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Toronto’s Gardiner Museum will reopen next week!
The museum closed back in July as part of the first phase of the Museum’s $15.5 million construction project, but the doors will reopen on Oct. 7 (except for the ground-floor galleries).
A major portion of this project is being funded by a $9-million donation from The Radlett Foundation.
“This generous philanthropic contribution is the catalyst for a full-scale reimagining of the Gardiner’s ground floor, bringing our physical space in line with our mission of building community with clay,” organizers state on the Museum’s website.
It’s the Museum’s first major renovation in almost two decades, and the project includes the construction of a fully equipped Makerspace, a Community Learning Centre, and a new Indigenous gallery (the gallery will showcase ceramic traditions of the Woodland and Great Lakes Region, where the Museum is situated).
As of next Monday, the Museum’s second-floor galleries and special exhibition hall will be open, so patrons can enjoy the Chinese and Japanese ceramic collections, the European Porcelain collection, as well as the Rosalie Wise Sharp and Joan Courtois galleries. The Clay Restaurant, Gardiner Shop, and Clay Studios will also be open to the public (with clay classes running in basement studios).
Construction is still taking place on the ground floor, so the Ancestral Americas collections, modern & contemporary collections, Italian Renaissance Maiolica collection, English Delftware collection, Laura Dinner & Richard Rooney Community Clay Studio, and
Goldring Family Lecture Hall will remain closed.
The ground floor is expected to reopen in October 2025, but a selection of objects from the ground-floor galleries will be on display in the third-floor exhibition hall, as well as in the Joan Courtois Gallery, spanning three floors of the Museum’s glass stairwell.
While the ground-floor galleries are closed, the Gardiner is operating on a pay-what-you-wish basis! Tickets can be purchased at the admissions desk upon arrival at the museum. The suggested admission is $15 for adults and $11 for seniors. It’s free for Indigenous Peoples, students, and those under 18. Admission is free on Wednesdays after 4 pm. Click here for more info.
