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The Gardiner Museum celebrates the art of ceramics and engages local and international audiences by promoting understanding of the long history of people crafting in clay.

Through the display of its permanent collections and special exhibitions, as well as through studio education, programs that engage diverse communities, and major contributions to scholarship, the Gardiner champions ceramics.

Support from the community is vital to the Gardiner’s ability to continue to provide

The best possible programming and exhibitions
Meaningful educational experiences for all
Care for our permanent collections
Community access to the Museum

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There’s more to the Gardiner than our collections. Take a clay class, learn about the art of ceramics with world-renowned guest speakers, or join us for one of our many special events.

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The Gardiner Museum celebrates the art of ceramics and engages local and international audiences by promoting understanding of the long history of people crafting in clay.

Support from the community is vital to the Gardiner’s ability to continue to provide

The best possible programming and exhibitions
Meaningful educational experiences for all
Care for our permanent collections
Community access to the Museum

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There’s more to the Gardiner than our collections. Take a clay class, learn about the art of ceramics with world-renowned guest speakers, or join us for one of our many special events.

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The Gardiner Museum celebrates the art of ceramics and engages local and international audiences by promoting understanding of the long history of people crafting in clay.

Support from the community is vital to the Gardiner’s ability to continue to provide

The best possible programming and exhibitions
Meaningful educational experiences for all
Care for our permanent collections
Community access to the Museum

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Support from the community is vital to the Gardiner’s ability to continue to provide

The best possible programming and exhibitions
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Care for our permanent collections
Community access to the Museum

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The Gardiner Museum celebrates the art of ceramics and engages local and international audiences by promoting understanding of the long history of people crafting in clay.

Support from the community is vital to the Gardiner’s ability to continue to provide

The best possible programming and exhibitions
Meaningful educational experiences for all
Care for our permanent collections
Community access to the Museum

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Enjoy lunch at the Museum

Executive Chef Bianca Azupardo presents inspired seasonal menus that showcase locally-sourced ingredients, complemented by stunning views of the city.
Exhibitions
Savour: Food Culture in the Age of Enlightenment

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!
Learn & Create
Visual Art and the MMIWQT Crisis

On December 10, award-winning Cree journalist Connie Walker moderates a panel featuring exhibiting artists Cannupa Hanska Luger and Kali Spitzer, as well as Cora McGuire-Cyrette, Executive Director of the Ontario Native Women’s Health Association. The conversation will centre on the role of visual art in addressing the crisis of murdered and missing Indigenous women, girls, queer, and trans community members. Get tickets now!
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Collections & Research

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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