Gardner Museum Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Next week, Tony Kushner (Angels in America) joins us for a one night only discussion on the life & work of longtime friend, Maurice Sendak in celebration of the museum's ongoing exhibition on Sendak's 'second act' designing for the stage! 6/23 7 PM Tickets https://t.co/wqyOrYqpzv https://t.co/ssmkt48SXp

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Charles Dickens' novel "A Christmas Carol" was first published #OnThisDay in 1843. The copy in our collection is a limited edition printed in Boston in 1887. Isabella's would read his books to her nephews. Find the novel in the Long Gallery; plan a visit: https://t.co/CYlGqeCLrK https://t.co/pKicht8f5T

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WBUR's @michaelpbrady sat down with the Gardner's Diana Seave Greenwald and Nat Silver to discuss "Isabella Stewart Gardner: A Life," out now. Read more: https://t.co/t2uJQJSUHv https://t.co/oDeVaxYpnS

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Sculptor and goldsmith Benvenuto Cellini was born #OnThisDay in 1500. #Cellini worked principally in Florence but also in Rome and Paris. This artwork found in the Titian Room, is one of only two over life-sized portrait busts made by the artist. Object: https://t.co/HRBnOhIQxO https://t.co/sTayxK8vye

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Happy birthday to Edgar Allan Poe, born #OnThisDay in 1809. Isabella Stewart Gardner's book collection includes works by this Boston-born author of the mysterious and macabre, including this French translation of “The Raven,” illustrated by Edouard Manet. https://t.co/K29u2ZKqEX

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On August 4, Oliver Jeffers joins us for Free First Thursday at the Gardner with storytime, book signing, and more! Enjoy music by Veronica Robles and showings of Jeffers' film #HereWeAre: Notes for Living on Planet Earth! Tickets at the link https://bit.ly/3OuC4lf https://t.co/93CrN6wHtg

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Happy birthday to Edgar Allan Poe, born #OnThisDay in 1809. Isabella Stewart Gardner's book collection includes works by this Boston-born author of the mysterious and macabre, including this French translation of “The Raven,” illustrated by Edouard Manet. https://t.co/K29u2ZKqEX

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Happy birthday to Edgar Allan Poe, born #OnThisDay in 1809. Isabella Stewart Gardner's book collection includes works by this Boston-born author of the mysterious and macabre, including this French translation of “The Raven,” illustrated by Edouard Manet. https://t.co/K29u2ZKqEX

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Happy birthday to Edgar Allan Poe, born #OnThisDay in 1809. Isabella Stewart Gardner's book collection includes works by this Boston-born author of the mysterious and macabre, including this French translation of “The Raven,” illustrated by Edouard Manet. https://t.co/K29u2ZKqEX

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Image Credits: Nathaniel Hawthorne (American, 1804–1864), The Snow-Image: A Childish Miracle, 1866. Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston Nari Ward, Exterior of Bus Park, 2002, at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston