January 1, 2010 12:30 PM - 34 attended

Is your name Isabella?

Boston has a museum that has admission free forever if your name is Isabella.


However for the rest of us, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum will be free on the 1st day of the year.

So why not start off the new year by taking in the beauty of the Renaissance, of Medieval Europe, of Asia and the Islamic world.


We'll tour the museum, and stop at the The Gardner Café. Over a coffee, a cup of tea, or even a desert, we'll discuss our impressions, and what we enjoyed the most.


"The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum displays an art collection of world importance, including works that rank among the most significant of their type. Isabella Stewart Gardner collected and carefully displayed a collection comprised of more than 2,500 objects - paintings, sculpture, furniture, textiles, drawings, silver, ceramics, illuminated manuscripts, rare books, photographs and letters - from ancient Rome, Medieval Europe, Renaissance Italy, Asia, the Islamic world and 19th-century France and America. Built to evoke a 15th-century Venetian palace, the Museum itself provides an atmospheric setting for Isabella Stewart Gardner's inventive creation."



Location:

280 The Fenway
Boston, MA 02115
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Where to meet:

We'll meet inside the entrance to the museum at 12:30 PM.
I'll send my cell phone number to those who RSVP.




Info on Parking & a PDF map of the museum

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34 attended

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  • Event Host
    Jim B
    Assistant Organizer
    I loved the courtyard! Such a treat in the middle of winter. It was striking to see a empty frames hanging on the wall from what is the biggest art theft in history. A Vermeer, three Rembrandts, Degas drawings... After touring the museum, we had a good discussion about how the perception of art changes as cultural values vary over time.
  • Elaine
    I enjoyed the museum (for free!); but it was so crowded, I didn't end up joining the group.
  • Yilmaz Rona
    +1 guest
    Sorry we missed you all in crowd. My wife and I enjoyed touring the museum. Thanks for motivating us to attend.
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  • Trish O'Flynn
    Assistant Organizer
  • Wendy Austin
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