In the fall of 2023, the Gardiner Museum announced our largest capital project since 2004, sparked by a transformational $9 million donation from The Radlett Foundation in honour of the late William B.G. Humphries. Starting this summer, the Gardiner will undertake a full-scale reimagining of the Museum’s ground floor, guided by the principles of connectivity, access, and Indigeneity. Led by Montgomery Sisam Architects and Andrew Jones Design, the Ground Floor Transformation includes the construction of a new fully equipped makerspace, a community learning centre, and an Indigenous gallery spac ..read more

By Sarah Edo, Gardiner Museum 2023 Curatorial Resident Earlier this spring, I joined the Gardiner Museum as the 2023 Curatorial Resident. Generously supported by the Rebanks Family, this residency program supports the next generation of curators with an opportunity to develop, research, and create a small-scale museum exhibition. My exhibition project, Genealogies of Sustenance (working title), mediates on themes of sustenance, embodied memory, and Afro-diasporic plant life stories through traditional and experimental African (southern/western) pottery forms and practices. The exhibition will ..read more

Full-scale reimagining of the ground floor prioritizes connectivity, access, and Indigeneity Toronto—The Gardiner Museum is excited to announce a transformational $9 million donation from The Radlett Foundation in honour of the late William B.G. Humphries, who established the Foundation, reflecting his lifelong commitment to the collection and presentation of ceramics, and his support of Indigenous communities through the arts. This gift is the largest in the Museum’s history by an individual other than its founders, George and Helen Gardiner. The Foundation’s gift also includes more than 250 ..read more

New exhibition brings to light ceramic roots of celebrated Ukrainian-Canadian painter Toronto—The Gardiner Museum presents an exhibition of early ceramics and a recent monumental painting by Toronto-based artist Natalka Husar. Soaking Wet and On Fire: Ceramics and Painting by Natalka Husar opens on September 9, 2023. Widely celebrated as a painter, few people are aware that Husar began her career with a series of ceramic sculptures. On view for the first time in 46 years, Husar’s irreverent depictions of food, clothing, and care packages explore themes of cultural identity and belonging in the ..read more

Magdalene Odundo: A Dialogue with Objects opens October 19 in Toronto Toronto—One of the world’s most esteemed ceramic artists, Dame Magdalene Odundo, will make her Canadian debut this fall at the Gardiner Museum in Toronto. Magdalene Odundo: A Dialogue with Objects opens October 19, 2023. It will be the largest ever North American exhibition of Odundo’s work. Since the early 1980s, the British-Kenyan artist has pursued a singular vision centered on the refined, magisterial ceramic vessel. Made entirely by hand and finished to a smooth, lustrous sheen, these works are uniquely her own while sy ..read more

Toronto-based artist Heidi McKenzie reveals the little-known histories of Indo-Indentureship Toronto—Reclaimed: Indo-Caribbean HerStories, part of the Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival, opens at the Gardiner Museum on May 4. The exhibition highlights the complex, longstanding, and often unpredictable interplay between ceramics and photography. Toronto-based artist Heidi McKenzie explores the stories of Indo-Caribbean women and their descendants in Canada, including her own family, by reconsidering archival imagery and traditional jewellery forms through the lens of photography on translu ..read more

Toronto—Gabrielle Peacock has been appointed Executive Director & CEO of the Gardiner Museum. Currently Director of Partnerships and Development at Soulpepper Theatre and previously CEO of The Robert McLaughlin Gallery in Oshawa, Ms. Peacock will join the Gardiner in February 2023. She succeeds Kelvin Browne, following his retirement in January after 9 years of bold leadership and transformational change at the Museum. Chief Curator & Deputy Director, Sequoia Miller, will fill the role of Interim Executive Director prior to Ms. Peacock’s arrival at the Museum. “I am delighted to welcom ..read more

Boyden Canada to lead search for successor, beginning this month Toronto—The Gardiner Museum announced that Executive Director and CEO Kelvin Browne will retire at the end of 2022. Browne’s initial retirement plans were put on hold due to the pandemic, when he accepted a contract extension that would see him guide the Museum through its temporary closure and recovery. He will continue in his role until the Board selects his successor. The Board has appointed a special committee to recruit Browne’s successor, beginning this month. The committee has engaged Boyden Canada to lead the executive se ..read more

Summer is here! Now’s the time to get reacquainted with your city and reconnect with family and friends. The Gardiner Museum is one of Toronto’s most beloved cultural gems and go-to spots for art lovers in the know, and we’ve got your perfect day at all mapped out. Plan ahead and get your tickets online or buy them at the Front Desk when you arrive. Photo: Eugen Sakhnenko for The New York Times Explore art outdoors Your art experience begins before you even step inside the building. Outside on the plaza, discover striking public sculptures by Canadian artist Shary Boyle and Japanese-American ..read more

The Gardiner Museum congratulates pottery instructor Karin Pavey on her retirement from the Museum after 25 years. During that time she inspired hundreds of students and taught them the art of wheel throwing, hand building, glazing, and more. Karin was a dedicated presence in the studios, participating in the full range of the Gardiner’s educational offerings, from adult classes and drop-in workshops to school programs and kids camps. As a practicing artist, she brought unmatched experience and expertise to her lessons. In addition to her role at the Gardiner, Karin has taught at Sheridan Coll ..read more