THE GARDINER MUSEUM
111 QUEEN’S PARK, TORONTO
THU-FRI: 10AM - 6PM & SAT-SUN 10AM - 5PM
The Gardiner museum is a stunning ceramics museum in the heart of downtown Toronto boasts a mixture of traditional as well as experimental pieces of contemporary art in the world of pottery. The museum is also home to a large collection of Minton ceramics- A collection of bone china from the 19th and early 20th century England. The Minton’s earthenware manufactory in Stoke-on-Trent was one of the foremost and most innovative producers of ceramics in England throughout the nineteenth century and the pottery consisted of unique patterns and designs along with many international influences.
MINTON COLLECTION
The Minton jewelry collection celebrates everything from the delicate floral motifs, Oriental influences, and the use of rich golds that were becoming popular at the time due to the popularity of Gustav Klimt in Vienna. The collection utilizes a mixture of elements such as handmade glass, cloisonné beads, sea glass and natural stone to capture the colours, motifs, and patterns and international influences that are so prevalent in ceramics from that period.
