Organization's mission statement true to the ambitious vision of its founder and her spirit of creative risk-taking, the mission of the isabella stewart gardner museum is: - to bring to life and preserve the RICH historic collection; - to cultivate talent in the pursuit of knowledge and ACTS of creation in the arts and humanities; - to support artists, landscape architects, musicians, scholars and students; and - to engage local and global audiences in a sanctuary of beauty and the arts where deeply personal and communal adventures unfold.