State porcelain museum with two sites: factory and technology in the old Rosenthal factory in Selb, the collection in a villa in Hohenberg.
May 9, 2026 – November 15, 2026
The show in Selb honors the architect and designer who headed the local technical school for the porcelain industry for three decades from 1908, with more than 150 designs and objects.
May 16, 2026 – January 10, 2027
University and school students present more than 150 designs in Hohenberg for new forms of table and dining culture.
It all began in 1982 with the Museum der Deutschen Porzellanindustrie (Museum of the German Porcelain Industry) in Hohenberg an der Eger. It moved into the former director's villa of the Hutschenreuther family, whose business is considered the first private porcelain factory in northeastern Bavaria. The aim was to document the products of the porcelain factories of the 19th and 20th centuries; in the mid-1990s a modern glass-and-steel extension was added.
When a second porcelain museum was planned in Selb from 1986, the two institutions divided the subject matter between them: the decommissioned Rosenthal factory, now an industrial monument with preserved round kilns, focuses on manufacturing, technology and the working lives of porcelain workers, while Hohenberg shows the products themselves. In 2005 a department on technical ceramics was added in Selb, now designed as the interactive exhibition "Mission: Keramik." Under the shared name Porzellanikon, the two sites together form, by their own account, the largest porcelain museum in Europe.
In 2014 the Free State of Bavaria took over the museum as a state institution. Wilhelm Siemen was its long-serving founding director; Anna Dziwetzki has headed the museum since 2020. In Selb, the history of the Rosenthal company is told, among other things, and former porcelain workers demonstrate on historic machines how porcelain was made around a hundred years ago. Hohenberg presents some 10,000 objects on the cultural history of porcelain in the German-speaking world from the 18th century to the present, complemented by changing special exhibitions and a museum garden. The museum also includes a library and archive on the German porcelain industry.
| Adults | €5 |
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| Reduced | €4Seniors 65 and over, university students, people with severe disabilities, groups of 15 or more paying visitors, and other groups under the Bavarian tariff regulations |
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 17 · Children and teens under 18 and students at general education schools get free admission. |
| Seniors | €4Reduced from age 65 |
| Visitors with disabilities | €4companion free · Reduced with a severe disability ID (Schwerbehindertenausweis); companion free if the need is noted on the ID. |
| Students & apprentices | €4Students of art, art history and art studies get free admission. |
| Groups (15+ people) | €4 per personReduced admission for groups of 15 or more paying visitors; group guided tour €49 per group of up to 20 people plus admission. |
| Families | –No family ticket; children under 18 free. |
| Combination ticket Selb + Hohenberg | €6.50Reduced €5 |
| Admission Hohenberg | €3Reduced €2 |
| Sunday admission (permanent exhibitions) | €1No further reductions |
| Public guided tour (usually on Sundays) | €5Plus admission |
Prices for Selb; Hohenberg alone €3 (reduced €2), combination ticket for both sites €6.50 (reduced €5). On Sundays the permanent exhibitions cost just €1 for everyone. The tariff regulations of the Bavarian state museums apply (including free admission with the Bavarian volunteer card, Bayerische Ehrenamtskarte).
The Hohenberg site has been converted to reduce barriers (including a tactile floor guidance system, touch objects, audio guide, and offerings for wheelchair users as well as blind, visually impaired and deaf visitors). In Selb, an accompanied tour of "Mission: Keramik" for blind and visually impaired people is available by appointment (phone 09287 91800500). No information is available on wheelchair accessibility in Selb.
Great for kids & families
| Kids’ admission | free up to age 17 |
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Kreativ-Fabrik (creative factory) with family afternoons, holiday and explorer programs (mostly from age 6, with registration). In Selb, the hands-on exhibition "Mission: Keramik" on technical ceramics with experiments and augmented reality, as well as several children's birthday programs. Children and teenagers up to age 18 have free admission.
In Selb, 10 bus parking spaces; buses can drive right up to the building.
By car via the A93.
Get directionsCafé-restaurant "Altes Brennhaus" at the Porzellanikon Selb (Tue 10:00–17:00, Wed–Fri 10:00–22:00, Sat/Sun 10:00–17:00). Museum shop at both locations; free BayernWLAN. Museum garden in Hohenberg.
Up to 200 guests.
Selb: auditorium for up to 200 people, conference rooms for up to 60 people, weddings on the Rosenthal gallery (Rosenthal-Empore); Hohenberg: hall in the Hutschenreuther Villa for 50–100 people, garden. Celebrations also possible in the "Altes Brennhaus."
Inquiries & details| Guided tours | yes · approx. 1.5 hrs |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Public guided tours usually on Sundays (€5 plus admission, no registration required); group guided tours at both sites on request. Numerous school programs, mainly in Selb. |
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