Agents swarm reputed mobster’s home for possible art heist link - Law enforcement and the media have descended on a Manchester, Conn., house where officials are digging into the yard of Robert Gentile, a reputed mobster who federal officials allege has information about the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum art theft.

Agents swarm reputed mobster’s home for possible art heist link

- Law enforcement and the media have descended on a Manchester, Conn., house where officials are digging into the yard of Robert Gentile, a reputed mobster who federal officials allege has information about the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum art theft.

Date May 10, 2012

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Tags #Gardner Museum    #Isabella Stewart Gardner    #art theft    #mobsters    #art   

JULIETTE KAYYEM Gardner’s narrative of resiliency - The Gardner Museum’s new wing is a way for an increasingly popular museum to update for the future. It is also a way for the museum to get over the past.

JULIETTE KAYYEM

Gardner’s narrative of resiliency

- The Gardner Museum’s new wing is a way for an increasingly popular museum to update for the future. It is also a way for the museum to get over the past.

Date March 19, 2012

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Tags #Gardner Museum    #art    #Renzo Piano    #art theft    #Rembrandt    #Vermeer    #Boston   

Gardner Museum offers first look at major renovation - Today, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum unveils its $118 million expansion and renovation project to the media, sparking a busy week of star-studded affairs.

Gardner Museum offers first look at major renovation

- Today, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum unveils its $118 million expansion and renovation project to the media, sparking a busy week of star-studded affairs.

Date January 11, 2012

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Tags #art    #art theft    #museums    #news    #Gardner Museum    #Isabella Stewart Gardner