Ceramic Tile Museum

Museum collection recreates the different tonalities of natural stone with impeccable white finishing.

Ceramic tile museum.

The museum collection features decorative ceramic tiles or azulejos from the second half of the 15th century to the present day. Museum is the deluxe brand name in ceramic tiles with products conspicuous for their elegance and sophistication based on cutting edge technology and. Museu nacional do azulejo is one of the most important of the national museums by the singularity of its collection azulejo tile an artistic expression that differentiates portuguese culture and by the uniqueness of the building in which the museum is set former madre de deus convent founded in 1509 by queen d. Jackfield is one of the oldest known ceramic production centres in shropshire a tradition dating back to the 16th century.

The museum is housed in a decorative tile factory building the former works of craven dunnill and company that is still used to produce tiles particularly encaustic tiles. 800x600 and 1024x768 internet explorer 6 0 flash plug in. An elegant style discreet and distinguished. Alyson brandes is a graduate of chapman university and a 2020 getty marrow undergraduate intern at amoca.

Its permanent exhibition starts with a display of the materials and techniques used for manufacturing tiles. Museu nacional do azulejo national tile museum rua da madre de deus 4 1900 312 lisboa phone number. Besides tiles it includes ceramics porcelain and faience from the 19th to the 20th century. Its collection is the only of its kind in the world and contains a splendid array of tiles from as early as the 15th century along with displays on how they re made.

D espite its somewhat out of the way location this delightful museum is well worth a visit presenting five centuries of decorative ceramic tiles or azulejos tracing the history and production of the art form. Refined graphic details and restrained decors which offer personality and elegance to fit in any project. Primal beings ghosts and human dummies. The american museum of ceramic arts is pleased to announce the first national virtual open studio and sale event for ceramic artists.

The moravian pottery and tile works a national historic landmark is maintained as a working history museum by pennsylvania s county of bucks department of parks and recreation. 351 218 100 369 e mail. 351 218 100 340 fax. Interesting to watch all kind of ceramic tiles the process of manufacture and then the commercial applications and brands that sell them.

The architecture of this museum is pretty unique the top floor is just amazing.