Chef Bianca Azupardo presents inspired seasonal menus that showcase locally-sourced ingredients, complemented by stunning views of the city.
You're invited on a journey from the steamy kitchens of cooks who advocated light, flavourful cuisine centuries before our time to the dining rooms of connoisseurs who relished their meals served on newly-invented vessels. Be transported back to the 18th century through stunning objects, decadent recipes, amusing stories, and theatrical sets. Plan your visit to Savour: Food Culture in the Age of Enlightenment now!
On October 18, an all-star lineup of feminist chefs is cooking up a feast that steps off the well-trodden path of Canadian cuisine. The evening kicks off with a conversation between former line-cook-turned-journalist Ivy Knight, New York Times bestselling author Sheila Heti, and long-time Anothony Bourdain collaborator Laurie Woolever. Don't miss it!
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!
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The Gardiner Museum thanks the generous individuals, corporations, foundations and government funders who make it possible for the Gardiner to celebrate the art of clay.
The Gardiner Benefactor Award
The Gardiner Benefactor Award is given to a donor or donors who have sustained the Museum over an extended period through their significant generosity through donations of objects, financial support, or both.
Bill & Molly Anne Macdonald, 2014 In Memory of R. Murray Bell & Ann Walker Bell, 2015 Robert & Marian Cumming, 2016 Dr. Pierre Karch & Dr. Mariel O’Neill-Karch, 2017 Jean & Kenneth Laundy, 2018 Diana Reitberger, 2019
Gardiner Meritus
The Gardiner Museum has had many board members, donors and volunteers who have served over the years, and the Museum has benefited greatly from their support. To recognize this contribution to the Museum, and to ensure these key stakeholders remain connected to it, the distinction of “Gardiner Meritus” was created.
Our Gardiner Meritus members include previous board members, both Trustees and Directors; previous Presidents of the Gardiner Volunteer Committee (GVC) and volunteers who have served for over 20 years; donors giving $50,000, in funds or objects, in individual or cumulative gifts; and others may be suggested by senior staff or Board members to the Executive Director, including prominent artists who work in clay, past Gardiner Board Committee members, or those with a similar profile. Individuals in this category would need to be approved by the Governance Committee.
Exhibition Sponsors
La Fondation Emmanuelle Gattuso Kim Spencer McPhee LLP Hal Jackman Foundation The Rooney Family Foundation Farrow & Ball
Education & Programs Sponsors
The Catherine and Maxwell Meighen Foundation The W. Garfield Weston Foundation RBC Foundation The Langar Foundation Gardiner Volunteer Committee
Event Sponsors
RBC Wealth Management Blakes LLP Torys LLP La Fondation Emmanuelle Gattuso Boszko & Verity BMO Financial Group The Langar Foundation The Thor E and Nicole Eaton Family Charitable Foundation AXA Canada Inc./ Ecclesiastical Insurance/HUB International HKMB Limited
Government Partners
Canada Council for the Arts Province of Ontario Ontario Arts Council Ontario Arts Foundation City of Toronto
This reflects donations made in 2019.
The Museum makes every effort to accurately publish our donor listings. If there is an error please call us at 416.408.5051.
Please note that only organizations are recognized on this page to protect the privacy of our individual donors.