The Gardiner Museum is open seven days a week! Explore our permanent collection, discover special exhibitions, and get hands-on with clay in our studios. We look forward to welcoming you.
Discover an installation of works by American artist Sharif Bey on now in our lobby. Bey's practice is influenced by African and Afro-diasporic aesthetic traditions, as well as ancient Andean ceramics and contemporary popular culture.
Summer will be here before you know it! Don't wait to sign up for the Gardiner's popular summer camps. New this year, all our week-long sessions are full-day multimedia camps, so kids can draw, paint, sculpt, and more.
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!
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Taking inspiration from the Gardiner Museum's special exhibitions and permanent collection of ceramics from around the world, learn clay hand-building and decorating techniques in our Laura Dinner & Richard Rooney Community Clay Studio.
Taking inspiration from the Gardiner Museum's special exhibitions and permanent collection of ceramics from around the world, learn clay hand-building and decorating techniques in our Laura Dinner & Richard Rooney Community Clay Studio....
Guests are invited to view and purchase exceptional ceramic works from leading galleries and artists during an elegant cocktail party at the Gardiner Museum.
Guests are invited to view and purchase exceptional ceramic works from leading galleries and artists during an elegant cocktail party at the Gardiner Museum....
Tour the International Ceramic Art Fair (ICAF) with Gardiner Museum Curatorial Resident Maya Wilson-Sanchez.
Tour the International Ceramic Art Fair (ICAF) with Gardiner Museum Curatorial Resident Maya Wilson-Sanchez....
Featured artist Eddy Firmin will host an in-person discussion about his work, which explores identity, heritage, and resistance.
Featured artist Eddy Firmin will host an in-person discussion about his work, which explores identity, heritage, and resistance....
Join us for the debut of a new permanent public artwork by Tekaronhiáhkhwa / Santee Smith. The work will be activated in a series of live durational performances on our outdoor plaza.
Join us for the debut of a new permanent public artwork by Tekaronhiáhkhwa / Santee Smith. The work will be activated in a series of live durational performances on our outdoor plaza....
Tour the International Ceramic Art Fair (ICAF) with Chief Curator Sequoia Miller and guest speaker Anya Montiel, Curator at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C.
Tour the International Ceramic Art Fair (ICAF) with Chief Curator Sequoia Miller and guest speaker Anya Montiel, Curator at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C....
Anya Montiel, Curator at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C., will present an in-person discussion about Indigenous women and clay.
Anya Montiel, Curator at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C., will present an in-person discussion about Indigenous women and clay....
Tour the International Ceramic Art Fair (ICAF) with a focus on the works of Brie Ruais, Daniel Rios Rodriguez, Jennie Jieun Lee, and Kate Newby, all represented by Cooper Cole Gallery.
Tour the International Ceramic Art Fair (ICAF) with a focus on the works of Brie Ruais, Daniel Rios Rodriguez, Jennie Jieun Lee, and Kate Newby, all represented by Cooper Cole Gallery....
Join Gardiner Museum Curatorial Resident Maya Wilson-Sanchez for a free virtual conversation about the work of Kukuli Velarde, a Peruvian-American artist who specializes in painting and ceramic sculptures made out of clay and terracotta.
Join Gardiner Museum Curatorial Resident Maya Wilson-Sanchez for a free virtual conversation about the work of Kukuli Velarde, a Peruvian-American artist who specializes in painting and ceramic sculptures made out of clay and terracotta....
Maura Doyle will present a free virtual talk on her hybrid practice which encompasses ceramics, sculpture, printed matter/publications and drawing.
Maura Doyle will present a free virtual talk on her hybrid practice which encompasses ceramics, sculpture, printed matter/publications and drawing....
Artist Sharif Bey will lead an in-person discussion about his exhibition Colonial Ruptures, on display in the lobby.
Artist Sharif Bey will lead an in-person discussion about his exhibition Colonial Ruptures, on display in the lobby....
The Gardiner's annual art party returns for an unforgettable evening of contemporary art, cocktails, cuisine, and more.
The Gardiner's annual art party returns for an unforgettable evening of contemporary art, cocktails, cuisine, and more....
Join featured artist Cristina Córdova for a free online discussion about her work. Córdova creates figurative compositions that examine our shared humanity and question socio-cultural notions of gender, race, and beauty.
Join featured artist Cristina Córdova for a free online discussion about her work. Córdova creates figurative compositions that examine our shared humanity and question socio-cultural notions of gender, race, and beauty....