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Porcelain Experienced!
Dear guests,
Welcome to the Meissen Porcelain Museum, the publicly accessible part of the extensive collection of the Meissen Porcelain Foundation.
From around 34,000 historic porcelains, a selection of 2,000 porcelain objects and over 300 years of porcelain history await you on two floors.
A visit to the show workshop and the café will complete your visit.
We value all people, regardless of age, ethnic origin and nationality, gender and gender identity, physical and mental abilities, religion and belief, sexual orientation and social origin.
We are low-barrier and family-friendly; information on the actual conditions obtaining can be had by clicking on the links.
The use of the generic masculine is only for the purpose of making the information easier to read.
Experience Meissen porcelain. We are looking forward to seeing you!
Your team of the Meissen Porcelain Foundation
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Meissen Porcelain Museum
The Museum’s permanent exhibition tells the story of Meissen porcelain on the basis of some 2,000 items. It is the only museum in the world to map the entire evolution of Meissen porcelain from the earliest beginnings in 1710 to the present day.
Changing special exhibitions often reveal hidden gems.
A short film provides you interesting insights into the Meissen Porcelain Museum and the Meissen craftsmanship.
Collection
The Manufactory’s comprehensive collection holdings have been built up over the past three centuries and more in the course of the work process...The Manufactory’s comprehensive collection holdings have been built up over the past three centuries and more in the course of the work process...
Model-number database
Our MeiDaBank database covers thousands of figures and vessels from the Royal and State Porcelain Manufactory at Meissen. It enables you to conduct research on specific items of Meissen porcelain by model number and to obtain in-depth information on them. There is scope for studying a total of 12,600 or so model numbers.
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Wood, Bones & White Gold
Budding artistic creatives have put unusual projects to effect in the studios of the heritage-rich Meissen Porcelain Manufactory. They are not new to working with ceramic materials, having already furnished ample evidence of their talent in courses of specialised study and actual works. They all won Richard Bampi Prizes in 2022. During subsequent residencies spent in the Meissen Manufactory’s studios, they got to know how the place ticks and exploited its great potential for their own creations. The exhibition covers works by Helena Sekot, Philsoo Heo and David Torres and provides insights into the creative processes involved.
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All is in flux. Water & Meissen Porcelain
Water is the basis of all life. As one of the four elements of matter, it also inspired the Meissen Manufactory to model the likes of bathers taking a dip, mythological aquatic beings or creatures from the seas. Patterns painted on porcelain have included pond landscapes, scenes of maritime commerce and individuals fishing. Water is emblematic of sources and origins, of motion and purity. Tableware shapes incorporate aquatic motifs in the form, for instance, of sea-shells and relief-moulded waves. The exhibition covers three centuries of Meissen porcelains.
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Unboxing Herkules
Ten crates of porcelain return to the Meissen Porcelain Museum after more than two years in a travelling exhibition during which they covered a distance of 13,750 miles.
A total of eight museums were involved in running the exhibition, two from Germany, five from China and one from Japan.
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Peter Strang – One-offs in porcelain
The modeller Peter Strang had a decisive impact on artistic developments at the Meissen Porcelain Manufactory in the second half of the 20th century. He joined the Manufactory as an apprentice in 1950 and, following academic studies, was active from 1960 in the Artistic Development Collective, where he authored various series of figurines, items of figural tableware, murals and, from 1977 onwards, a number of one-offs in Meissen porcelain.
Peter Strang turned 85 on 7 July 2021. The Museum of the Meissen Porcelain Foundation is marking the occasion by exhibiting some 30 one-offs by the artist in this special show.
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Paul Scheurich. Porcelain modeller, draughtsman, graphic artist
Paul Scheurich (*1883 New York, †1945 Brandenburg) was one of the most important porcelain modellers in the first half of the 20th century. Our theme exhibition marking the 75th anniversary of his death delves into his life and work. Scheurich’s porcelain designs for Meissen and other German manufactories, augmented by rare bronze statues, drawings, illustrations and commercial art by the artist, yield a multifaceted portrait of the man.