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Fine Arts Exhibition

Free First Thursdays

At Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

LMA, Boston

"It's not like a regular art museum, it's so much more. It's an experience."
Book timed tickets ahead, slots sell out fast
First slot? head to top floor for crowd-free courtyard views

Part Venetian palace, part true-crime legend: Isabella Stewart Gardner's former home wraps a flower-filled courtyard in centuries of art, empty frames from the infamous 1990 heist still hanging. Free entry on the first Thursday of each month, with timed reservations required.

Thursday, November 5

Free

What are you into?

  • Venetian palace setting
  • Stunning courtyard garden
  • Infamous art heist
  • Free first Thursdays
  • Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
  • LMA
  • Boston

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