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We're closed until October 2024 for the first phase of our Ground Floor Transformation.

We’re temporarily closed

The Gardiner Museum is closed until October 2024 for the first phase of our Ground Floor Transformation, a full-scale reimagining of our ground floor that will include the construction of a new fully equipped Makerspace, a Community Learning Centre, and an Indigenous gallery space.

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A rendering of the Gardiner's new Hilary and Galen Weston Foundation Hall

Ground Floor Transformation

The Gardiner Museum is embarking on our largest capital project in 20 years—a $15-million transformation of our ground floor that will create a visitor experience unique in the cultural sector.
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Temporary Closure FAQ

Learn more about our reopening dates, fall clay class registration, online shopping, and more. We can’t wait to welcome you back in October 2024.
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Gardiner Shop

While we’re closed, you can still shop online for handmade ceramics, glass, jewellery, textiles, and more.

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Let’s Be Friends

As we embark on this exciting period of change, the support of our Gardiner Friends is more vital than ever.

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Talking Earth

Santee Smith’s permanent public sculpture welcomes visitors to the Museum and celebrates the ongoing Indigenous presence on Turtle Island.

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Maiolica plate decorated with a mythological scene

Plate with scene from the story of Metabus and Camilla, Urbino, Italy, 1534, Maiolica, tin glaze, lead glaze, lustre, and hand-built, Gift of George and Helen Gardiner

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Jar in the shape of a green woman wearing a black and white striped dress

Jeannot Blackburn, Untitled (covered jar), Montreal, Canada, c.1989, Earthenware and glazes, Gift in memory of the artist by G. Louden and P. Durand

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Ceramic vessel in the form of a dog

Dog-form Effigy Vessel, Colima, Mexico, 300 BCE – 300 CE, Red earthenware, red slip, burnishing, and hand-built, Gift of George and Helen Gardiner

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Chinese blue and white porcelain flask

‘Bianhu’ (flask) with bajixiang or the eight Buddhist emblem, Jingdezhen, China, c.1736-95, Porcelain, underglaze cobalt blue, The Robert Murray Bell and Ann Walker Bell Collection of Blue and White Chinese Porcelain

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Porcelain sculpture in the form of a pug dog

Explore the collection

Learn more about our permanent collection of more than 5,000 objects and access it online.

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Artist Magdalene Odundo smiling with her ceramic vessels behind her
An interview with Dame Magdalene Odundo about her Canadian debut at the Gardiner Museum
An old black and white photo of children working in a ceramics factory
Working Conditions in the 19th-Century Staffordshire Potteries with Miranda Goodby, Senior Curator of Ceramics at The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery
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Introducing an exclusive collaboration between the Gardiner Shop and Mima Ceramics, a line of hand-crafted tableware made in Toronto.
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Ceramic and paper flower sculptures
Zachari Logan: The Flourishing Edge is on display now over three floors of the Museum’s soaring stairwell. You don’t want to miss it! 🌿
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Rendering of the new studio space with children taking a clay class
We’re excited to announce a transformational $9 MILLION donation from The Radlett Foundation.
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The Gardiner Museum will close at 6 pm on Wednesday May 22 for the International Ceramic Art Fair Preview Gala.