The Gardiner is thrilled to announce the launch of CLAY, an original in-house restaurant offering seasonal menus of fresh, local fare in collaboration with The Food Dudes.
Ai Weiwei is one of the world’s most influential artists and human rights activists, and one of China’s most formidable critics. Ai Weiwei: Unbroken features a selection of the artist's most iconic ceramics, and marks the international debut of new work. See it now!
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!
Everyone can love clay! Become a Friend at one of the world’s great specialty museums and enjoy the benefits, including unlimited admission, invitations to exhibition previews and special events, discounts on lectures and clay classes, and more.
The Gardiner Museum holds clay making or tile painting workshops for families every Sunday. Check out the schedule of upcoming activities below. No registration is required!
Make sure you also look for our discovery boxes, go on a scavenger hunt in the galleries, and take some colouring sheets home with you.
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Make your own clay pinch pot vessel inspired by Ai Weiwei's famous Coca Cola Vase.
Make your own clay pinch pot vessel inspired by Ai Weiwei's famous Coca Cola Vase....
Experiment with creating different tints and shades of blue and white paint that you can use to decorate your own clay tile.
Experiment with creating different tints and shades of blue and white paint that you can use to decorate your own clay tile....
Celebrate spring in our Laura Dinner and Richard Rooney Community Clay Studio this Sunday and make your own ceramic floral arrangement.
Celebrate spring in our Laura Dinner and Richard Rooney Community Clay Studio this Sunday and make your own ceramic floral arrangement....
Celebrate spring in our Laura Dinner and Richard Rooney Community Clay Studio this Sunday and paint your own ceramic tile with floral designs.
Celebrate spring in our Laura Dinner and Richard Rooney Community Clay Studio this Sunday and paint your own ceramic tile with floral designs....
Join us in the Laura Dinner and Richard Rooney Community Clay Studio to create your own personalized objects using shapes and imprints of symbols that represent your dreams and goals.
Join us in the Laura Dinner and Richard Rooney Community Clay Studio to create your own personalized objects using shapes and imprints of symbols that represent your dreams and goals....
Join us in the Laura Dinner and Richard Rooney Community Clay Studio this Sunday to be inspired by colour and create your own vibrant coasters by painting clay tiles.
Join us in the Laura Dinner and Richard Rooney Community Clay Studio this Sunday to be inspired by colour and create your own vibrant coasters by painting clay tiles....
Mother’s Day is next weekend! Come to our Laura Dinner and Richard Rooney Community Clay Studio this Sunday to make a special gift out of clay.
Mother’s Day is next weekend! Come to our Laura Dinner and Richard Rooney Community Clay Studio this Sunday to make a special gift out of clay....
Spend Mother’s Day as a family in our Laura Dinner and Richard Rooney Community Clay Studio, working together on a tile coaster to celebrate your special relationship.
Spend Mother’s Day as a family in our Laura Dinner and Richard Rooney Community Clay Studio, working together on a tile coaster to celebrate your special relationship. ...
Celebrate Asian Heritage Month this Sunday by joining us in the Laura Dinner and Richard Rooney Community Clay Studio to make dragons and phoenixes out of clay.
Celebrate Asian Heritage Month this Sunday by joining us in the Laura Dinner and Richard Rooney Community Clay Studio to make dragons and phoenixes out of clay....