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Gardiner Museum The Gardiner Museum unites people of all ages and backgrounds through the love of clay & ceramics.
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The Gardiner Museum was founded in 1984 by George and Helen Gardiner to house their collection of ceramics. Today, visitors can explore the permanent collection, including pottery representing 47 cultures from the modern day geographical areas of the American Southwest, Mexico, and Central and South America; a world-renowned collection of porcelain from Europe, China, and Japan; and contemporary ceramics by Canadian and international artists. The Gardiner also posts original content online that can be enjoyed from home. This includes artist and curator videos, object features, virtual field trips, family art activities, and more. Follow us on social media and visit our website often to get your daily clay fix!

Looking for a family-friendly weekend activity? ✨Spend Sundays at the Gardiner Museum.From exploring the galleries with ...
10/16/2026

Looking for a family-friendly weekend activity? ✨

Spend Sundays at the Gardiner Museum.

From exploring the galleries with one of our family activity guides to getting hands-on in the Makerspace and Community Learning Centre (CLC), Family Days offer opportunities for visitors of all ages to connect through clay.

📅 Every Sunday
🕕 11:00 AM-3:00 PM
📍 Gardiner Museum

Learn more: https://ow.ly/10ZQ50ZUxzS

10/15/2026

Sometimes the best way to slow down is to make something with your hands. ✨🏺

Our clay mindfulness classes invite you to breathe, focus on the present moment, and explore the meditative qualities of hand building.

Whether you're new to clay or looking to get back in the studio, these classes are designed to help you connect with your creativity while learning mindfulness techniques.

Upcoming Classes:
Oct 19: Re-claym Re-connect Re-member
Oct 26 - Nov 16: Reclayming Space to Build Community (4 weeks)
Nov 30: Clayming Beloved Community

Learn more and register now: https://ow.ly/iAJ750ZY8sK

A look back at an unforgettable opening night. ✨Last week, we hosted the free public opening of After the Island: Caribb...
10/13/2026

A look back at an unforgettable opening night. ✨

Last week, we hosted the free public opening of After the Island: Caribbean Canadian Ceramics, in partnership with Black Artists' Networks in Dialogue. The exhibition's curators, artists, and supporters celebrated with over 300 community members who got a first look at this landmark curatorial project.

Thank you to everyone who joined us. If you missed the opening, After the Island is now on view and waiting to be explored.

Exhibition Partners
Black Artists' Networks Dialogue - BAND
Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD)

Presenting Sponsors
Mary Janigan & Tom Kierans
David Staines & Noreen Taylor

Supporting Partners
Appleyard Rebanks Family
Diana Reitberger

Government Support
Canada Council for the Arts | Conseil des arts du Canada
Ontario Cultural Attractions Fund

Project Partner
Partners in Art

Hospitality Partner
Collective Arts Brewing

📷: Brittany Carmichael

10/10/2026

A Thanksgiving weekend outing everyone can agree on. 🍂

Whether you're welcoming family from out of town, catching up with friends, or simply looking for an artful way to spend the long weekend, the Gardiner is the perfect place to linger.

Explore our galleries, discover new exhibitions, browse the Gardiner Shop, and stop by Clay Restaurant.

✨ Open all Thanksgiving weekend
🕙 10 AM - 5 PM daily

Now Open: After the Island: Caribbean Canadian Ceramics ✨Presented in partnership withBlack Artists' Networks in Dialogu...
10/09/2026

Now Open: After the Island: Caribbean Canadian Ceramics ✨

Presented in partnership withBlack Artists' Networks in Dialogue (BAND)(), After the Island brings together the work of four Canadian artists with roots in the Caribbean: PJ Anderson (), Eddy Firmin (.firmin), Manuel Mathieu (), and Sharon Norwood (),.

Through sculpture, painting, immersive installation, and interactive experiences, the exhibition explores what our bodies inherit, protect, and carry forward. Spanning different journeys of migration and cultural memory, these works challenge the idea of the island as isolated, tracing connections across histories, geographies, and generations.

Step inside a scented shelter where fragrance triggers memory, discover historic bricks bearing the finger and hand markings of enslaved Africans, and experience how expansively contemporary artists are thinking through clay.

📍 On view now at the Gardiner Museum
🗓️ October 9, 2026 - April 25, 2027

Learn more: https://ow.ly/c4bF50ZW32O

📷: Toni Hafkenscheid

10/06/2026

Something new is taking shape at the Gardiner Museum 🌊

Here's a glimpse behind the scenes as After the Island: Caribbean Canadian Ceramics comes together ahead of its opening.

We can't wait to welcome you into the galleries and share the artists and stories behind the exhibition.

📅 Opening October 9

Whether you're discovering a new exhibition, revisiting a favourite gallery, or finding a quiet moment with a work of ar...
10/05/2026

Whether you're discovering a new exhibition, revisiting a favourite gallery, or finding a quiet moment with a work of art, there's always something to explore at the Gardiner Museum.

This month, experience After the Island: Caribbean Canadian Ceramics, Magnus Hara: The Light of Day, In Search of Imperfection, the Rosalie Wise Sharp Collection, and more.

