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Building Community with Clay


The Gardiner Museum brings together people of all ages and backgrounds through the shared values of creativity, wonder, and community that clay and ceramic traditions inspire.


Open today from 10 am – 6 pm
Open today from 10 am – 5 pm

What’s On


Orange and black ceramic vessels in glass vitrines with abstract paintings visible behind them

Magdalene Odundo: A Dialogue with Objects


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The world’s most esteemed ceramic artist, Dame Magdalene Odundo, makes her Canadian debut. The exhibition brings together works spanning the artist’s career, including new pieces directly from her studio.
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An installation of ceramic sculptures referencing plant forms and video with purple walls and a green plinth

Genealogies of Sustenance


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This exhibition explores themes of sustenance, ancestral and embodied memory, as well as plant life stories in regions across Africa and the Black diaspora.
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Coco Murray dancing with people drumming behind her

Voices of the Diaspora: An Intergenerational Conversation


Mar 21 2024 @ 5:30 pm

Join us for an evening of conversation inspired by the landmark exhibition Magdalene Odundo: A Dialogue with Objects, followed by a drum and dance performance by Coco Collective.
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The Gardiner Museum strives to make our building, collections, exhibitions, and programs accessible to all individuals, including people with disabilities. View our Customer Service Accessibility Policy.

Exterior of the Gardiner Museum with people walking by

Hours & Admission


Check our opening hours and ticketing information before visiting.
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Visitors in the Gardiner's Ancient Americas Gallery

Groups & Guided Tours


Visiting with a group? Book your private tour today!
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A little boy wearing a white sweater and working with clay

School Groups


Bring your students for a day of creativity and arts engagement.
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Clay Restaurant


Eat lunch among the art! Experience Chef Bianca Azupardo’s fresh seasonal menu in a bright, airy space inspired by the Museum’s ceramics focus.

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Gardiner Shop


Find one-of-a-kind ceramics, jewellery, glass, textiles, and more, handmade by local artists. Shop online and in-store.

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Let’s Be Friends


You belong here! Join today and enjoy the benefits of being a Gardiner Friend, including unlimited admission and discounts on clay classes.

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Learn & Make


A child with a black braid and glasses glazing pottery

March Break


Kids and teen can embrace their creativity through clay in our fully equipped pottery studios.
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Three women using the pottery wheel with more people working with clay behind them

Adult Classes


We offer adult clay classes for all skill levels and interests, from wheel throwing to mindfulness.
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Hands of someone using the pottery wheel

Drop-In Classes


Explore the potential of clay without the commitment every Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday.
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Talking Earth


Santee Smith’s permanent public sculpture welcomes visitors to the Museum and celebrates the ongoing Indigenous presence on Turtle Island.

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Maiolica plate decorated with a mythological scene

Plate with scene from the story of Metabus and Camilla, Urbino, Italy, 1534, Maiolica, tin glaze, lead glaze, lustre, and hand-built, Gift of George and Helen Gardiner

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Jar in the shape of a green woman wearing a black and white striped dress

Jeannot Blackburn, Untitled (covered jar), Montreal, Canada, c.1989, Earthenware and glazes, Gift in memory of the artist by G. Louden and P. Durand

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Ceramic vessel in the form of a dog

Dog-form Effigy Vessel, Colima, Mexico, 300 BCE – 300 CE, Red earthenware, red slip, burnishing, and hand-built, Gift of George and Helen Gardiner

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Chinese blue and white porcelain flask

‘Bianhu’ (flask) with bajixiang or the eight Buddhist emblem, Jingdezhen, China, c.1736-95, Porcelain, underglaze cobalt blue, The Robert Murray Bell and Ann Walker Bell Collection of Blue and White Chinese Porcelain

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Porcelain sculpture in the form of a pug dog

Explore the collection

Learn more about our permanent collection of more than 5,000 objects and access it online.

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Artist Magdalene Odundo smiling with her ceramic vessels behind her
An interview with Dame Magdalene Odundo about her Canadian debut at the Gardiner Museum
An old black and white photo of children working in a ceramics factory
Working Conditions in the 19th-Century Staffordshire Potteries with Miranda Goodby, Senior Curator of Ceramics at The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery
We’re excited to announce a transformational $9 MILLION donation from The Radlett Foundation.
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BIG NEWS! Dame Magdalene Odundo, will make her Canadian debut this fall at the Gardiner Museum!
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We made a list of some of your favourite objects from our social media posts over the last few years.
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The Gardiner Museum will close at 3 pm on Monday August 28.