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Private & Corporate Classes


Our private group classes are perfect for birthday parties, celebrations, team building, or a fun night out with friends.

Learn & Make / Private & Corporate Classes

Join us for a private clay class and explore the Museum with your friends, family, or team! All classes are led by experienced artists who specialize in ceramics and will teach your group how to make your own clay creations.

All classes are two hours in length and are guided at the beginner level. Price includes access to tools and materials, firing of one piece per participant, and Museum admission.

Class Types

Choose from one of the following class types to enjoy with your group:

Hand Building: Tap into your creativity by sculpting with your hands. This class is suitable for groups of adults or a combination of adults and children. See below to learn about adding a follow-up glazing class.

Wheel Throwing: Experience the thrill and challenges of throwing on the pottery wheel. This class is offered for ages 13+. All participants under 18 must be accompanied by a chaperoning adult. See below to learn about adding a follow-up glazing class.

Kids Hand Building: : Kids can get their hands dirty and sculpt with clay. For each group of 10 kids, we require 4 non-participating adult chaperones. No additional adults will be permitted in the class. Choose from three themes:

  • Animals and Fantastic Beasts
  • Decorative Dishes
  • Miniature Figures

Glazing: Book a 90-minute glazing class within a month of your hand-building or wheel-throwing experience to add some colour to your fired works. Once the glazing class is booked, the studio will store your pieces until you come back to glaze them.

  • Hand Building : $800
    For up to 10 participants ($65 per additional person)
  • Wheel Throwing : $800
    For a maximum of 10 participants
  • Kids Hand Building : $500
    For up to 10 participants. $40 per additional person
  • Glazing : $350
    For up to 10 participants. $30 per additional person

Booking Information

Please submit your booking requests at least three (3) weeks in advance of the requested class date. Full payment is required upon confirming the booking.

Please note: The booking request form is not a booking confirmation. Upon receiving your booking request, we will be in touch to confirm availability and booking details and provide you with a booking confirmation.

Post-Visit Information

The clay works you create will be fired in our electric kilns after your class. Firing is the process in which clay works are brought up to high temperatures to transform them into hardened and durable forms. You works will be ready for pick up 2 – 3 weeks after the class. The group contact will be sent an email with pick up instructions, including a pick up deadline.

Cancellation and Refunds

All cancellations must be made by emailing education@gardinermuseum.com, subject to the cancellation policy in the booking agreement.

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The Gardiner Museum will close at 6 pm on Wednesday May 22 for the International Ceramic Art Fair Preview Gala.