Centro di documentazione industria italiana delle piastrelle di ceramica
Centre of Confindustria Ceramica with a specialist library and a museum section of over 2,000 tiles, visits by appointment.
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About the museum
The Centro di Documentazione dell’Industria italiana delle Piastrelle di Ceramica was founded in 1992 by Confindustria Ceramica, the association of Italian companies in the sector, to preserve the memory of the ceramics industry and to offer companies and scholars a place dedicated to historical research.
It is based in Sassuolo, in the Palazzina Ducale della Casiglia, a former hunting lodge of the Este family, remodelled in the mid-18th century by the architect Pietro Bezzi for Francesco III, and surrounded by a park enclosed by walls.
The Centre includes a library with volumes on the ceramics sector, historical statistical series and the complete archive of the magazine “Cer il giornale della ceramica”, as well as a museum section with more than 2,000 tiles that document the evolution of the product from artistic, technological and commercial points of view. The premises also display the Vistarino collection of antique ceramics produced in Sassuolo between the second half of the 18th and the first half of the 19th century.
Highlights
- Over 2,000 tiles showing the evolution of the product
- Vistarino collection of antique Sassuolo ceramics
- Complete archive of the magazine “Cer il giornale della ceramica”
- Seat in the Palazzina Ducale della Casiglia, a former Este hunting lodge
Permanent exhibitions
- Collezione di piastrelle – More than 2,000 tiles illustrating formats, colours, design, technological innovation and commercial spread of Italian ceramics.
- Collezione Vistarino – About fifty antique ceramics, largely produced in Sassuolo between the 18th and 19th centuries.
- Founded
- 1992
- Operated by
- Confindustria Ceramica
- Visitors per year
- approx. 500
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
Free admission according to the Musei Italiani entry.
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes · approx. 30 min |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Guided visits to the museum section on request, particularly for schools and universities; companies can also arrange visits. The Centre also offers free advice to students writing theses on the sector. |
