The Gardiner is now open from Thursday - Sunday, including free weekend admission! There's plenty of space to reconnect and amazing art to discover in all corners of the Museum. Clay Restaurant is still open Tuesday - Sunday. Reservations fill up fast, so book your table early. Please read our new health and safety policies before you visit.
From sticky to crusty, pliable to powdery, and shaped to shapeless, clay’s ability to transform in real time is prompting a new generation of artists to explore the possibilities of this ancient material. RAW features new work by four artists who are pushing boundaries with unfired clay: Cassils, Magdolene Dykstra, Azza El Siddique, and Linda Swanson. See it now!
We're firing up the kilns again! Join us on Saturdays and Sundays from 1 - 3 pm for drop in clay classes in our pottery studios. We've reduced our class sizes to allow for safe physical distancing, and instituted new health and safety protocols. Registration opens online at 10 am on the morning of the class. We can't wait to see you back in the studios!
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!
As we begin to welcome visitors back to the Gardiner, we need your support to continue offering innovative and engaging exhibitions, programs, and community projects on site and online. Make a donation and help us build community with clay.
The Gardiner Museum celebrates and documents its exhibitions and permanent collections by publishing scholarly and beautifully illustrated catalogues. These publications are available in the Gardiner Shop. Digital publications featuring Canadian ceramics are available through The Raphael Yu Centre of Canadian Ceramics.
Go East: Canadian Create in China Brochure Published 2012 Greg Payce: Illusions Catalogue Published 2012
Connections: Canadian and British Studio Ceramics Brochure Published 2012 Camp Fires: The Queer Baroque of Léopold L. Foulem, Paul Mathieu and Richard Milette Catalogue Published 2014
Kent Monkman: The Rise and Fall of Civilization Catalogue Published 2015
True Nordic: How Scandinavia Influenced Design in Canada Catalogue Published 2016
Janet Macpherson: A Canadian Bestiary Catalogue Published 2017
Steven Heinemann: Culture and Nature Catalogue Published 2017