LINKS
MUSEUMS
Web site of the public corporation “Sèvres – Cité de la céramique” which gathers the musée national de Céramique and the Manufacture nationale de Sèvres
Web site of the Musée national Adrien Dubouché in Limoges, Haute Vienne, France.
Besides the presentation of the Museum, the site introduces you to the secrets of porcelain and ceramics.
Web site of the Musée national des Arts asiatiques – Guimet, Paris, devoted to Asian art.
This link provides access to the web pages concerning the Musée des Arts décoratifs in Paris.
This link provides access to the web pages concerning the Musée Nissim de Camondo in Paris.
Web site of the Musée Cernuschi, museum of the City of Paris dedicated to Asian art.
Web site of the Réunion des Musées Nationaux (RMN)
The web site of the Réunion des Musée nationaux makes it possible to discover more than thirty museums in France and the wealth of their collections.
This web document was realized by the San Francisco Ceramic Circle and updated in July 2010. It provides a list of museums around the world with major ceramic collections.
COLLECTIONS ON LINE
www.culture.gouv.fr/documentation/joconde/fr/…
This address of the web site of the French Ministry of Culture proposes catalogues of collections from museums partners of the project in the different regions of France, in the following domains : decorative arts, archeology, ethnology, history, science and technology. E.g., in the region Ile de France, the Sèvres Musée national de céramique is a partner of the project.
www.ceramiques-contemporaines-sevres.fr/…
This link gives access to the collection of contemporary ceramics (1955-2005) of the Museum of Sèvres – Cité de la céramique. On-line catalogue realized by the Réunion des Musées Nationaux.
This link gives access to the collection of oriental ceramics offered by Ernest Grandidier to the Louvre Museum in 1894; the collection was transferred to Guimet Museum in 1945. On-line catalogue realized by the Réunion des Musées Nationaux.
This link provides direct on-line access to more than 4700 earthenware objects of the collections of museums in the region Nord – Pas de Calais in France
This link provides direct on-line access to the collections of the Victoria & Albert Museum in London. Search the domain of interest with the relevant keyword.
This link provides direct on-line access to the ceramics collection of the Wallace Collection in London.
This link provides direct access to the ceramics collection of the Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg, Russia.
The ceramics collections of the Metropolitan Museum in New York are directly accessible from the link above ; 30000 ceramics are proposed.
ASSOCIATIONS
Web site of the Société française d’étude de la céramique orientale (French Society for the Study of Oriental Ceramics).
Web site of the French association “Les Amis de la Faïence Fine”.
Web site of the association Les Amis de la Faïence, Sinceny, France.
The site includes studies devoted to the earthenware production of Sinceny, Aisne, France.
Web site of the association Amis suisses de la céramique (Swiss Friends of Ceramics)
www.thefrenchporcelainsociety.com
Web site of The French Porcelain Society.
Established in 1984 in the UK by Kate Foster (Lady Davson) for amateurs of French porcelain: scholars, professionals, dealers, collectors and enthousiasts, interested in sharing and advancing knowledge of, and scholarship in, the subject.
www.englishceramiccircle.org.uk
Web site of the association English Ceramic Circle.
Web site of the association Gesellschaft der Keramikfreunde, “Friends of Ceramics Society” in Germany.
Web site of the association American Ceramic Circle.
SITES DEDICATED TO CERAMICS
Web site created by collectors of ceramics in France. It specializes in selling ceramic objects and acts as an intermediate between sellers and buyers. It is supported by a network of independant experts and consultants.
This web site aims at enhancing the appreciation and knowledge of ceramic arts in France.
It also includes a bookshop which permits to order an extensive selection of books on ceramics and related arts.