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Building Community with Clay

The Gardiner Museum is currently undergoing a full-scale transformation of our ground floor—our largest capital project in 20 years. The Museum is open during construction with the exception of our ground floor galleries. Learn more

What’s On

Colourful ceramic objects in a glass case

Test Kitchen: A Museum Project

Special Exhibition

From the Italian Renaissance to present-day Canada, discover ceramics from across time and cultures. Test Kitchen invites you to go behind-the-scenes and get hands-on.
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March Break at the Museum

March 10 – 16

This March Break, join us for pottery camps for kids and teens, family clay workshops, and multisensory family tours.
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Ground Floor Transformation

Change is coming!

The full-scale reimagining of our ground floor will include the construction of a new fully equipped makerspace, a Community Learning Centre, and an Indigenous gallery space.
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Plan Your Visit

The Gardiner Museum strives to make our building, collections, exhibitions, and programs accessible to all individuals, including people with disabilities. View our Customer Service Accessibility Policy.

Hours & Admission

Check our hours and ticketing information before visiting. During our transformation, admission is being offered on a pay-what-you-wish basis.
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Groups & Guided Tours

Visiting with a group? Book a private tour today and get exclusive insight into the collections and exhibitions.
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School Groups

Bring your students for a day of creativity and arts engagement, including an opportunity to get hands-on in our studios.
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Clay Restaurant

Eat lunch among the art! Experience Chef Bianca Azupardo’s fresh seasonal menu in a bright, airy space inspired by the Museum’s ceramics focus.

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Gardiner Shop

Find one-of-a-kind ceramics, jewellery, glass, textiles, and more, handmade by local artists. Shop online and in-store.

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Let’s Be Friends

You belong here! Join today and enjoy the benefits of being a Gardiner Friend, including unlimited admission and discounts on clay classes.

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Learn & Make

A child with a black braid and glasses glazing pottery

March Break Camps

Our popular March Break clay camps are back with weeklong sessions for ages 6 – 17, including hand building and wheel throwing.
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Single Classes (Adults & Families)

An informal 2-hour clay class for potters of all levels. Experiment with hand-building, wheel-throwing, or decorating techniques.
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A woman working on a clay vase seated at a table with other class participants

Adult Classes

The Gardiner Museum is a leader in clay and art education, offering a range of adult classes year-round in our studios.
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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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A installation by Ai Weiwei of colourful ceramic pots and Lego portraits of the Chinese zodiac
Happy Lunar New Year! 🧧 It’s the Year of the Snake, the sixth animal in the 12-year Chinese zodiac cycle.
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A white ceramic vase with sculptures of Inuit people and arctic animals
Have you experienced the exhibition Test Kitchen: A Museum Project? Plan your visit and rediscover the collection through new stories and perspectives.
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A grouping of diverse ceramic objects in a glass vitrine
Discover moments of joy, inspiration, and learning in the exhibition Collecting Memories: 40 Years of Ceramics and Community! 🏺🤍
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The Gardiner Museum will close at 6 pm on Wednesday May 22 for the International Ceramic Art Fair Preview Gala.