Start your week with a visit to "Replicas and Reunions: Ancient and Contemporary Ceramics from Ecuador". 🇪🇨 George and Helen Gardiner, the founders of the Gardiner Museum, collected works from the Ancient Americas, including at least 24 ceramic objects from Ecuador purchased from auction houses in New York City and from American art dealers. Curatorial Resident Maya Wilson-Sanchez (@maya__ws) worked with Quito-based artist Pamela Cevallos (@pamecevalloss) to pair objects from the Gardiner's collection with contemporary replicas commissioned from five artists from the rural coastal town of La Pila. The result is an installation that is both playful and critical. Learn more at the link in bio and witness the reunion in our lobby! 1. Seated Figure with Upraised Arms, Jama Coaque Culture, Manabí, Ecuador, 200 BCE - 300 CE, Gift of George and Helen Gardiner 2. Seated Figure with Upraised Arms, Genaro López, Manabí, Ecuador, 2022 📷: Toni Hafkenscheid . . . . . . #GardinerMuseum #TorontoMuseum #Torontoart #supportart #museum #exploreToronto #museumlove #ceramicsofinstagram #ecuador #ceramic #ceramics #pottery #handmade #art #clay #ceramicart #design #ceramica #ancient #history #vintage #porcelain #detailing #sculpture #ceramiccoating #ceramique #stoneware