TELEMARK MUSEUM – Skien – Norway
3710 – Vestfold og Telemark
Telemark Museum is a 110 years old cultural history museum. It is a consolidated museum which includes a number of museums within the Telemark County. The Porcelain Museum is the latest new department, which was established in 2015. Porcelain Museum, situated in Porsgrunn, has in its offer both permanent and temporary exhibitions, ceramics workshop and a gift shop where our visitors can buy design items such as porcelain, jewelry and textiles. The museum itself is a mixture of historical items created and produced at the only porcelain factory in Norway and digital installations making it possible to learn more about porcelain in general and more specifically about the porcelain from Porsgrunn. The museum can give the visitors a unique insight into ongoing porcelain production as well as the history of Norwegian porcelain design.
The museum is situated in Porsgrunn – a town with a long and rich porcelain tradition. One can find sculptures made of porcelain all over the city. The Porcelain Museum offers guided tours around the city and in the factory`s production hall.
EXPLORE
City
Porsgrunn is known for the city of Porcelain and proud industrial history. The town is idyllically situated, divided in two by the river. The centre stretches along the east side of the river bank with a mix of modern new buildings and old, charming wooden houses. South of the municipality is the ice cream town of Brevik which oozes old history with narrow alleys and fine galleries. Brevik is also known for shipping history.
MUSEUMS
PORCELAIN MUSEUM
The Porcelain Museum in Porsgrunn tells the story of Porsgrund Porcelain Factory (known locally as “PP”). At the Porcelain Museum, you will be invited into a world of craftsmanship and history, decorations and models. Here, tradition is combined with digital technology and dialogue, and in our new workshop, you can turn your own ceramic products. Porcelain Museum for over 130 years in 1887, Porsgrund Porcelain Factory was established, and over 130 years later, porcelain is still produced in Porsgrunn. A visit to the factory’s production facility is part of the tour. Feel free to book a tour with a visit to the factory and see how porcelain is created, fired, and decorated.
Porselensveien 6, 3920, Porsgrunn
t+ 47 35 54 45 00
post@telemark.museum.no
www.telemarkmuseum.no
