Brühler KeramikMuseum

About the museum

In the area of today's town of Brühl, numerous potteries operated from the 7th century until around 1530. Their vessels – known as Badorf, Pingsdorf and Brühl ware – were traded at European markets far beyond the Rhineland. These finds in particular make it especially easy to trace the transition from Romanesque to Gothic forms in Rhenish pottery.

The ceramics museum is devoted to this heritage. It belongs to the "Brühler Museumsinsel", which is run by the Brühler Museumsgesellschaft e. V.; the Museumsinsel was founded by Günter Krüger. In the same street is the association's second house, the Museum für Alltagsgeschichte.

The museum is housed in a carefully renovated half-timbered house from the mid-19th century. The exhibition of medieval vessel ceramics is in the attic, while on the ground floor a museum café with an outdoor area invites visitors to stay. The tableware used there comes from the in-house pottery workshop and takes up medieval vessel shapes. The association continues to collect – most recently three very old jugs were added as a donation – and also wants to make the house a meeting place for today's Brühl potters.

Highlights

• Badorf, Pingsdorf and Brühl vessel ceramics from around 900 years of pottery tradition
• Change of style from Romanesque to Gothic in Rhenish pottery
• Renovated half-timbered house from the mid-19th century
• Museum café with tableware from the in-house pottery workshop

Operated by

Brühler Museumsgesellschaft e. V.

Admission & discounts

Admission is free.

Free admission. Tour of the ceramics museum €35 (45 minutes); tour of both museums of the Brühler Museumsinsel €60 plus admission to the Museum für Alltagsgeschichte (90 minutes).

Accessibility

• Partially wheelchair accessible
• Elevator: no information
• 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 ground floor with the museum café is accessible; the exhibition is in the attic.

Kids & families

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Getting there & parking

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Amenities & dining

• Café

Museum café with indoor and outdoor areas, Sundays 2–6 p.m., with homemade cakes and tarts.

Events & venue rental

• Spaces for rent
• Private parties

Up to 22 guests.

The museum café can be rented for private celebrations with up to 22 people.

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