The Gardiner Museum is closed temporarily in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. Check our homepage for a rotating selection of online resources and digital art experiences that you can enjoy at home. Be sure to sign up for our e-newsletter and follow us on social media for your daily ceramics fix.
During our temporary closure, we're posting exhibitions and selections from our collection online. Discover Inuit ceramics, Chinese and Japanese porcelain, pottery from the Ancient Americas, and more!
We're posting family-friendly art activities inspired by our collection and the endless possibilities of clay. Visit our Family Day page for weekly crafts, colouring pages, and more fun art projects that you can enjoy at home.
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!
We’re closed until further notice, but we’re planning for the day when we can again welcome visitors. We encourage you to make a gift to the Gardiner. This will be vital for when we reopen, and is the optimistic message we all need.
Keep an eye on our Family Day page for links to kid-friendly resources and art activities that you can do at home, including a new project every Sunday.
Art Activities Creating with Salt Clay How to Make a Seed Bomb (video) Make Your Own Goofus How to Make a Paper Cup (video) Earthy Impressions Make a Tulipiere
Colour the Collection Bottle Vase with Scarab Beetle Owl Effigy Bottle Bijin (Beauty) Lying Down Cow by Joe Fafard
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