Gardiner Museum

The Gardiner Museum celebrates creativity, wonder, and community through the art of clay and ceramics. They engage audiences with exhibitions, programs, and hands-on classes, while caring for a vast collection of historical and contemporary ceramic works.

The museum interprets history to highlight its relevance today, and supports both emerging and established Canadian artists. They believe in the power of making, looking, and thinking through clay to foster a deeper understanding of the art form.

Over 5,000 objects from the Ancient Americas, Europe, Japan and China, as well as contemporary works, are showcase in here. Moreover, Gardiner Museum is among the few ones in the world focused on ceramics and is one of the world’s most recognized in this field.

(*) Although generally there’s an entrance fee, there are also ways to visit the Gardiner Museum for free:

• Free every Wednesday after 4 pm for the general public: No advanced registration is required.
• Free any day for students: A valid student ID is required and this free entry includes international students.
• Free any day for 18 or under.
• Free any day for Indigenous Peoples: First Nations, Inuit, and Métis.
• Canoo Cultural Access Pass: Through this program, international students, new permanent residents and new Canadian citizens can gain free entry to the Bata Shoe Museum. Check Canoo site for more details about how to obtain Canoo Cultural Access Pass for free.