Etienne Ceramics Museum

The Etienne Museum of Ceramics, located in the German city of Düsseldorf, was opened as a branch of the city museum in 1909. The museum’s expositions are based on a collection of pottery collected by Lorenz Heinrich Etienne, a renowned collector who has been buying and donating pottery artworks for decades, the oldest of which are about 8,000 years old. The area of the Etienne Ceramics Museum is more than 2,500 square meters.

Among the exhibits of the museum are ceramic figurines of animals created by representatives of the Maya tribe, fireplace tiles from Rouen, ceramic vases from Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome, wall ceramic clocks from France and much more. Half the area of the museum is occupied by a ceramic dome from Pakistan of huge size, the production of which dates back to 1680. The Etienne Museum of Ceramics often exhibits from its collection, both in Germany and in many countries around the world. In a special room of the museum you can participate in master classes on the production of ceramic products.