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Spannende Aktionen für Groß und Klein bietet der Familiennachmittag im Porzellanikon - Staatliches Museum für Porzellan, Selb. Am Sonntag, den 21. April 2024, um 14.30 Uhr können große und kleine Museumsbesucher an einem Familiennachmittag unter dem Motto „Fliesen gestalten“ teilnehmen. Diesmal geht es nicht um Tassen und Teller, sondern um einen anderen wichtigen Porzellangegenstand: die gegossene Fliese. Fliesen sind fast noch verbreiteter als Porzellangeschirr. Ob kleinformatige Mosaikfliesen oder XXL-Formate - sie machen Räume und Gebäude nicht nur bunter und schöner, sie tragen außerdem zur Raumwirkung bei. Der Familiennachmittag startet mit einem spannenden Rundgang durch die...read more …

Porzellanfreunde und -sammler können sich freuen! Am Donnerstag, den 18. April 2024 veranstaltet das Porzellanikon - Staatliches Museum für Porzellan, Hohenberg a.d. Eger, wieder einen Expertisentag. Von 10:00 bis 17:00 Uhr stehen Petra Werner und Maren Pilger wieder mit ihrem Fachwissen zu Porzellanen aus Deutschland und allen namhaften europäischen Manufakturen für Besucherinnen und Besucher aus nah und fern zur Verfügung. Interessierte können bis zu drei Porzellanobjekte zur Begutachtung mitbringen und erhalten Informationen zu Herkunft, Auflage oder Entstehungsjahr. Auf unterhaltsame Weise erzählen die Expertinnen alles Wissenswerte über die mitgebrachten Erb- und Lieblingsstücke,...read more …

Ferienzeit - schöne Zeit! Für alle Schulkinder, die die Osterferien zu Hause verbringen, bietet das Porzellanikon - Staatliches Museum für Porzellan an seinen beiden Standorten in Selb und Hohenberg a. d. Eger abwechslungsreiche Ferienprogramme an. Los geht es am Dienstag, 26. März 2024 mit dem Ferienprogramm „Porzellinerspiele“ im Porzellanikon Selb. Die Schulkinder erfahren, wie die Kinder der Porzellanarbeiter (Porzelliner) vor 100 Jahren in Selb gelebt haben, ob jedes Kind ein eigenes Kinderzimmer hatte oder was sie in ihrer Freizeit ohne Strom, Tablet und Smartphone gemacht haben. Gemeinsam mit dem Museumsteam erkunden die Ferienkinder den Arbeitsalltag der Porzelliner und die...read more …

Ostern steht vor der Tür und damit auch die Feiertage und Schulferien! Wer zu Hause bleibt, kann im Porzellanikon - Staatliches Museum für Porzellan, Selb und Hohenberg a.d. Eger abwechslungsreiche Tage verbringen. Für seine Besucherinnen und Besucher hat das Porzellanikon am Karfreitag, 29. März 2024, und am Ostermontag, 1. April 2024, an beiden Standorten von 10 bis 17 Uhr geöffnet. Wer die Porzellanherstellung hautnah erleben möchte, kann an den öffentlichen Führungen im Porzellanikon Selb unter dem Titel „Porzellanfabrik am Feiertag“ am Karfreitag, 29. März sowie am Ostermontag, 1. April 2024 jeweils um 14:00 Uhr teilnehmen. Gemeinsam mit dem Museumsteam erkunden die Museumsgäste das...read more …

Die vom Förderverein Porzellanikon Selb und Hohenberg a.d. Eger e.V. initiierte Kabarett-Reihe „Live im Porzellanikon" präsentiert einen weiteren Künstler: Am Samstag, 5. April 2024, um 20:00 Uhr rockt der Kabarettist Vogelmayer die Bühne im Auditorium des Porzellanikon - Staatliches Museum für Porzellan in Selb. Mit seinem neuen Programm kehrt der Vogelmayer auf die Bühnen des Freistaats zurück. Dort ist er seit fast 20 Jahren „DAHOAM“ und fühlt sich sichtlich wohl. Auch dieses Programm besticht wieder durch eine unterhaltsame Mischung aus Gaudi, Gesellschaftskritik und seiner unverwechselbaren Liebe zur Heimat. Der Vogelmayer ist längst kein Geheimtipp mehr. Mit über tausend...read more …

