MUSEUM OF EARTHENWARE TECHNIQUES
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Museum of earthenware decoration techniques, from the most traditional to the most industrial
Today, the museum is the technical and artistic memory of this industry that made the city famous for nearly 200 years. The Blies mill, formerly used for the production of earthenware pastes, has now been converted into a museum of earthenware techniques. From 1790 to 2007, Sarreguemines was the leading producer of earthenware in Lorraine. Thefirst floor houses an impressive collection of machines and tools. A production workshop is reconstructed, illustrating all the manufacturing methods (moulding, stamping, sizing) and the different stages, from the raw material to the final high-temperature firing, which produces the "biscuit". The2nd floor deals with the techniques of decoration of earthenware, from the most artisanal (hand painted) to the most industrial. One remains fascinated by the blue copper enamel, obtained thanks to the mixture of oxygen and copper oxide. You can also discover the famous Kachelofe, very appreciated for its magnificent decoration and in winter for its constant heat: indeed, it was the means of heating the bourgeois houses. Before leaving, a detour to the earthenware garden, its labyrinth of ruins and its green theatre is a must. The word "faience" originally comes from the town of Faenza in Italy, known since the Renaissance for its abundant production of ceramics.
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Members' reviews on MUSEUM OF EARTHENWARE TECHNIQUES
its original setting. very informative. I prefer it with the museum of Pottery from the city centre
constant heat.