Ulrich Boser

We are in for a treat! Award-winning journalist Ulrich Boser will tell (almost) all about the infamous 1990 robbery of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. Ulrich is a master storyteller with a major connection to the investigation of this infamous art theft! His presentation will be based on his amazing ... (more)new book, The Gardner Heist: The True Story of the World's Largest Unsolved Art Theft. After thousands of leads, hundreds of interviews, and a $5 million reward, not one painting has been recovered, nor a single person arrested since the theft in 1990. Many passionate and dedicated investigators have taken the investigation of the heist into their own hands. One man in particular, Harold Smith, one of the world’s greatest art detectives, made solving this mystery his life’s work and believed he was just steps away from cracking the case, before his death a few years ago. Journalist Ulrich Boser spent significant time with Smith and has been granted access to all Smith’s research and notes.

**CORRECTED TIME** We are in for a treat! Award-winning journalist Ulrich Boser will tell (almost) all about the infamous 1990 robbery of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. Ulrich is a master storyteller with a major connection to the investigation of this infamous art theft! His presentation will ... (more)be based on his amazing new book, The Gardner Heist: The True Story of the World's Largest Unsolved Art Theft. After thousands of leads, hundreds of interviews, and a $5 million reward, not one painting has been recovered, nor a single person arrested since the theft in 1990. Many passionate and dedicated investigators have taken the investigation of the heist into their own hands. One man in particular, Harold Smith, one of the world�s greatest art detectives, made solving this mystery his life�s work and believed he was just steps away from cracking the case, before his death a few years ago. Journalist Ulrich Boser spent significant time with Smith and has been granted access to all Smith�s research and notes.

One museum, two thieves, and the Boston underworld—the story behind the lost Gardner masterpieces and the art detective who swore to get them back…A tale of art and greed, of obsession and loss, The Gardner Heist is as compelling as the stolen masterpieces themselves. This is your front-row ticket ... (more)to Boston’s biggest mystery! Reading and talk followed by Q&A and book signing.

The Gardner Heist: The True Story of the World's largest Unsolved Art Theft

One museum, two thieves, and the Boston underworld—the story behind the lost Gardner masterpieces and the art detective who swore to get them back…A tale of art and greed, of obsession and loss, The Gardner Heist is as compelling as the stolen masterpieces themselves. Get a front row seat to learn ... (more)the identities of the thieves behind Boston's biggest mystery!