„Volldampf voraus! Experimentieren mit Dampf“ - so lautet der Titel des ersten Forschernachmittags in diesem Jahr am Sonntag, den 24. März 2024. Ab 14.30 Uhr zischt und rauscht es hinter den alten Fabrikmauern des Porzellanikon - Staatliches Museum für Porzellan am Standort Selb, wenn mit Dampfkraft experimentiert wird. Was steckt hinter dem zischenden Dampf, den stampfenden Kolben und den sich drehenden Rädern? Dieser und anderen spannenden Fragen können kleine und große Forscherinnen und Forscher selbst auf den Grund gehen. Um die Zusammenhänge zu veranschaulichen, wirft das Museumsteam die über Jahrzehnte gut gepflegte Dampfmaschine der Fabrik an und zeigt den neugierigen Museumsgästen,...read more …

Anlässlich der neu eröffneten Sonderausstellung „Schach & Porzellan. Die Welt auf 64 Feldern“ im Porzellanikon - Staatliches Museum für Porzellan, Hohenberg a.d. Eger, findet am Mittwoch, 20. März 2024, ein Seniorennachmittag statt. Schachbegeisterte und interessierte Seniorinnen und Senioren treffen sich um 14 Uhr mit Kuratorin Petra Werner, die die Museumsgäste auf eine unterhaltsame Reise in die faszinierende Welt des Schachs mitnimmt, die seit Jahrhunderten auch von zahlreichen Künstlern auf vielfältige Weise interpretiert wird. Während es auf dem Schachbrett meist kühl und berechnend zugeht, ist Schach in der Kunst farbenfroh, voller Poesie, Magie und Humor. Kunst in höchster...read more …

The "Scherbenglück" porcelain shop, which was opened by the members of the Porzellanikon Selb und Hohenberg a.d. Eger e.V. association in March of this year (as reported in the media), is now well established and enjoys great popularity. The porcelain that is sold is donated to the association by private individuals and companies. Vases, services, decorative items, figurines or individual pieces from crockery series and much more are sold. You can also buy crockery at "Scherbenglück". "We are delighted that the shop has been so well received. The proceeds from the sales are used for school trips to Porzella-nikon Selb and Hohenberg. We use it to support children who...read more …

The Porzellanikon - State Museum for Porcelain, Selb and Hohenberg a.d. Eger offers plenty of variety over the festive period. The museum is open to visitors every day from 10:00 to 17:00 over the Christmas and New Year holidays. Both museums are closed on 24 and 31 December 2023.If you would like to experience porcelain production up close, you can take part in the public guided tours at Porzellanikon Selb entitled "Porcelain factory on public holidays" on 25 and 26 December 2023 and on 1 and 6 January 2024, both at 14:00. All early risers can join the porcelain trip on 6 January 2024 at 10:30 am. Together with the museum team, museum guests will discover the historic factory...read more …

Christmas decorations made of porcelain make the festive season a special experience at Porzellanikon - State Museum for Porcelain, Hohenberg. With a varied entertainment and creative programme, the senior citizens' afternoon "Winter Magic" on Wednesday, 13 December 2023 at 14:00 will conjure up a festive atmosphere and create a sense of contemplation. Various porcelain nativity scenes and angel figurines will be on display at Porzellanikon Hohenberg. In a short guided tour with chief curator Petra Werner, the head citizens will learn exciting short stories about their design and get in the mood for Christmas. In the creative programme that follows, the museum guests paint various...read more …

