Gardiner Museum

Gardiner Museum

The Gardiner Museum is the only museum in Canada devoted exclusively to ceramic art. It is located on Queen’s Park just south of Bloor Street in Toronto, opposite the Royal Ontario Museum.

Founded in 1984 by George R. Gardiner and his wife Helen Gardiner, the museum has been described as a "jewel box of ceramic treasures" [Christopher Hume, "Toronto Star" newspaper.] .Its permanent collection of over 2,900 pieces, includes works from the Ancient Americas, Italian Renaissance, English Delftware, Chinese and Japanese porcelain, European porcelain, and a Contemporary gallery. In addition to the permanent collections, the museum mounts three temporary exhibitions per year. The museum offers programs and lectures, and, in its clay studio, clay classes for adults and children.

The Gardiner Museum underwent a $20 million renovation, reopening in August 2006, with KPMB Architects (Kuwabara, Payne, McKenna and Blumberg) and was awarded the Pug Award for Best Commercial Architecture in 2006 [ [http://www.pugawards.com/ PUG awards website] .] .

The nearest subway station is Museum.

References

External links

* [http://www.gardinermuseum.on.ca/ Museum website]


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