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.
Journey around the world with some of Toronto’s favourite designers! Featuring twelve one-of-a-kind decorated trees inspired by twelve different countries.
This year’s Christmas tree theme is “A Child’s Christmas”, celebrating Christmas traditions and festivals of light from all around the world. To kick off this yearly Toronto tradition, the Museum will hold its annual Twelve Trees of Christmas Gala on November 15. After being exhibited at the Gardiner, the trees go to charities, chosen by the generous individuals and corporations who purchased them, to help spread the spirit of the season throughout Toronto.
The Designers
Arren Williams, The Bay Christine Ecclestone-McCurry Cobi Ladner, Cobistyle Del Weale, Del Weale Interior Design Ltd. and Suzanne Davison, Suzanne Davison Interior Design Inc. Bert Browne, Earthwork Floral Design Julia West and Isabella Dabrowiecki, Julia West Home Michelle Mawby, Lucid Interior Design Inc. Robert King, Karen King and Jasmine King-Niit, Norma King Design Inc. Hilary Farr, Hilary Farr Design Robert Tanz, Robert Tanz Interior Design Susan Taylor, Susan Taylor Interior Design and Katherine Burke, Katherine Burke Design in collaboration with artist, Robin Muller Ralph Neal and Jonathon Neal, Upper Canada House Ltd Samantha Pynn, Samantha Pynn Inc.