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See an extraordinary spectrum of contemporary works, including vessels, figurative sculpture, and abstract forms in The Diana Reitberger Collection, on display in our Modern and Contemporary Ceramics Gallery.
Our new kids clay camps now include earlier start times, art-filled field trips, and fresh new themes. Register now for a summer of creative hands-on fun!
The Gardiner Museum is among the few museums in the world focused on ceramics, and is one of the most important specialty museums internationally. It houses approximately 4,000 objects, including European porcelain, ceramics from the Ancient Americas, Chinese porcelain, Japanese porcelain, and contemporary ceramics. Search the collection online!
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Learn about what life was like in the Middle Ages in Europe through a video presentation and class discussion. “Carved in Stone”, a video created for the Gardiner Museum, introduces students to various themes used in the adornment of medieval European cathedrals and in local Toronto architecture built in a medieval revival style.
Students will have a discussion and view the movie "Carved in Stone" as inpiration for the hands-on clay experience.
Bring your students for a morning with talented musicologist Michael Franklin. After an introduction and discussion, Michael will conduct a music demonstration and a walking tour of the nearby architecture at the University of Toronto ( weather permitting). Students will have the opportunity to sketch gargoyles and find inspiration for their hands-on studio project.
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* Optional $3 kiln firing fee. Firing takes 10 to 14 business days. Please add a $5 processing fee per group. ** Registration required, please fill out the form by clicking “Book a Visit” button below.
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1. Demo pieces from the Studio
2. Seated Drummer, Tala-Tonalá style Mexico, Jalisco 300 B.C. - A.D. 200 Earthenware with white on red slip paint Gift of George and Helen Gardiner, G83.1.56
3. Shaman’s Head (II), 2006, Gift of the Museum of Inuit Art G16.13.8