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It is not for nothing that Limoges is recognized as a Creative City by UNESCO… For its Arts of Fire and thanks to the wide variety of Museums that punctuate the territory, the latter offering beautiful exhibitions of captivating porcelain and ceramics. Art lovers or curious people in search of discoveries? Destination Limoges offers you a good dose of porcelain and ceramics : choose your exhibition!
3 Must-Visit Museums to Discover Porcelain
Du Adrien Dubouché National Museum , Bernardaud Foundation without forgetting the Casseaux Kiln Museum, three exceptional places that invite you to delve into the fascinating History & Art of white gold, but also into past and present issues linked to this know-how.
Casseaux Kiln Museum
The exhibition Limoges Art Deco 1925/2025 until November 1, 2025
This new temporary exhibition, from April 17 to November 1, 2025, celebrates a century of creation and innovation in porcelain. In tribute to the centenary of the International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts of 1925, which was held in Paris, it highlights the avant-garde momentum of Art DecoGeometric shapes and bold colors reinvent the decorative arts, in love with cubism and constructivism.
A hundred exceptional pieces reveals the major influence of Limoges porcelain makers in this aesthetic revolution, associated with Aubusson tapestries and Limoges enamellers, affirming their key role in the artistic history of the 20th century and the perspectives they open up for the 21st century.
Between social history, know-how and modernity
Site listed historical monument, Casseaux Furnace Museum invites to delve into the history of the industry Limoges porcelain and the life of fire workers. The museum takes its name from an old oven dating from the XNUMXth century which has been carefully restored to preserve its authenticity, emblem of the city on the banks of Vienna. Passing through its doors means being transported back in time and discovering the secrets fire arts, of cooking, the precise gestures of artisans and the importance of traditional know-how passed down from generation to generation. Each year, a exposure temporary presents very beautiful pieces from private collections, classic and/or contemporary works, archives… retracing the great porcelain adventure.
The Bernardaud Foundation
The exhibition Odyssey until March 28, 2026
Born in 1980 in Dakar, Omar Victor Diop develops a unique work combining visual arts, photography and fashion, nourished by historical and contemporary references. With Odyssey, the new exhibition at the Bernardaud Foundation, the artist signs his first three-dimensional creation : a porcelain self-portrait, opening a new stage in his career. This unique collaboration gives rise to a monographic retrospective where the photographs emblematic of Diop dialogue with the delicacy of the Porcelain
Porcelain & ceramics: materials for artistic expression
La Bernardaud Foundation offers a new perspective to porcelain as a medium forartistic expression. Besides his exposure annual exhibition of contemporary ceramics in the workshops of the factory built in 1863, discover a complete tour: the history of the porcelain house, Porcelain, of its different manufacturing steps, from raw material to finished product. A real demonstration of their know-how: from modeling to decoration, including enameling and so many unsuspected stages. The Foundation lifts the veil on the international reputation of Limoges through collaborations with great artists and tables from all over the world. Also on site, a corporate shop prestige and that of second choice at a lower price.
The Adrien Dubouché National Museum
The exhibition The energies of the earth from October 8, 2025 to April 6, 2026
From fall 2025, a new immersive exhibition will unveil the many facets of energy through ceramic art, how it questions and sublimates the forces that animate our world, from yesterday to today. Essential to creation, energy manifests itself in various forms: raw or controlled, visible or imperceptible, it shapes both matter and our relationship to objects. The exhibition route is structured in three distinct spaces :
- First, a dive into the heart of the Earth reveals the richness and power of its subsoil, source of raw materials essential to ceramics.
- Then a heroic tale highlights gestures and techniques who, since the mastery of fire, have accompanied humanity in its relationship with creation.
- Finally, a fascinating theater explores invisible energies which permeate works of art: emotional, aesthetic, spiritual, even mysterious.
The Art of Porcelain and Ceramics at its peak
In a superb setting combining classic and contemporary architecture, the Adrien Dubouché National Museum has a real treasure: rare coins and beautifully made “technical” detectors. traditional to contemporary designs, the collection highlights the creative genius of craftsmen always. Immerse yourself in the unique atmosphere of this space of culture, natural, creativity and let yourself be amazed by the art of ceramic and Porcelain at its highest level.
For those who want to travel even further through matter, enjoy the exhibitions at Porcelain Tables, get your hands dirty during a workshop or visit the rich permanent collections of the museum.
Temporary exhibitions at the Tables des Porcelainiers
Porcelain tables offer a unique space to discover the vitality of contemporary porcelain. These temporary mini-exhibitions, renewed every three months, highlight the creators, publishers and artisans of Limoges. This initiative, the result of a collaboration with the Association of Friends of the Adrien Dubouché National Museum, underlines their commitment to promoting current creativity, while celebrating the exceptional heritage of Limoges.
Workshops for everyone
Porcelain modeling or painting workshop? After a brief discovery of the techniques and decorations present on the museum's works, visitors are invited to create and leave with their own souvenir object.
Visit of the collections
- Ceramics from antiquity to the present day : A visit tracing the history of ceramics according to a chronological journey through the museum's collections from antiquity to contemporary works.
- Limoges porcelain: One hour to discover the history of Limoges porcelain through the richest collection in the world.
- English tour : guided tour of the museum in English.
Lots of other museums & exhibitions not to be missed!
It's not just porcelain in life! Destination Limoges also allows you to travel through its art and history museums. You are spoiled for choice.
18 April 2025 09 Mar 2026
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