Gardiner Museum
The George R. Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art (commonly shortened to the Gardiner Museum) is a ceramics museum in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The museum is situated within University of Toronto's St. George campus, in downtown Toronto. The 4,299.2-square-metre (46,276 sq ft) museum building was designed by Keith Wagland, with further expansions and renovations done by KPMB Architects.
Gardiner Museum from Queen's Park Crescent | |
| Established | 6 March 1984 |
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| Location | 111 Queens Park Crescent, Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Coordinates | 43.668163°N 79.393151°W |
| Type | Ceramics museum |
| Founder | George and Helen Gardiner |
| CEO | Gabrielle Peacock |
| Chairperson | James Appleyard |
| Curator | Sequoia Miller (Chief Curator) |
| Architect | Keith Wagland, KPMB Architects (2004–06 expansion) |
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| Website | www |
The museum was established by George and Helen Gardiner, and was opened to the public on 6 March 1984. In 1987, management of the institution was assumed by the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM). The ROM continued to manage the Gardiner Museum until 1996, when an additional endowment to the museum allowed it to reincorporate as an independent institution. In 2004, the museum was closed to the public, in order to accommodate renovations to the building. The museum was reopened to the public in 2006, shortly after renovations to its building were completed.
The museum's permanent collection of ceramics includes over 4,000 pieces. The collection is made up of two types of ceramics, earthenware, and porcelain. In addition to exhibits for its collection, the museum has organized and hosted a number of contemporary ceramic art exhibitions. The museum is affiliated with the Canadian Heritage Information Network, Canadian Museums Association, and the Virtual Museum of Canada.