And if you're planning to visit more than once? Membership starts at just $30, with unlimited admission for an entire year: https://ow.ly/M5z150ZUyKo

📍 Right here in your neighbourhood

Empty Bowls returns! ✨🍲Join us for our annual fundraising event in support of Anishnawbe Health Foundation (AHF) support...
10/01/2026

Empty Bowls returns! ✨🍲

Join us for our annual fundraising event in support of Anishnawbe Health Foundation (AHF) supportanishnawbe, a registered charity helping improve the health and wellness of Toronto's Indigenous community.

Choose a handcrafted ceramic bowl donated by a local potter, sample delicious soups prepared by some of Toronto's top chefs, and enjoy cornbread by Chef Bianca Azupardo of Clay Restaurant. At the end of the evening, you'll take your bowl home as a keepsake.

🎟️ Tickets are available: https://ow.ly/7v2q50ZSTW4

Chefs and Restaurants
Adam Lafleur, Constantine Restaurant
Bianca Azupardo, Clay Restaurant
Christopher Britt, Wiisinidaa
Dacyion Reid, Dacy’s Gourmet Kitchen
Donna Dooher, Mildred’s Temple Kitchen
Nabil Dahmani, Louf Restaurant
Joseph Shawana , Niichii’s Street Eats
Keith H***e, Thistletown Collegiate Institute
Lorenzo Loseto, GEORGE Restaurant
Priyantha Batepola, PRI’S SMOKE BBQ
Tulio Lessa, Centennial College

Thank you to the following potters for donating bowls:
Aimee Hawkins, Ana Antunez Dominguez,Andrea Liao, Annika Hoefs, Arlene Kushnir, Asa Meyer, Atsuko Kobasigawa, Audrey Mah, Brenda Nieves, Deborah Schippling, Dominique Nanoff, Elisabeth Kalbuss, Florence Ngan, Gwen Friedman, Juana Berinstein, Kapri Rabin, Karen Franzen, Katie Argyle, Kerri Jerome, Lana Rayman, Marla Benton, Mary McKenzie, Minda Davis, Natasha Martin, Noel Yardley, Scott Barnim, Susan Collett, Talia Silva, Taylor Hogan, Teresa Dunlop, Thomas Aitken & Kate Hyde, Valentina Guevara, Veronika von Nostiza-Tait

Special thanks to:
The Potter’s Studio Inc
Mississauga Potters' Guild
Sheridan College Craft and Design, Ceramics
FUSION Clay and Glass Association
Hill Potters Guild

About Anishnawbe Health Foundation
Thanks to donor support, Anishnawbe Health Foundation helps create an environment where Toronto's urban Indigenous community can heal spiritually, physically, emotionally, and mentally. Through fundraising efforts, AHF supports Anishnawbe Health Toronto while helping preserve, research, and share traditional healing practices.

📷: Brittany Carmichael

09/30/2026

Turn clay into your canvas. ✨

Discover surface design techniques including mishima, marbling, paper resist, carving, and more in our Hand Building & Surface Design class with artist Misbah Ahmed ().

Designed for all levels, this course explores how pattern, colour, and texture can transform hand-built ceramics into one-of-a-kind works of art.

Whether you're new to clay or looking to expand your creative practice, you'll develop your skills while experimenting with a variety of decorative techniques.

Learn more and register now: https://ow.ly/f1OE50ZSTRI

A closer look at the artists of After the Island: Caribbean Canadian Ceramics. ✨Opening October 9, After the Island brin...
09/29/2026

A closer look at the artists of After the Island: Caribbean Canadian Ceramics. ✨

Opening October 9, After the Island brings together contemporary artists whose practices explore memory, migration, labour, identity, ancestry, and cultural continuity through clay and related mediums.

Presented in partnership with Black Artists' Networks in Dialogue (BAND) and the Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD), the exhibition features work by:

✨ Manuel Mathieu ()
✨ Sharon Norwood ()
✨ Eddy Firmin (.firmin)
✨ PJ Anderson ()

Together, their works reflect on the enduring impact of Caribbean histories and cultural traditions while imagining new relationships between past and present, homeland and diaspora.

📍 After the Island: Caribbean Canadian Ceramics
🗓️ October 9, 2026 – April 25, 2027

🎟️ Join us for the After the Island Artist Panel on October 9 and hear directly from the artists about their work, research, and creative practices.

Get tickets: https://ow.ly/nuJ650ZSHpB

[1] Eddy Firmin, Ego / Origin, 2024, Ceramic, glass beads, gold (overglaze), Edition of 5. Photo: Michael Patten
[2] Sharon Norwood, Ground Provision (detail), 2026, Ceramic, slipcast peanut, vintage ceramic
[3] PJ Anderson, Blade Headed Pitcher, 2009. Earthenware, terra sigillata, copper. Photo: PJ Anderson
[4] Manuel Mathieu, Lineage (detail), 2025, Metal rebar, burnt natural cotton, ceramic. Photo: Document original

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