The Gardiner Museum presents the return of the International Ceramic Art Fair (ICAF), its biennial celebration of innovation and contemporary directions in ceramics, running May 28 to August 16, 2026.

The Gardiner Museum presents a new, monumental installation: a floor-to-ceiling display of over 500 blue-and-white ceramics rhythmically arranged by shape, hue, and decoration. Assembled over decades and generously donated by Toronto collector Rosalie Wise Sharp, this extraordinary collection reflects a lifetime of passionate engagement with the medium of clay and its varied histories.

My curatorial residency has allowed me to research and curate a passion project: an exhibition that explores social experiences of scent in historical and contemporary Islamic ceramics.

The Gardiner Museum proudly presents Linda Rotua Sormin: Uncertain Ground, the artist’s first solo museum exhibition and largest project to date. The culmination of over 20 years of remarkable exploration and innovation, Uncertain Ground opens on November 6, 2025, in conjunction with the reveal of the Gardiner’s transformed ground floor, the Museum’s largest capital project in two decades.

The Gardiner Museum proudly announces the reopening of its fully transformed ground floor, marking the Museum’s most ambitious capital project in two decades. This once-in-a-generation renovation reimagines the Gardiner’s role as an inspiring and accessible community-driven hub where clay serves as a bridge between cultures, histories, and people.

As part of the Gardiner Museum’s transformation—a once-in-a-generation reimagining of our 9,000-square-foot ground floor—we’re also debuting a major new commission by acclaimed artist Nadia Myre. Her installation will be the first thing visitors encounter when entering the Museum, setting the tone for a renewed space centered on connection, creativity, and Indigeneity.

We’re thrilled to announce the appointment of Diana Reitberger as Chair of the Gardiner Museum’s Board of Trustees.  We recently sat down with Diana to learn more about her relationship to the Gardiner and her deep love of ceramics.

The full-scale reimagining of our ground floor features the construction of the Gardiner’s first-ever gallery of Indigenous ceramics. Designed by architect Chris Cornelius (Oneida) of studio:indigenous and curated by the Gardiner’s inaugural curator of Indigenous Ceramics, Franchesca Hebert-Spence (Anishinaabe Sagkeeng First Nation), the gallery will hold ceramic belongings and stories from time immemorial to the present day.

The Gardiner Museum is pleased to announce the support of the Government of Canada for its largest capital project in 20 years—a full-scale transformation of the Museum’s ground floor based on the principles of access, connectivity, and Indigeneity.

Le musée Gardiner est ravi d’annoncer le soutien du gouvernement du Canada à son plus vaste projet d’investissement depuis 20 ans – une transformation complète du rez-de-chaussée du musée fondée sur les principes d’accès, de connectivité et d’autochtonité.