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Porzellanikon Museum - Selb State Museum of Porcelain / Porzellanikon Museum - Staatliches Museum für Porzellan Selb

Cultural Route
  • European Route of Ceramics
  • European Route of Industrial Heritage
Country
  • Germany
Member Category
  • Cultural Institution / NGO
  • Museum
Member Status
Individual
Year of Accession to Membership
2018 [European Route of Ceramics]
Contact Details
Werner-Schürer-Platz 1
DE-95100 Selb

Tel: +49 9287 91800 0
Website: www.porzellanikon.org
Email: info[at]porzellanikon.org
Contact Person
Jana GÖBEL (Curator) [European Route of Ceramics]
Main Town/Region
Selb (Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria)
Site Town/Region
Selb (Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria)
Main GPS Location
50.188389, 12.116162
Site GPS Location
50.188389, 12.116162
UNESCO World Heritage List
N/D
European Heritage Label
N/D
Other Heritage Labels
N/D
Description
Porzellanikon is the museum complex dedicated to the production of porcelain and ceramics in Selb and Hohenberg an der Eger, from 18th century manufacturing to the present day.
The Museum Complex is the result of the merger of the European Industrial Museum for Porcelain (Europäisches IndustrieMuseum für Porzellan), the European Museum of Technical Ceramics (Europäisches Museum für Technische Keramik), the Rosenthal Museum and the German Porcelain Museum (Deutschen Porzellanmuseum) in Hohenberg an der Eger.
The Porzellanikon Museum - Selb State Museum of Porcelain is an Anchor Point of the European Route of Industrial Heritage.
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