Tour Boston’s Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Scene of the Biggest Art Theft in U.S. History

In Boston, Massachusetts, one renowned art museum is perhaps better known for what it lacks. In this season one segment from “Weekends with Yankee” (episode 105), Richard visits the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum and learns how its namesake didn’t shy away from her unorthodox ways and dreams for a museum to house her priceless art collection. Then, we dive into the museum’s past, most notably as the scene of the largest art theft in U.S. history. While the stolen pieces have yet to be discovered, Anthony Amore, head of security, is hopeful that they will one day be found.

About Weekends with Yankee

Produced by GBH, Boston’s preeminent public media producer, Weekends with Yankee is a Telly Award–winner in theTourism/Travel category and was recently nominated for Best New Series and Best Travel Program by The Taste Awards. Series funding for Weekends with Yankee is provided by New Hampshire Division of Travel & Tourism Development, Maine Office of Tourism, Massachusetts Office of Travel & Tourism, The Barn Yard, American Cruise Lines, and Grady-White Boats.