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The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is one of the finest privately owned collections of art in the United States. The collection was accummulated by Isabella Stewart Gardner. The museum is house in a recreation of a Venetian palace and quite beautiful.
Isabella Stewart Gardner (1840 to 1924) was a highly respected patron of the arts who accummulated her collection as she traveled the world with her businessman husband. She also befriended many of the artist represented in her museum such as Whistler and Sargent. Isabella Stewart Gardner held a particular love for Venice, hence the Venetian architecture and strong representation of Venetian painters like Titian her museum. Other artist works include Rembrandt, Raphael, Botticelli and Picasso. Titian's "Europa" is often considered to be the finest work of this great painter in America.
The museum also has a strong collection of decorative arts from cultures across the globe. The building is especially noteworthy for its brilliant courtyard where you will want to linger after viewing the artworks.
Sadly the museum was the location of one of the most famous art thefts in history when theives entered the premises disguised as policeman and made off with a Vermeer, two Rembrandts and other minor works. They have yet to be recovered.
The museum is open from Tuesday to Sunday 11 a.m.-5 p.m. It cost $11.00 for an adult to visit the gallery on weekends and $10.00 on weekdays. Leave a Comment Address: 280 The Fenway, BostonPhone: 617/566-1401Directions: The museum is on the Green line at the Museum stop in the Back Bay neighborhood of BostonWebsite: www.gardnermuseum.org
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Located in the middle of Boston's financial district, the Old State house was the seat of the British colonial government between 1713 and 1776 and is the oldest surviving public building of the city. Nowadays, the building's wine cellar has been transformed into a subway station and its two floors now house a museum. Admission to the Old State House was included in our Old Town Trolley Tours - I'm not sure I would have liked to pay for it otherwise - but since it was free, I enjoyed walking through the different rooms and although some exhibits were less interesting than others, I enjoyed learning more about the Revolution (the Declaration of Independence was first read in 1776 from this building's balcony), the Boston Massacre (the actual site of the massacre is not far from the Old State House) and the Boston Tea Party. I also especially enjoyed the exhibit on Boston architecture, where Boston landmarks are compared with famous European landmarks.
The Old State House museum is open daily from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. General admission: $5. Leave a Comment Address: 206 Washington StreetPhone: 617-720-1713Directions: Financial DistrictWebsite: http://www.bostonhistory.org Other Contact: oldstatehouse@bostonhistory.org
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The museum presents a dramatic look at one of the most important and tragic events in American history ... the Witch Trials of 1692. Walk through our doors and discover why we are Salem's most visited museum. Open daily year round, 10 to 5; July and Aug. 10 to 7. Admission: Adults, $6.50 Seniors, $6.00 Children (6-14) $4.50. Group rates available. Leave a Comment
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So you've been walking around Beacon Hill, trying to peak through the windows, imagining what life must have been like in this fancy area back in the 19th century? Well, the Nichols House Museum invites you in! This four-story townhouse was built in 1804, and it is believed to have been designed by Beacon Hill architect Charles Bulfinch. The house eventually became the property of the Nichols family and their daughter Rose (1872-1960) was to live in the house until her death, and shortly thereafter the house became a museum.
Every piece of furniture that is found in the museum today belonged to the Nichols family. Interestingly enough, they collected European and American antiques and art, so their collection gives a good idea of what was considered to be "of good taste" to an upper-class Bostonian family. A visit to the museum also allows you to find out more about the life of Miss Rose Nichols, a women's rights activist who chose to have a career instead of getting married, and became a famous landscape designer. A very interesting visit!
The Nichols House Museum is open from Tuesday to Saturday, with guided tours running every half hour between 12 noon and 4:00 pm. Admission: $7. Leave a Comment
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I love, love, love this museum! It is so peaceful here. Designed as and old Italian mansion, it's as though you are stepping into another time and place. The centerpiece is a large 4 story high courtyard with a glass ceiling. There are a beautiful variety of trees (my favorite was the fern tree) and flowers, including some amazing orchids I had never seen before here. Around the perimeter there are many rooms to explore with period furniture, and many paintings, books, some with illuminated manuscript, and other interesting pieces. There is no textbook coherence to how everything is set up. Ms. Gardner wanted to place the artwork in a way that was most enjoyable for viewing, which means that the way the art is displayed is as artistic as the pieces themselves. Not all like works are grouped together.
No photographs are allowed inside the museum, not even in the courtyard. You may take photos from the side garden.
The Museum Cafe is a lovely spot for lunch. We sat outside under the awning in the garden. Very realaxing.
Museum is closed on Mondays.
Open Tuesday-Sunday 11 am-5 pm(Galleries begin closing at 4:45 pm)
Adults: $10 ($11 on weekends)
Seniors: $7
College Students: $5 with current I.D.
Children under 18 are admitted free Leave a Comment Address: 280 The Fenway, Boston MA 02115Phone: Information 617 566 1401Directions: Not far at all from MFA, it's just around the corner. You could make a day of it museum hopping!Website: http://www.gardnermuseum.org/ Other Contact: Box Office 617 278 5156
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Dammit, I hate when signs say, "No photos allowed." It makes me feel like a school kid who really wants to be bad--maybe snap a pic when no one's looking. Walking through this small two-storey wooden house in Boston's North End is treacherous for a tall man; beams and doorframes are unexpectedly waiting around corners to smash my forehead.
