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Ceramics Museum (Musee de la Ceramique), Rouen

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Ceramics Museum (Musee de la Ceramique) is an impressive collection stretching from the 16th to the 18th century of the Rouen faience in the beautiful Hotel d’Hocqueville. At this destination, you can explore the halls and gaze at the pieces which made Rouen one of Europe’s most famous centers for earthenware. The museum holds around 6,000 pieces, and two-thirds of the collection is from Rouen. To visit Ceramics Museum (Musee de la Ceramique) on your trip to Rouen, use our Rouen trip itinerary planner.
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  • By dunadan
    Before we left Rouen, I wanted to check out this small museum of ceramics, and I was glad I walked up the steps to the pretty courtyard and spent the 15 minutes or so wandering through the two floors....  more »
  • By KatrienS955
    The ceramics collection is rather small, and decent, but nothing great. There are obviously local made ceramics, but also samples from Italy and China. However, certainly as much a reason to visit...  more »
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