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In the Dutch room of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, the newly restored 19th-century empty frame that once held Rembrandt’s masterpiece, Storm of Galilee, is returned to the place where ...
The storied Dutch Room at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is undergoing a major restoration that includes the four empty frames thieves left behind in 1990.
In 1990 thieves disguised as police stole 13 artworks from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. Their empty frames have been restored and remain as stark reminders of the unsolved art heist.
The empty frames at Gardner museum It's how Isabella Stewart Gardner wanted it, which means even though two men stole 13 works of art from her museum 35 years ago, all that can remain are the frames.
“We know what a special place they hold in our society, and we are very eager to get them back.” The post What to know about the Gardner Museum heist, 35 years later appeared first on Boston.com.
Thirty-four years ago today, one of the most infamous heists in museum history unfolded at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston. A group of thieves disguised as Boston police officers stole ...
Fabiola Jean-Louis, "Marie Antoinette Is Dead," 2017. Archival pigment print Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston/© Fabiola Jean-Louis. Isabella Stewart Gardner cultivated a mystique.
While this may sound like a description of a grand European mansion, it is, in fact, of the central courtyard of a palazzo located just off of Boston's Green Line. With its outstanding collection, ...
BOSTON - The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston is going to renovate the room at the center of one of the largest art heists in history. Back on March 18, 1990, 13 pieces of art worth more ...
Spring has sprung at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, as the "Hanging Nasturtiums" are back. These brightly-hued nasturtiums cascade from balconies overlooking the museum’s historic courtyard.
From floor tiles to Italian painted ceiling, the restoration will largely take place in public view. Dutch Room, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston (2023). Courtesy of the museum.