The north-east of Bavaria is, as it has been for more than 100 years, the most important porcelain region in Germany and even Europe. In the centre is the Porzellanikon, a state museum with two locations in Selb and Hohenberg a. d. Eger with an exhibition area of 10,000 m². It presents the traditions of German porcelain since the foundation of the Meissener Manufaktur, illustrates the successes on the world market that have continued to this day, and presents the design developments of yesterday, today and tomorrow.
Europe’s largest porcelain collection offers a unique view of 300 years of European cultural history, beauty, elegance, the quest for perfection, figures, tableware, art – things that make life beautiful and useful. A treasure of almost infinite creativity. In the museum in Selb, a former porcelain factory of Rosenthal, the production of white gold is explained and demonstrated in authentic workplaces, from the elaborate manual work by the skilled and knowledgeable porcelain workers to the highly developed computer-controlled production today. The “Mythos Rosenthal”, the history of this world-famous company, is presented in its own exhibition.
The Porzellanikon is part of a region that lived and still lives in the history of porcelain. Cities such as Selb are home to important companies, and for many generations people have worked here and in other places for the production of porcelain and technical ceramics. The Porcelain Route runs through this region, porcelain can be found in the streetscape, big events like the annual Porcelain Festival in Selb in August attract tens of thousands of people to this beautiful low mountain landscape.
