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!
Help us continue to offer innovative and engaging exhibitions, programs, and community projects in person and online, as well as plan for the future. Please consider making a donation today.
Our School Programs, designed by professional educators, engage with the Ontario Curriculum through ceramics in creative and fun ways! All School Programs are led by experienced artist-educators who specialize in ceramics.
Current On-Site School Program Offerings
Half-Day Program: Animals and Botanicals Duration: 1.5 hours of activity Price: $12/student (including all materials and firing)
Booking Information: All bookings must be made at least 2 weeks in advance of the date of arrival. Bookings are subject to a $5 processing fee. Payment is due in full on the day of your visit.
Post-Visit Information: Finished pieces will be ready for pick-up two weeks after the school program. Teachers will be contacted to retrieve their students’ work. Pieces not picked up at the Museum by the provided deadline will be discarded.