Gardiner Museum
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The Gardiner Museum is a ceramic art museum in Toronto, Canada.
Founded in 1984 by George and Helen Gardiner, the museum has been described as a "jewel box of ceramic treasures" [1]. Its permanent collection of over 2,900 pieces, includes works from the Ancient Americas, Italian Renaissance, English Delftware, Chinese and Japanese porcelain, European porcelain, and a Contemporary gallery. In addition to the permanent collections, the museum mounts three temporary exhibitions per year. The museum offers programs and lectures, and, in its clay studio, clay classes for adults and children.
The Gardiner Museum underwent a $20 million renovation, reopening in August 2006, with KPMB Architects (Kuwabara, Payne, McKenna and Blumberg) and was awarded the PUG award for Best Commercial Architecture in 2006 [2].
The nearest subway station is Museum, though St. George station is also quite close to the station.
[edit] References
- ^ Christopher Hume, Toronto Star newspaper.
- ^ PUG awards website.
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