New exhibitions, museum projects and events for the coming year were presented at the 2024 annual press conference at Porzellanikon - State Museum for Porcelain. The event took place in the presence of the local media on Tuesday, 28 November 2023 from 11:00 to 12:30 at the Selb site. Museum Director Anna Dziwetzki and the museum's curators presented the programme for 2024. New special exhibitions "The world on 64 squares. Chess and porcelain", 16 March - 13 October 2024, Hohenberg a.d. Eger - Petra Werner, Head Curator of the Porzellanikon and curator of the special exhibition Handcrafted beauty paired with mathematical composition is presented in the new special exhibition...read more …

The Christmas factory at the Porzellanikon - State Museum for Porcelain in Selb will be buzzing with activity. On Sunday, 3 December 2023, all interested visitors and craft enthusiasts can design their own tree decorations for this year's Christmas tree from 13:00 to 16:00 under the title "Christmas tree decorations". Various porcelain pieces such as angels, snowmen, bells, stars and many other motifs can be selected and decorated with bright colours. Great fun for the whole family! It is an open programme, i.e. anyone can come within the specified duration.Price: Materials for colouring can be purchased. Adults pay an additional €1.00 Sunday admission, children and young people...read more …

On Wednesday, 15 November 2023, the much-loved "Kulturkaffee" will take place for the last time this year at Porzellanikon - State Museum for Porcelain, Hohenberg a.d. Eger. The event with the motto "Fantastic Beasts" starts at 14:00. Animal figurines were already very popular with porcelain lovers in the 18th century and adorned the furniture of wealthy society. Which animals were depicted and how has the design changed since then? Museum educator Nadine Zentgraf takes museum guests on a search for clues through the study collection. They discover elephants, cats, birds and many other exotic animals such as lions, rhinos and the like. Afterwards, participants can chat...read more …

The planned show by Norbert Ortner with his cabaret programme "Fuxteufelswild" at Porzellanikon Selb on Saturday, 4 November 2023 unfortunately has to be postponed for organisational reasons. The new date has been set for Saturday, 24 February 2024. As announced by the "Förderverein Porzellanikon Selb und Hohenberg a.d. Eger e.V." as the organiser, tickets purchased remain valid and can be used for the new date or returned to the advance booking office where the tickets were purchased.read more …

The annual general meeting of the "Förderverein Porzellanikon Selb und Hohenberg a.d. Eger e.V." took place at Porzellanikon Selb on Friday, 20 October 2023. All interested members were first offered a curator's tour of the special exhibition "Toilet & Co. Sanitary ceramics from the outhouse to the high-tech toilet". This time it was a dialogue tour, as Kathleen Klötzer, curator for economic, technical and social history, and Christoph Neeb, curator for technical ceramics, jointly guided visitors through the very successful special exhibition. Using selected exhibits, they entertained the club members with bizarre and amusing information on the cultural history of...read more …

Porzellanikon - State Museum for Porcelain, Selb is offering a public tour of porcelain production entitled "Porcelain factory on a public holiday" on All Saints' Day, 1 November 2023. Interested visitors can experience porcelain production up close from 14:00. Together with the museum team, they will discover the historic factory building and the exhibition on porcelain production at Europe's largest museum for porcelain. The live demonstrations on the steam engine, drum mills and in the whiteware production area are particularly exciting for visitors of all ages.The Porzellanikon in Hohenberg a.d. Eger is also open on this day. There will be plenty of new things for visitors to...read more …

Good news for all fans of comedy and entertainment: the cabaret series launched by the association "Förderverein Porzellanikon Selb und Hohenberg a.d. Eger e.V." with the title "Live at Porzellanikon" goes on. For the premiere on Saturday, 4 November 2023, cabaret artist and author Norbert Ortner will be performing his solo programme "Fuxteufelswild". The event starts at 8 p.m. at the Porzellanikon Selb.Norbert Ortner, who studied philosophy and Romance studies and can also be seen in various TV series, dares to enter into the ring with himself in "Fuxteufelswild" and deals with the subject of religion. For little Norbert from Waging, religious...read more …