Every detail of Paul Revere and his family's life are posted on signs around the house. He was a wealthy silversmith! Who knew?
"Paul", as I like to call him, owned the home from 1770 to 1800. He lived here with his first wife (Sarah), his mother, and his five children. Cramped quarters it must have been.
It was from this house that Paul Revere set out on horseback on his legendary "Midnight Ride" on April 18, 1775. He rode through the night to warm militias at Lexington and Concord about British troops approaching Boston across the Charles River by shouting, "The British are coming! The British are coming!" Err... OK, actually he didn't say that. He said, "The regulars are coming out!" which doesn't sound anywhere near as dramatic, so I can see why they changed it in the folklore. However, this night was to mark the beginning of the War of Independence!
The house itself was sold by Revere in 1800. It became a tenement, bank, candy shop, cigar store, and from the look of old photographs inside, it was just about ready to be demolished when Paul Revere's great-grandson, John P. Reynolds Jr bought it in 1902. He raised money to renovate and properly restore the building and it was opened in 1908 as one of the earliest historic house museums in the US. Most of the building is original and the inside has been furnished with period furnishings. In the courtyard of the building is a large bell that Paul Revere and Sons had made for the ship the USS Constitution.
Admission was cheap, only $3 for an adult. And a walkthrough of the house takes less than a half-hour. Leave a Comment
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The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is one of my favorite museum anywhere!! This place is great. When you walk in you'll immediately be greeted by the spectacular Venetian-style courtyard pictured here. Actually, you're not supposed to take any pictures at all, so I had to be a little sneaky to get this shot. The collection here includes artist outside of Italy, but it is certainly heavy on Italian masters and the best part of it is the setting. You really feel like you have just stepped into one of the spectacular palaces along the Grand Canal. In addition to Italian art, you'll also find a lot of Asian influences and on the day I visited, there was even a live pianist playing in a performance room on the second floor.
Isabella Stewart Gardner was a wealthy Bostonian who in the late 1880s began to gain interest in the writing of Dante and in Italian art. She began to travel the world and amass an amazing collection of art and in 1903 she opened the museum to the public.
It's $10 for adults, $5 for students
Tuesday-Sunday 11 am-5 pm (gotta get in before 4:20 pm) Leave a Comment Address: 280 The FenwayPhone: 617 566 1401Directions: Near Fenway Park and the Museum of Fine Arts. Take the "T" (Green Line E-train to the Museum stop)Website: http://www.gardnermuseum.org/
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The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is not your typical museum. It is a private home and art collection that is opened to the public. Mrs. Gardner stipulated in her will that the museum was always to remain as it was when she passed on. And it has. The building itself is incredible - a Venetian-style 4-story palace housing over 2000 pieces.
Many of the pieces aren't just fascinating in and of themselves, but the stories behind them are quite interesting, too. So when you go in, go STRAIGHT to the bookshop and pick up a guide ($5). You'll be glad you did. Mrs. Gardner did not think much of putting big, descriptive plaques near the pieces; indeed, many of the pieces are not labeled in any way! The docents try to take up the slack, but you will get a LOT more out of the ISG museum if you pick up a guide. Leave a Comment Address: 280 the FenwayPhone: 617-566-1401Directions: Located on "The Fenway" (that's the name of the street) a short walk from the Museum T stop. it's very close to the Museum of Fine Arts and you can do both in one day.
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One of Boston's more renowned buildings dates back to 1713 and from its east balcony, the Declaration of Independence was read in 1776. Leave a Comment Address: Washington and State Street.Phone: (617) 720-3290Directions: It is on the Freedom Trail so hard to miss.
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The Gardner museum is a fabulous gem in a lovely building which is nearly as fascinating as the spectacular collection it houses. In her time, Isabella Stewart Gardner was a wealthy fixture of the Boston social scene, but she was anything but conventional. She and her husband traveled extensively, and accumulated substantial artistic holdings. After her husband died, however, her role as a patron of the arts reached its zenith, and she invested much of her wealth in recreating a Venetian palazzo in Boston. The building - the museum - was opened in 1903, and continues to wow visitors amazed by the workmanship on display.
The collection itself is small compared to the MFA, but still extensive, and what really impresses is the quality of the individual pieces: there's nothing ordinary on display here. It's also exhibited, per her orders, exactly as Mrs Gardner left the place in 1919, including gaps where several paintings were stolen in the early 1990s.
The collection itself ranges from ancient times to the nineteenth century, with several wonderful John Singer Sargent pictures among the most recent highlights (check out the picture of a Spanish dancer in one of the first rooms you visit; the illusion of movement is almost unnerving!). And whatever you're looking at, don't forget to glance around the rooms you're in, too; it's a little like walking through one of the masterpieces on display. Leave a Comment Address: 280 The FenwayPhone: (617)278-5166Directions: Close to the Museum of Fine Arts, just off Huntington Ave and facing the Fens.Website: www.gardnermuseum.org
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