Museum of Ceramics

The Museum of Ceramics, located in the Portuguese city of Caldas da Rainha, was founded in 1983 in the estate of Viscount Sacaven, which the state specially acquired in 1981. The basis of the collection was a private collection of Viscounts of the city of Sakaven and ceramic products made at the factories of the country.

The expositions of the museum acquaint visitors with ceramic products of the XVII – XX centuries. Among the exhibits you can see the products of a large ceramic factory Factory do Ratu, which worked in the city in the XVIII century, the centers of ceramic production of Portugal, factories Bandeira, Darca, Santana and works of ceramic art from other countries. Of particular interest are 1200 tiles of the XVI - XX centuries, author's ceramic products of modern masters, clay sculptures and potters' products. The main attraction of the museum is the collection of works by local master Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro.