Musee National de Ceramique de Sevres

Place de la Manufacture Nationale. (Open Map)
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Description

A museum of fine ceramic art and pottery from all over the world

The Musee National de Ceramique de Sevres is a museum that was established in the 19th Century by Alexandre Brongniart. He was the director of the Manufacture Nationale de Sevres, and had a passion to display fine ceramics from all over the world. Reservations for group tours are very advisable.

The Musee National de Ceramique de Sevres contains a wide variety of collections of earthenware, porcelain, and pottery from all over the world and all time frames, including present days. They have over 50,000 items on display and of that number, approximately 5,000 of those were produced by Sevres himself.