TORONTO — The Gardiner Museum in Toronto will undergo a major transformation thanks to a $9 million donation from The Radlett Foundation in honour of the late William B.G. Humphries, who established the foundation.
The contribution will allow for a full-scale reimagining of the Gardiner Museum’s ground floor which will be led by Montgomery Sisam Architects and Andrew Jones Design and guided by the principles of connectivity, access and “Indigeneity” and includes the construction of a new fully equipped makerspace, a community engagement centre, and an Indigenous gallery space.
The plans for the 8,952-square-foot space integrate the warmth and tactility of clay into the fabric of the visitor experience.
The capital costs of the project are estimated to be $14 million and construction is expected to begin in summer 2024.
The gift, which reflects Humphries’s lifelong…
