Erstes Deutsches Fliesenmuseum Boizenburg

About the museum

The Erste Deutsche Fliesenmuseum came about on the initiative of tile enthusiasts and former employees of the Boizenburg tile factory. In 1995 the supporting association was founded, and in 1998 the museum opened in a house in the middle of Boizenburg's old town. Building ceramicist and artist Lothar Scholz was decisively involved; the museum is named after him, and an exhibition of its own is dedicated to his life's work.

The focus is on industrially produced tiles from about 1880 to 1930 in the styles of Historicism, Art Nouveau and Art Deco. A separate section shows products of the Boizenburger Plattenfabrik, founded in 1903; it is based on the collections of tile historian Ulrich Hamburg and is on loan from savings bank foundations.

Since 2012 the museum has also presented about 500 individual tiles and tile pictures from the 17th to 19th centuries, mostly from the Netherlands, Spain, England and Germany, on permanent loan from the Peter und Irene Ludwig Stiftung. A demonstration workshop explains the raw materials, tools and decoration methods of tile making.

The museum is still run exclusively by volunteers. The museum includes a specialist library on tile art, and every year collectors meet at the international tile fair.

Highlights

• Over 2,000 historic tiles on about 500 square meters
• Tiles of the Boizenburger Plattenfabrik 1903–1935
• Ludwig collection with tiles from three centuries
• Exhibition on the life and work of Lothar Scholz
• Demonstration workshop on tile making
• Annual tile fair for collectors

Permanent exhibitions

• Plattenfabrik Boizenburg 1903–1935 – Collection of historic wall and decorative tiles from the production of the Boizenburger Plattenfabrik in its first three decades.
• Ludwig-Sammlung: Historische Fliesen aus drei Jahrhunderten – About 500 individual tiles and tile pictures, mainly from the Netherlands, Spain, England and Germany, on permanent loan from the Peter und Irene Ludwig Stiftung.
• Lothar Scholz – Leben & Gesamtwerk – Insight into the life and work of the art ceramicist and painter who co-founded the museum and created numerous tile murals.

Founded

1998

Operated by

Träger- und Förderverein „Erstes Deutsches Fliesenmuseum Boizenburg e.V.“

Admission & discounts

Accessibility

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Kids & families

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Getting there & parking

The museum is in the center of Boizenburg's old town.

Amenities & dining

Specialist library with books and illustrated volumes on tile art. The catalog of works on Lothar Scholz can be ordered from the museum.

Events & venue rental

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