Gardner Museum now podcasts its Classical Music concerts

"Since the death of its eponymous founder in 1924, Boston's Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum hasn't moved a muscle. As per the stipulations of Gardner's will, the Raphaels and John Singer Sargents hang just where she left them. The sculptures haven't budged. Nor has the vase of dried thistle. Even the spots on the gallery wall left empty in a notorious (and unsolved) 1990 heist remain blank. In other words, the Gardner is about the last place you'd expect to be posting big numbers in new media. But last September, this little time capsule, filled with ornate tapestries and antimacassars, began offering free podcasts of its classical concert series. From September to October, it chalked up some 40,500 downloads from 83 countries, making it one of the most popular classical podcasts to date."

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