Hetjens-Museum

5 GURAMI DOBROVOLSKIY - 11 months ago

Ceramic museum, with historical BC to artsy contemporary pieces. Stuff from all over the world. You only come here only if you like ceramics. The museum goes through ancient use of clay up to the present time. Lots of beer mugs and a lot more, China, Japan, French, Byzantine, Turkish, lslamic and more. Porcelain plates and a few very contemporary ceramic pieces. Once again, come here only if you love the history of clay and porcelain.Great view on the street from window

4 Sébastien Ouellet - 2 months ago

Very cute museum that is far from being crowded. We wished more plaques had English translations (which only appeared in some parts of the museum, or for some exhibition-specific information). The breadth of the collection makes it worth a visit alone, and we even benefited from a free entry as we arrived one hour before the closing time.

3 Jeffrey Ong - 3 months ago

I came quite late on a Sunday just before it closed at 5 pm. Admission was free on the day i came and the variety of ceramics and earthenware was surprisingly large. Quite interesting if you appreciate the art of ceramics.

5 Jason Birch - a month ago

Second largest collection of ceramics in Europe. The Japanese and Islamic pieces were outstanding.

5 Imen B. - 3 years ago

Beautiful museum with a variety of interesting ceramic pieces from different eras and different cultures/religions/regions including: Asian, African, European, Islamic, etc.

5 Anna Warkocka - 3 years ago

Beautiful and vast ceramics collection not only from Germany but also from other regions of the world

4 Nicholas Casley - 10 months ago

An exhaustive collection. There's simply so much to see, covering almost all periods from prehistory onwards and virtually all continents. The bulk of the collection however comprises German porcelain. Even here there are some gaps, such as the Wiener Werkstatte.

I could have spent hours inside. There are some stunning items. I would have posted some examples but, alas, no photography allowed at all. I understand why, because many pieces are in private collections, but this could be rectified by at least having a guidebook to the collection.

Nevertheless, if you're into pots, you'll love this superb museum.