The heritage of the Regional Museum of Ceramics of Deruta, from its foundation in 1898, with an initial collection of 214 pieces, reaches an inventory of more than 6000 works, today.
Initially known with the characteristic of being an artistic-industrial Museum for 'workers of majolica' also took the purpose of memory retention of the art and culture of Deruta land.
Deruta ceramics made during several centuries, are preserved in the most important museums in Italy and around the world. Among them, we can mention the following museums:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
The Louvre, Parigi, Francia
The British Museum, Londra, Inghilterra
Victoria & Albert Museum, Londra, Inghilterra
Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, Inghilterra
The Hermitage, St. Petersburg, Federazione Russa
Galleria Nazionale dell’Umbria, Perugia, Italia
www.gallerianazionaleumbria.it/
Museo Internazionale delle Ceramiche, Faenza, Italia
Museo Regionale della Ceramica, Deruta, Italia
The company’s staff will be happy to guide you through the workshop, offering a comprehensive and detailed description about all phases of the ceramic’s handmande working, from the creation of the models to their exit from the kiln.
Please, contact us to book the guided visit to the workshop.