Toronto - Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art

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Situated opposite the Royal Ontario Museum and definitely worth a visit, the Museum of Ceramic Art in Toronto owes its existence to a pair of private collectors, Mr and Mrs George Gardiner. On exhibition are objets d'art representing over four thousand years of mankind's creativity, including American pottery from the Pre-Columbian period (e.g Nazca, Peru and Mexico), European porcelain (e.g. Delft, Meissen, Vienna, Sèvres and various British manufacturers) and Italian Majolica. Also rather special is a delightful series of "Commedia dell'arte" figurines.

Hobbies & Activities category: Glass, porcelain, pottery exhibit; Decorative arts display

Attractions within Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art

Ancient Americas / Pre-Columbian Ceramics

The Ancient Americas collection of pottery at the Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art is the largest of its kind in Canada. The dates of the collection range from 2500 BP (before present) up until before 1492, the arrival of Columbus.

Chinese Porcelain

The 200 pieces that comprise the R. Murray and Ann Walker Bell Collection of Blue and White Chinese Porcelain were donated to the museum in 1998. The pieces are all blue and white porcelain dating

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English Delftware

During the 16th C, the English began to produce their equivalent of Italian Maiolica, English Delftware. The name delftware, comes from the fact that the products being produced in England were

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English Porcelain

The porcelain exhibit focuses on the two types of porcelain made in Europe during the 18th C, Hard-Paste Porcelain and Soft-Paste Porcelain. The Hard-Paste Porcelain is essentially made the same

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Italian Renaissance Maiolica

The Italian Renaissance Maiolica collection at the Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art features over 100 pieces (one of the largest collections in North America) from Italy including; Deruta, Florence,

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Modern Contemporary Porcelain

In 1998 the Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art began to collect contemporary ceramics. The Milrad collection, donated by Aaron Milrad (who helped the Gardiners establish the museum), was donated in 1999

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Address

Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art
111 Queen's Park
Toronto, ON M5S 2C7
Canada

Map Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art

Phone 1 (416) 586-8080
Fax 1 (416) 586-8085

http://www.gardinermuseum.on.ca

Hours



Open	10:00	10:00	10:00	10:00	10:00	10:00	10:00
Closed	18:00	18:00	18:00	18:00	21:00	17:00	17:00

Always closed on:
New Year's Day (January 1) Remembrance Day / 1918 Armistice Day (November 11) Christmas - Christian (December 25)