We had one hour to spend there before catching our train so the curator suggested we tour two of the rooms, one showing the process and the other the display of the collection. Very well laid out and clearly explained and we wishe that we had all day to spend there.

dotranslations do watch the video even if you don't speak French, a picture is with a thousand words here...but the magnificent exhibits need multilingual translation.

The best part of the museum was the introductory film on the making of porcelain; if only it had an English translation! Even though it was in French, and the vocabulary beyond my school-book and restaurant skills, it was fascinating, illustrating the multitude of ways that porcelain is decorated and showing how much of the effort is done by hand!... More

We were looking forward to visiting the museum given that Limoges is famed for its long history of porcelaine manufacture. At the time of our vising in mid April, only the bookshop was open and the resoration had reached an advanced stage. The lady on the front desk welcomed us warmly and enquired where we had come from before explaining... More

This traditionally laid out museum has an amazing collection of ceramcs that gives due but far from overwhelming attention to the local industry. There is a good introductory film on the methods of production and an informative audio guide highlighting the more important and/or interesting exhibits.

Currently under restoration, only the ground floor is accessible to visitors. This is a bit of a relief since the holdings of the museum are vast. It is a venerable institution founded in 1845 and accorded national museum status in 1881 but it is far from stuffy and boring. Limoges in the porcelain capital of France and one of the... More