The much-loved tree decorating campaign once again brought together various stakeholders from the Fichtelgebirge in 2023 and traditionally started at Porzellanikon - State Museum for Porcelain, Selb. The Czech Embassy in Berlin was chosen as the prominent delivery address for the approx. 3 metre high fir tree from the Fichtelgebirge, which is donated for the campaign by the Bavarian State Forestry. This year's campaign will thus also be part of the Bavarian-Czech Friendship Weeks 2023 of the towns of Asch and Selb. On Friday, 1 December 2023, all participants will travel to Berlin to decorate the tree. On Thursday, 19 October 2023, 15 boys and girls from Luitpold Primary School in Selb...read more …

If you want to find out more about the world of toilets, the curator's guided tour at Porzellanikon - State Museum for Porcelain in Selb is just the thing for you. On Sunday, 29 October 2023 from 15:00, curator Kathleen Klötzer will guide you through the special exhibition "Klo & Co. - Sanitary ceramics from the outhouse to the high-tech toilet". There are many exciting stories to tell about the one topic that concerns everyone. How did people go to the toilet before the invention of the flush toilet and how has the "quiet little place" developed over time? What challenges do astronauts face in space and what do toilets in prisons and motorway service stations have...read more …

On Sunday, 22 October 2023 at 2:30 pm there will be another family afternoon at Porzellanikon - State Museum for Porcelain, Selb. The activity offers a great opportunity for parents, grandparents and children to spend an exciting and creative time together. Under the motto "Modelling with natural materials", participants young and old will catch the colourful autumn leaves around the museum and create their very own decorative porcelain objects. They will work with soft porcelain clay, moulds and various tools. Those who wish can design a bowl and decorate it with the collected leaves or roll out the porcelain paste and press the leaves into it. The leaf motifs are then cut out...read more …

All porcelain fans and collectors take note! The last Expertise Day this year will take place on Thursday, 19 October 2023, as usual from 10:00 to 17:00 at Porzellanikon - State Museum for Porcelain, Hohenberg a.d. Eger. Head curator Petra Werner will be on hand to share her expertise on porcelain from Germany and all renowned European manufactories and manufacturers with visitors from near and far. Interested parties can bring up to three porcelain objects to this event and have them examined. Origin, edition size or year of creation - (almost) no information remains hidden. The porcelain expert will entertainingly tell you everything there is to know about the heirlooms and favourite...read more …

On Wednesday, 11 October 2023, at 14:00, the popular seniors' afternoon will once again take place at the Porzellanikon - State Museum for Porcelain, Hohenberg a.d. Eger. Under the title "1001 Nights, Theatre and Flowers", the museum presents fascinating Meissen porcelain with figurines and decorations from the HGM collection. A Hamburg collector couple has put together the collection over decades and bequeathed it to the museum. The tour begins with a tour of the exhibition, which gives senior citizens an insight into the work of the famous Meissen manufactory from the period after 1950. It shows detailed scenes from 1001 Nights on beautifully designed service pieces such as...read more …

 Porzellanikon - State Museum for Porcelain, Selb is offering a public guided tour of porcelain production entitled "Porcelain factory on a public holiday" on German Unity Day, 3 October 2023. Interested visitors can experience porcelain production up close from 14:00. Together with the museum team, they will discover the historic factory building and the exhibition on porcelain production at Europe's largest museum for porcelain. The live demonstrations on the steam engine, drum mills and in the whiteware production area are particularly exciting for visitors of all ages. The price includes admission to the museum.read more …

If you've always wondered how a sewage treatment plant works, the afternoon of discovery at Porzellanikon - State Museum for Porcelain, Selb, is just the perfect thing for you. On Sunday, 24 September 2023, at 2:30 pm, young and old explorers can experiment to their heart's content. They will explore the question of what happens to small and large businesses after the toilet has been flushed and how clear, healthy drinking water is produced from used wastewater. There will also be a tour of the current special exhibition "Toilet & Co. - sanitary ceramics from the outhouse to the high-tech toilet", during which participants will learn interesting, funny and bizarre facts about...read more …