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Jessa Piaia as Isabella Stewart Gardner
May 9, 2025 @ 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Isabella Stewart Gardner reenactor Jessa Piaia will appear at the library on Friday, May 9 from 12:30–1:30pm in Bemis Hall. Known for her flamboyant manner and free-spirited ways, Gardner (1840–1924) became known as the first American “patroness of the arts” and her significant collection of Italian Renaissance art.