture, tapestries, furniture, and decorative arts with a docent-guided tour of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. Built to evoke a 15th-century Venetian palace, the Gardner Museum provides an atmospheric setting for Isabella Stewart Gardner’s art collection of more than 2,500 objects—from ancient Rome, Medieval Europe, Renaissance Italy, Asia, the Islamic world, France and America.
Isabella Stewart Gardner first welcomed visitors to her museum on New Year’s Day, 1903 – 120 years ago! 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. The Gardner Museum galleries have remained essentially unchanged, except that in 2012 a new 70,000 square foot distinctive architectural addition was completed. Designed by the Renzo Piano Building Workshop, the addition is approximately fifty feet behind the original structure; it stands no higher than the surrounding building and features materials that respectfully complement the existing site and neighborhood. Lunch is included at the Museum’s Café G.
Guide: Jeanne Fontaine
Wednesday, April 26
Depart: 8:45 am; return: 5 pm
Includes guided tours, lunch, bus travel and driver tip;
Please note: In order to participate in any of the Springfield Museums travel programs, all travelers must provide proof of vaccination and adhere to a mask protocol where mandated throughout the tour.
