The largest collection in the world dedicated to ceramics
The collections of the International Museum of Ceramics document the culture of ceramics on all five continents through the centuries.
Temporary exhibitions
Temporary exhibitions offer visitors glimpses of the history, the state of the art in artistic ceramics, and a panorama of its interpreters in Italy and throughout the world.
The Library
The Library of the International Museum of Ceramics maintains a collection of publications to offer researchers a wide selection of bibliographic material on ceramic reviews, history, art, and technology.
The Bookshop
In the MIC on-line bookshop you could find all the museum publications, from catalogues dedicated to each collection to temporary exhibition catalogues.
Education at the International Museum of Ceramics, is a tool to reach out to schools and families.
Many options are available, including hands-on activities in the “playing with art” laboratory, educational tours of the museum displays, and training courses for adults and teachers.
INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION OF CONTEMPORARY CERAMIC ART
Scopri »The 58th Faenza Prize – International Competition of Contemporary Ceramic art, awarded its winners. The exhibition devoted to the finalist works of the Premio Faenza International Competition of Contemporary ceramics is scheduled for 25th May at 5.00 p.m.
Ceramic floors and coverings between West and East from the Middle Ages to the Contemporary Age
Scopri »The section, cared by the director of the museum, Claudia Casali, together with the curators Carmen Ravanelli and Valentina Mazzotti and the collaboration of Stefano Dirani and Rolando Giovannini
LIBRARY
Scopri »The Library of the International Museum of Ceramics maintains a collection of publications to offer researchers a wide selection of bibliographic material on ceramic reviews, history, art, and technology.
NEW SECTION. FAR EAST: CHINA, JAPAN, SOUTH-EAST ASIA
Scopri »About 400 ceramics will be displayed in the new section, they represent the main centres of production of the Far East. These sites are symbols of the history of the international trade of porcelain since Marco Polo time up to the Eastern Indie Company which allowed Europe to appreciate and imitate the technique and art of potters from China, Japan, Thailand and Vietnam.