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
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European Heritage Label
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Other Heritage Labels
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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.