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| - This was the last museum on my list to go see on my pre-university graduation rush so I could get in for free (lol). I came on a Tuesday half a year ago at around 4pm.
The most important thing I'd say about this museum is that its great, but only if you are interested in ceramics. I wouldn't call myself a ceramic-fanatic, but I do have a bit of an interest in pottery, I appreciate nice tea cups, and I buy beautiful plates to upgrade my at-home eating experience. For someone who has zero interest whatsoever in ceramics, this place would probably bore you tbh.
The museum is quite small, but if you look at things in detail and take your time examining all the exhibits, it will easily take up a couple hours of your free time. I actually like small museums because they feel manageable. You don't feel like you need to rush in order to see everything, so you can appreciate all the exhibits and actually read the information accompanying them.
It's been a while since I actually went, so my memory is foggy, but I particularly liked the European, Chinese, and Japanese collections. I saw a lot of Chinese tea cups, tea pots, and bowls and such growing up so when I saw the Chinese collection all I thought was "its all blue and white". It was nice seeing something I find so familiar in an exhibit and I felt like I learned quite a lot from it.
I liked the European collection the most probably because it aligns with my personal taste. I really liked the darker-painted ceramics and the all-white ones. In my mind, the European collection stood out because of its usage of colour. I also really liked the plates depicting historical events and/or stories. The friend I went with was a history buff so she really enjoyed those plates.
The individual exhibits I loved the most were the paper-woman (with the paper mache cat lol) and the long banquet table filled with ceramics and fake food. Everything was so well put together and beautiful. Should also mention that the fake food looked pretty good too.
All in all, the Gardiner Museum is a solid museum. Its got a good range of exhibits, its small size in my opinion is a strength rather than a weakness, and well maintained. It'd be a good pick for a day where you have a couple of hours to spend but don't have enough time to see the ROM. I do feel that it is a niche museum though, so not everyone is going to find it interesting. The ROM might be a better fit for a group of people with diverse interests.
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