Isabella Gardner Museum | Ann Beha

Published: Feb. 12, 2021, 6 p.m.

Ann Beha from Ann Beha Architects talks about the Gardner Museum. Built by Isabella Stewart Gardner and opened to the public in 1903 this Venetian inspired palace houses a large collection of art objects. Additionally there is a wonderful open courtyard that contains seasonal flowers. This museum is famous for a high-profile burglary in 1990, when thieves dressed as police officers stole 13 paintings including: Rembrandt's Storm on the Sea of Galilee (1633), A Lady and Gentleman in Black (1633) and a Self-Portrait (1634); Vermeer's The Concert (1658-1660); Govaert Flinck's Landscape with an Obelisk (1638); five drawings by the Impressionist artist Edgar Degas; and Edouard Manet's Chez Tortoni (1878-1880). The works were never recovered, and the $5 million dollar reward remains unclaimed.