The town of Delft, also known as ‘Little Amsterdam’ is a historic town with picturesque narrow streets, close to both beaches and the larger cities of Amsterdam, The Hague and Rotterdam. The city is world famous for its high quality delftware and 17th century artist Johannes Vermeer. Delft and ceramics The relationship between Delft and China is centuries old. It goes back to the beginning of the 17th century when Delft was involved in the trade of porcelain, which inspired the Delft potters to create the world famous delftware. Even to this day, these ceramics are still being made in the only remaining pottery from the 17th century: de Porceleyne Fles (now known as Royal Delft).
Here you can see and experience master artists at work, painting pottery in the traditional way.
Prinsenhof Museum, Delft
You can learn all about Dutch history at the Prinsenhof Museum in Delft – a unique historic building and the former court of William of Orange. The museum has an extensive collection of paintings, ceramics and historic objects. A large number of these date from the late 16th and 17th century, the period also known as the Golden Age.
