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Isabella Stewart Gardner spent her life traveling the world, building an art collection she would gift to Bostonians at the turn of the 20th century. | Photo provided
For us? You shouldn’t have. We think living in Boston is the greatest gift of all, but it’s actually been on the receiving end of quite a few delightful donations. From sculptures to museums, check out these four city gifts given to Boston.
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum | It was the dream of Isabella Stewart Gardner to create a museum for the people of Boston to experience great art from around the world in their own city — and on Feb. 23, 1903 that dream came true. The art collector gifted her Venetian-style museum home + her art collection spanning 30 centuries to the City of Boston.
Japanese Lantern | In 1904, Bunkio Matsuki, the first Japanese person to establish a Japanese art and antique store in Boston, gifted the city this ~10-ft iron sculpture. Located on the shore of the Boston Public Garden lagoon near the footbridge, the lamp’s artist is unknown, but said to have come from the Momoyama Palace of Toyotomi Hideyoshi in the 1580s. However, Friends of the Public Garden say the lantern is actually from the Victorian Era and was created as a lawn ornament.
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