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.
Free with admission! Join us outdoors for pottery on the plaza every Saturday, Sunday, and Holiday Monday from 11 am – 3 pm, weather dependent.
Families can get hands-on with clay in a safe, socially-distanced environment under the guidance of a pottery instructor. Clay tools are sterilized after each use.
Also, keep an eye on our Family Day page for links to kid-friendly resources and art activities that you can do at home.
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 Make and Break Feeling Sculptures Celebrate National Indigenous History Month (low-relief sculptures) Colourful Pots for Pride Make a Bust Creature Plates Ceramic Scavenger Hunt Clay Critters Gone Fishing: Make a Fish Plate Make a Paper Payce
Colour the Collection Bottle Vase with Scarab Beetle Owl Effigy Bottle Bijin (Beauty) Lying Down Cow by Joe Fafard Idealized Portrait
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