KKAM Höganäs

About the museum

The museum was founded in 1924 by Höganäs Fabriks- och Hantverksförening (Höganäs Factory and Crafts Association) on the initiative of Albin Hamberg, and began as a local history museum with objects from farming, fishing and mining. From the 1950s the collecting of ceramics, especially those made in Höganäs, became increasingly important. Gifts from Höganäsbolaget (the Höganäs company) and from the ceramicist Åke Holm laid the foundation for the ceramics collection that exists today.

In spring 2022 Höganäs Museum och Konsthall (Höganäs Museum and Art Hall) merged with Keramiskt center (Ceramics Centre) under the name KKAM, which stands for keramik (ceramics), konst (art), ateljé (studio) and museum. The activities are run by a foundation formed in 1997, while Höganäs Municipality owns the premises and supports the operation financially. KKAM Museum is responsible for the collections, exhibitions and cultural-historical learning, and KKAM Ateljé is a creative workshop for ceramics courses in the former factory premises of Höganäs Keramik.

The collection covers the local working history, industry and crafts, and shows the development of ceramics from industrially made utility ware to 20th-century art ceramics and contemporary ceramic art. The museum shows both permanent and temporary exhibitions.

Highlights

• Collection of modern Scandinavian ceramics
• Åke Holm Hall and the Åke Holm Room
• The exhibition Gruvan (The Mine), with dinosaur footprints
• Höganäs ceramics history and the brown salt-glazed stoneware
• The garden and atrium courtyard with workers' gardens

Permanent exhibitions

• Samtida keramik ur samlingarna – KKAM's collection of modern Scandinavian ceramics, a collection in motion.
• Höganäs keramikhistoria – Production from 1832, including the brown salt-glazed Höganäsmuggarna (Höganäs mugs) that became the town's symbol.
• Gruvan – The path of clay from mining and the everyday life of the miners to finished products, with dinosaur footprints from the forests around the mine.

Founded

1924

Operated by

Stiftelsen Höganäs Keramiskt Center

Admission & discounts

Admission for adults (over 18) SEK 80. KKAM friends get a better price for lectures and events and a friends' price on selected goods in the shop.

Accessibility

• Partially wheelchair accessible
• Elevator: not available
• Accessible restroom
• 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 exhibition floor at the entrance has no thresholds or level differences, and the entrance doors have electric openers, so wheelchairs and pushchairs can get through easily. The exhibitions Gruvan and Höganäs stadshistoria (Höganäs town history) can only be reached by stairs, as there is no lift; a stair lift goes down to the Åke Holm Hall. An accessible toilet (RWC) with a changing table is available. KKAM Ateljé is on one level in the basement without thresholds, with a long ramp, electric door openers and an accessible toilet (RWC).

Kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Stroller-friendly
• Baby changing facilities

Children and young people up to and including 18 years have free admission. During the autumn break, youth pottery-wheel sessions (ungdomsdrejning) for ages 13–18 are held in the studio.

Getting there & parking

Amenities & dining

• Museum shop
• Lockers

Museum shop; summer shop at the studio. Lockable lockers are available in the entrance; large bags and backpacks are discouraged.

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

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