Piano designed with the museum’s original mission in mind. By Joseph P. Kahn

New, modern apartments allow artists-in-residence to spend quality time at the museum. By Geoff Edgers

With fresh plantings, the museum grounds are treated like an art form. By Carol Stocker

The Calderwood Performance Hall is an airy, sleekly modern space that feels far away from the cloistered confines of the museum’s former music hall. By Jeremy Eichler

In a project inspired by artist Lee Mingwei, about three times a week, guest hosts will bring in three to five objects from their own homes to facilitate discussion with interested museumgoers. By Anna Marden

“A fairy in a machine shop” was how the essayist John Jay Chapman described her. By Mark Feeney

Alone with masterpieces, and nothing but a flashlight as a source of illumination. By Geoff Rockwell

Eight geothermal wells dug underneath the museum break new ground in conserving energy. By James H. Burnett III

The shop will offer everything from $6.50 hand-drawn note cards to a $70 gold-plated bunny and a $500 sterling silver cuff engraved with a quote from Marcel Proust. By Beth Teitell

Also a guitarist, she will play with her rock band “Muscles of Joy,’’ whose six members are all women artists. By James H. Burnett III

The museum is getting a culinary makeover to match its unique vision. By Devra First

Treasures at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum include works by Cellini and Michelangelo as well as objects from places like ancient Rome, 12th-century Spain, and Song Dynasty China.

The story of the museum from 1860 to the present. By Anthony Savvides

The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum’s expansion, designed by the famed architect Renzo Piano, was many years in the making. By Rebecca Ostriker

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

When leaders of the 109-year-old Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum unveiled its $114 million addition yesterday, they did so with an eye toward the past. By Geoff Edgers

A gala concert offered a select group a first look at, and a first listen to, Calderwood Hall, the elegant and smartly designed 296-seat venue that will be the epicenter of the Gardner’s musical activities. By David Weininger

The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum celebrated the opening of its new, multimillion-dollar wing with a black-tie bash. By Mark Shanahan and Meredith Goldstein

Renzo Piano’s addition honors and complements the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. By Michael Z. Wise