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Opening February 24, Shary Boyle: Outside the Palace of Me is a multi-sensory installation including drawings, ceramic sculpture, life-sized automatons, two-way mirrors, coin-operated sculpture, and an interactive score.
Join us online on February 1 at 1 pm for our annual Bell Lecture. Dr. Chih-En Chen, Lecturer of East Asian Art History at the University of Toronto, will discuss the little-known history of Qing trompe l'oeil porcelain. Get tickets!
Every object in our permanent collection can be accessed through our eMuseum portal. Learn about individual collecting areas, like Italian Maiolica or Modern and Contemporary Ceramics, or search the full collection by keyword. You'll be amazed by what you discover!
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Women, Art, & Social Change: The Newcomb Pottery Enterprise tells the inspirational story of a group of women in the Deep South who achieved economic independence through making and selling pottery, and by establishing Newcomb Pottery, one of the most iconic arts and crafts brands of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Acclaimed British Artist, Clare Twomey Confronts 18th century in her first Canadian Exhibit Dramatic tableau of haunting narratives featured in performative installation OCTOBER 4 – JANUARY 4, 2015 TORONTO, SEPTEMBER 19, 2015—Piece by Piece,an exhibit by acclaimed British ceramic artist, Clare Twomey, will open at the Gardiner Museum in Toronto on October 4, as part […]
You may recall that in 2007 that the Gardiner Museum won high praise from the Pug Awards when our building won the People’s Choice Award for Best Commercial & Institutional Building. Last night we were once again honoured – this time with the Pug Award’s Best of the Best Architecture Award in Toronto of the […]
SCENE ON THE PLAZA Outdoor Summer Art Party Series launches at the Gardiner Museum for Five Friday Evenings Only June 27 – July 25 Weekly-themed events feature live music & DJs, food & drink, and access to the Gardiner galleries and special exhibition CAMP FIRES This summer, Yorkville’s Gardiner Museum launches SCENE ON THE PLAZA, […]
Gardiner Museum presents Provocative Exhibition CAMP FIRES: THE QUEER BAROQUE OF LÉOPOLD L. FOULEM, PAUL MATHIEU AND RICHARD MILETTE May 29 – September 1 Sensual Show a Major Partner Event for WorldPride Camp Fires: The Queer Baroque of Léopold L. Foulem, Paul Mathieu and Richard Milette opens at the Gardiner Museum May 29 and runs […]
30 OBJECTS 30 INSIGHTS Gardiner Museum book celebrates 30 outstanding objects from renowned collection and commemorates 30th anniversary of Canada’s national ceramics museum The Gardiner Museum commemorates 30 years as Canada’s national ceramics museum with the publication of 30 Objects 30 Insights by Black Dog Publishing (London, UK). This richly illustrated book focuses on 30 […]
MUSEUM’S PROVOCATIVE GAY EXHIBITION CAMP FIRES: THE QUEER BAROQUE OF LÉOPOLD L. FOULEM, PAUL MATHIEU AND RICHARD MILETTE MAY 29 – SEPTEMBER 14, 2014 AN OFFICIAL MAJOR PARTNER EVENT FOR INTERNATIONAL GAY AND LESBIAN FESTIVAL The Gardiner Museum is proud to announce the Museum and its gay summer exhibition, Camp Fires: The Queer Baroque of […]
TORONTO – October 16, 2013 – Taking home a prize of $10,000, Amélie Proulx from Quebec was thrilled to be announced as the winner of the 3rd Annual RBC Emerging Artist People’s Choice Award at a public reception at the Gardiner Museum last night. Like much of her work, her piece, entitled Jardinet Mécanique explores […]
TORONTO – August 29, 2013 – The Board of Directors of the Gardiner Museum is pleased to announce its new Executive Director and CEO, Kelvin Browne, effective November 4, 2013. Currently Vice President Communication at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, Browne is a seasoned executive with 9 years of experience at the ROM in […]