The Gardiner Museum participates in a number of access oriented programs to ensure the broadest possible audience has access to its collections, exhibitions, and programs.

• Youth 18 and under are always free!
• Half-price admission every Wednesday evening from 4 – 9 pm
• Museum + Arts Pass (MAP) Lets you and your family (2 adults & up to 5 children) explore the best of Toronto’s arts and cultural treasures for free. With your valid adult Toronto Public Library card, you can take out a pass for your family at select Toronto Public Library branches.
• Institute for Canadian Citizenship Cultural Access Pass (CAP) provides free admission to new Canadian Citizens to the Gardiner Museum during their first year of citizenship. You can get your CAP by visiting the Institute for Canadian Citizenship website.

Clay on the Plaza

Each summer the Gardiner hosts children and young people from under-resourced neighbourhoods through our Clay on the Plaza program. The Museum provides a full-day experience at the Museum that includes an educational tour, lunch, and a clay class on our plaza in front of the Museum. The Gardiner’s intimate size is the ideal environment to enthuse children and young people about museums and culture as they receive a more personalized experience throughout their visit.

Schools & Community Access Fund

Each year the Gardiner welcomes 10,000 school children to its educational programs. With the guidance and encouragement of a ceramist and our educational staff team, children and young people from Grades K-12, work with clay in our custom-built clay studios. Each session has several curriculum links and offers a tactile art experience. The Gardiner’s Community Access Fund provides subsidies to schools and groups from under-resourced neighbourhoods that might otherwise be unable to visit the Museum.

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