Join us for a delicious three-course lunch while enjoying one of the best views in the city. Try our famous CLAY burger, ricotta gnudi, and more inspired local fare.
Join us for a full summer of free community programming inspired by the transformative power of clay. Four public projects explore how justice and pleasure can co-exist as counterpoints to calling out, gaslighting, and exhaustion. Register for free talks, clay workshops, and more!
There's still time to register for our popular clay camps, now with earlier start times, art-filled field trips, and fresh new themes. Sign up now for a week of hands-on creativity!
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.
Kids Summer Camp 2019
Welcome back for another fun-filled summer experience at the Gardiner Museum! We offer week-long, creative clay-based summer camps for kids ages 6 – 14. Campers will engage in studio and in-gallery experiences, working with artists and our amazing counsellors and volunteers.
This year, we’re offering three different camp experiences, with morning sessions for ages 6 – 8, full day sessions for ages 8 – 12, and wheel workshops for teens and tweens. See the full list of camps below and register now.
Through the Summer Camp Access Fund, generously supported by Trish Woodward McCain, the Gardiner Museum offers Kids Camp scholarships to those who qualify. Space is limited. Click here to fill out the application form.
Theme: Under the Sea. Your child will discover their creativity, meet new friends, participate in fun in-gallery activities, and get their hands dirty, all while making unique clay creations. Suitable for ages 6 – 8.
Theme: Under the Sea. Your child will discover their creativity, meet new friends, participate in fun in-gallery activities, and get their hands dirty, all while making unique clay creations. Suitable for ages 6 – 8....
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Designed for kids who love to explore and experiment with all kinds of art, campers in our full day sessions will discover exciting new skills and stories through scavenger hunts, craft activities, a special behind-the-scenes tour of the Museum, and a visit to one of our neighbouring arts institutions. Suitable for ages 8 - 12.
Designed for kids who love to explore and experiment with all kinds of art, campers in our full day sessions will discover exciting new skills and stories through scavenger hunts, craft activities, a special behind-the-scenes tour of the Museum, and...
Give your teen or tween the opportunity to disconnect from their digital devices for a few hours and discover their creativity in a studio session designed specifically with them in mind. Suitable for ages 11 – 14.
Give your teen or tween the opportunity to disconnect from their digital devices for a few hours and discover their creativity in a studio session designed specifically with them in mind. Suitable for ages 11 – 14....
Theme: Arctic Adventure. Your child will discover their creativity, meet new friends, participate in fun in-gallery activities, and get their hands dirty, all while making unique clay creations. Suitable for ages 6 – 8.
Theme: Arctic Adventure. Your child will discover their creativity, meet new friends, participate in fun in-gallery activities, and get their hands dirty, all while making unique clay creations. Suitable for ages 6 – 8....
Theme: Welcome to the Jungle. Your child will discover their creativity, meet new friends, participate in fun in-gallery activities, and get their hands dirty, all while making unique clay creations. Suitable for ages 6 – 8.
Theme: Welcome to the Jungle. Your child will discover their creativity, meet new friends, participate in fun in-gallery activities, and get their hands dirty, all while making unique clay creations. Suitable for ages 6 – 8....
Theme: Imaginarium. Your child will discover their creativity, meet new friends, participate in fun in-gallery activities, and get their hands dirty, all while making unique clay creations in our week-long themed camps. Suitable for ages 6 – 8.
Theme: Imaginarium. Your child will discover their creativity, meet new friends, participate in fun in-gallery activities, and get their hands dirty, all while making unique clay creations in our week-long themed camps. Suitable for ages 6 – 8....
Theme: Treasure Hunt. Your child will discover their creativity, meet new friends, participate in fun in-gallery activities, and get their hands dirty, all while making unique clay creations. Suitable for ages 6 – 8.
Theme: Treasure Hunt. Your child will discover their creativity, meet new friends, participate in fun in-gallery activities, and get their hands dirty, all while making unique clay creations. Suitable for ages 6 – 8....
Theme: Things with Wings. Your child will discover their creativity, meet new friends, participate in fun in-gallery activities, and get their hands dirty, all while making unique clay creations. Suitable for ages 6 – 8.
Theme: Things with Wings. Your child will discover their creativity, meet new friends, participate in fun in-gallery activities, and get their hands dirty, all while making unique clay creations. Suitable for ages 6 – 8....