Musée des émaux et faïences de Longwy
Municipal museum in the former military bakery of Longwy, devoted to faience (from 1798) and to the town's outlined enamels (émaux cernés) from its manufactory.
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About the museum
The museum is housed in the former military bakery of Longwy, near the Porte de France. It presents the most prestigious creations of the town's manufactories, in two main groups: faience, produced from 1798, and enamels, which appeared in the early 1870s.
The manufactory was founded in 1798 by four local notables and later run by the Luxembourg families De Nothomb-Boch and d'Huart. It first made fine utilitarian faience. From 1874, under the direction of the ceramists Amédée de Caranza and then Charles Gustave Longuet, it developed an instantly recognizable style: raised émaux cernés with an Oriental-inspired design. From 1880 the decorative techniques diversified and, in 1895, the painter Franck Lindley introduced Art Nouveau.
Alongside the utilitarian tableware that made the faience works famous, the museum displays decorative works from the 19th and 20th centuries (sculptures, majolica, barbotine) and émaux cernés on faience that show Longwy's ties to the major European artistic movements. The museum also holds works by the sculptor Jean-Paul Aubé and the painter Paul Georges Klein, both born in Longwy.
Highlights
- Faience from the Longwy manufactory since 1798
- Raised émaux cernés on faience
- Art Nouveau decorations
- Sculptures, majolica and barbotine from the 19th and 20th centuries
- Works by sculptor Jean-Paul Aubé and painter Paul Georges Klein
Permanent exhibition
- Collections de faïences et d'émaux de Longwy – Utilitarian and decorative faience since 1798, émaux cernés on faience, and works by Aubé and Klein.
- Operated by
- Ville de Longwy
- Visitors per year
- approx. 6,994
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €3.50 |
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| Children & teens | freefree up to age 17 · Free admission for under-18s, on proof. |
| Visitors with disabilities | freecompanion free · Free admission for people with disabilities and their companion, on proof. |
| Students & apprentices | freeFree admission on proof. |
| Groups (8+ people) | €3.50 per personReduced rate for groups of 8 people or more. |
Free admission on proof for residents of Longwy, people under 18, students, job seekers and people with disabilities together with their companion. Payment in cash or by check only.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible: not available
- Elevator: not available
- Accessible restroom: no information
- Accessible parking: no information
- Service dogs welcome: no information
- Tactile models & exhibits: no information
- Sign language tours: no information
- Easy-to-read materials: no information
- Audio description: no information
The reception is on the third floor of an old building, reachable only by stairs; the museum states that it is not accessible to visitors with reduced mobility.
Kids & families
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Plan your visit
| Good to know | Enter through the middle door, which opens onto the paved courtyard; ring the intercom so the team can open the door. Group visits by reservation. Animals are not allowed in the building. |
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