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COLLECTION AND CONSERVATION - DISTINGUISHED AMONG OTHER GREAT MUSEUMS FOR ITS INSTALLATION, THE GARDNER MUSEUM CAN BE REGARDED AS A WORK OF ART IN TOTALITY, AS WELL AS A COLLECTION OF APPROXIMATELY 20,000 OBJECTS, INCLUDING ARCHIVAL ITEMS, SPANNING 30 CENTURIES. ISABELLA STEWART GARDNER BEQUEATHED THIS REMARKABLE COLLECTION AND HISTORIC BUILDING AS A RESOURCE "FOR THE EDUCATION AND ENJOYMENT OF THE PUBLIC FOREVER." ON CONTINUAL DISPLAY, THE ONGOING CONSERVATION OF THE COLLECTION EMPLOYS CUTTING EDGE SCIENTIFIC METHODS AND NEW PRACTICES TO PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND SAFEGUARD THESE WORKS FOR POSTERITY. SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS, PUBLICATIONS, AND PRESENTATIONS EXAMINE THE MUSEUM'S PERMANENT COLLECTION AND ITS CONTEXT IN GARDNER'S TIME IN ORDER TO ENCOURAGE NEW WAYS OF THINKING ABOUT ART AND CULTURE.

MUSIC - MUSIC WAS A CENTRAL PART OF ISABELLA STEWART GARDNER'S ARTISTIC CREDO, AND INTEGRAL TO HER VISION OF THE MUSIC FROM THE DAY IT OPENED IN 1903 WITH A CONCERT BY THE BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA. HER VISIONARY MUSICAL LEGACY CONTINUES WITH THE COUNTRY'S OLDEST MUSEUM-BASED CONCERT SERIES, WHICH FEATURES WORLD-RENOWNED MUSICIANS AND OUTSTANDING, EMERGING ARTISTS. THE MUSEUM'S SUNDAY CONCERT SERIES PRESENTS APPROXIMATELY 35 CONCERTS ANNUALLY, EMBRACING OLD MUSIC, CLASSIC REPERTOIRE, AND WORLD PREMIERES. PERFORMERS INCLUDE RENOWNED ENSEMBLES AND INSTRUMENTAL AND VOCAL SOLOISTS FROM BOSTON AND AROUND THE GLOBE. OTHER SERIES FEATURE EXCITING MIXES OF CONTEMPORARY MUSIC, HIP HOP AND PERFORMANCE ART.

EDUCATION AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS - THE GARDNER'S EDUCATION DEPARTMENT IS KNOWN FOR A COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING AT ALL LEVELS, FROM CHILDREN TO ADULTS. IN ADDITION TO HIGH-QUALITY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR TEACHERS AND DOCENTS, THE MUSEUM CONDUCTS THOUGHTFUL RESEARCH THAT BRINGS NEW KNOWLEDGE TO THE MUSEUM EDUCATION FIELD. THE MUSEUM'S EDUCATION INITIATIVES HAVE REGULARLY ATTRACTED NATIONAL ATTENTION. A SUCCESSFUL EVENING PROGRAM FOR YOUNG ADULTS HAS BECOME A MODEL FOR MUSEUMS AROUND THE COUNTRY IN ENGAGING YOUNG AUDIENCES. THINKING THROUGH ART K-12 PROGRAM, KNOWN FOR ITS EXEMPLARY MULTIPLE VISIT APPROACH, HAS PRODUCED RESEARCH ON HOW STUDENTS LEARN THROUGH IN-DEPTH EXPERIENCES WITH ART. A THREE-YEAR RESEARCH PROJECT, CONDUCTED BY EDUCATION STAFF, AND FUNDED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, FURTHER DEMONSTRATED HOW ART DISCUSSION HELPED BOSTON STUDENTS DEVELOP SIGNIFICANTLY MORE CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS THAN STUDENTS IN CONTROL SCHOOLS WITHOUT THE PROGRAM.