Bulletin ECTC
News
Fairs / beurzen / meetings
Boizenburg, Germany
The German “Sammlertreffen” – the annaul meeting of collectors of art nouveau tiles – is this year on saturday the13th of september in the tilemuseum in Boizenburg. The meeting is from 10 AM to 4 PM.
More information on the website: https://www.fliesenmuseum-boizenburg.de
Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands
Saturday the 26th of october is a meeting of collectors of Art Nouveau mural tiles in Bergen op Zoom in the house of a collector. Meeting sis between 11 AM and 3 PM.
Tijdens deze dag is er volop gelegenheid om tegels te bekijken, te kopen en ervaringen en kennis uit te wisselen met andere liefhebbers en verzamelaars.
Interested to visit ? Send an e-mail to Rick Lelieveld (Dit e-mailadres wordt beveiligd tegen spambots. JavaScript dient ingeschakeld te zijn om het te bekijken.) or Mark van Veen (Dit e-mailadres wordt beveiligd tegen spambots. JavaScript dient ingeschakeld te zijn om het te bekijken.). You will receive a flyer (in Dutch) with al the practical information of this meeting.
Expositions and museums
Nederland
Otterlo - Nederlands Tegelmuseum
"Naakte waarheid" i.e. Naked Truth, cupids on tiles.
In art we know the winged kids for over 2000 years. In the middle of the 17th century this was a popular theme on Dutch tiles. For this exhibition a large range of these tiles from the 16th to the 20th century. Further many objects and pictures give a wide overview of this phenomenon into the 20th century.
https://nederlandstegelmuseum.nl/
Lecture in tile museum in Dutch
Vrijdag 30 oktober houdt emeritus hoogleraar David Rijser de lezing : Cupido in de Oudheid,
Eros, Amor en verlangen. Dit naar aanleiding van de expositie “Naakte Onschuld” in het Nederlands tegelmuseum. Daarna zal Frans Klein, kunsthistoricus, vertellen over de Cupido in de kunst van de Grieken tot heden. Opgeven via het Nederlands Tegelmuseum. Dit e-mailadres wordt beveiligd tegen spambots. JavaScript dient ingeschakeld te zijn om het te bekijken.
Small exposition
Tiles by Barbara Hofker, a ceramist inspired by the horses of the island Ameland. Until the end of august 2025.
Tue – Sun, 13.00 – 17.00 hr.
Leeuwarden, Keramiekmuseum Princessehof
Exhibition UNBROKEN, by the famous artist Bouke de Vries. He transforms broken ceramics in an artistic manner to exciting new pieces of art.
https://www.princessehof.nl/te-zien-en-te-doen/tentoonstellingen/bouke-de-vries-unbroken
Grote Kerkstraat 9, Leeuwarden
Open: Di – So: 11 - 17 hr.
Belgium
Hemiksem - Het Gilliot- en Roelants Tegelmuseum
Vive la France, exhibition, until may 2026.
French floor and mural tiles in art nouveau and art deco from the collection Roberto Pozzo.
France had a long tradition in producing tiles. The heydays was the period of the Art Nouveau around 1900 ~1910.
See: https://gilliottegelmuseum.be/nieuws/
Sint-Bernardus abdij, 2620 Hemiksem (south of Antwerp).
Open: First sunday of the month: 14 – 17 hr.
Denmark
Kopenhagen, David Collection
The David Collection is a special museum in the centre of Kopenhagen. It contains a very large collection of Islamic art, including 100+ tiles. Also in the building is a nice collection of European art of the 18th century like paintings, furniture and ceramics.
https://www.davidmus.dk/?culture=en-us
Kronprinsessegade 30-32, Kopenhagen
Open: Tue – Sun, 10 – 17 hr.
Free entry
Kongens Lynby, Hermitage Castle
Hunting lodge built by Christian VI in 1736 . Can be visited by appointment. In the staircase are many tiles.
https://www.christiansborgslot.dk/eremitageslottet
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Eremitageslottet, Dyrehaven 4, 2800 Kongens Lyngby, Danmark
Germany
Boizenburg, Erstes Deutsche Fliesenmuseum
Attention for the 90th birthday of Lothar Scholz, founder of the museum. Small exhibition until the 31st of August.
https://www.fliesenmuseum-boizenburg.de/kopie-von-ausstellungen
Reichenstrasse 4, Boizenburg
Open: Tue – Fr: 10 - 16 hr, September – June, Sat- Sun: 14 - 16 hr.
Ostfriesisches Teemuseum, Norden
The old town hall of Norden is the location of the Tea museum. The building has a few rooms with tiled walls and fireplaces, which are very attractive. The museum has an extensive exhibition about the origin and the use of tea.
Am Markt 36, 26506 Norden, Duitsland
Open: March, Tue – Sun,10 - 17 hr, April - October, Mon – Sun, 10 - 17 hr
January, February, Sat & Sun 11 - 16 hr.
Heimatmuseum, Leer
This museum, dedicated to the East Frisian home, is located near the old harbour. In the building are various tiles on display, also in the mantlepieces.
https://www.heimatmuseum-leer.de/
Neue Strasse 12-14, 26789 Leer
Open: Wed – Sun: 11 - 17 hr
Estonia
Tallinn, Adamson-Eric Museum
The Adamson-Eric Museum displays the oeuvre of one of the most versatile Estonian artists, Adamson-Eric (1902–1968).
The inspiration for an azulejo exhibition in Tallinn stems from the oeuvre of the Estonian art classic Adamson-Eric. Though he lived in a different time and space, Adamson-Eric created hundreds of unique ceramic tiles, distinguished by their bright colours, intricate motifs and masterful craftsmanship, demonstrating Estonia’s deep artistic connections to broader European cultural traditions.
The exhibition has been organised in collaboration between the Art Museum of Estonia and the the National Azulejo Museum of Portugal.
https://adamson-eric.ekm.ee/en/syndmus/azulejos-the-pearls-of-portugal/
Open: Tue - Sun: 10 – 18 hr.
Tallinn, The Kadriorg Palace
The Kadriorg Art Museum is the only museum in Estonia devoted to early European and Russian art. In a Baroque palace built by Tsar Peter the Great of Russia as a summer residence, the Art Museum of Estonia houses and displays paintings, prints, sculptures and applied art from Western Europe and Russia. One of the highlights are the original tile stoves from the 18th century decorated in blue and white.
https://kadriorumuuseum.ekm.ee/en/introduction/
Open: Tue - Sun: 10 – 18 hr.
France
Nevers – Musee de la faience
The old abbey of Nevers is the location of the local museum of ceramics. In the various rooms the ceramics of Nevers are on dispay, including tiles.
https://culture.nevers.fr/lieux-culturels/musee-de-la-faience-et-des-beaux-arts_2040589/
16 rue Saint Genest 58000 Nevers, Frankrijk
Open: Wed – Mon : 13 – 18 hr.
In the local newspaper:
https://www.franceregion.fr/nevers-sous-le-feu-de-la-faience-art172
Lithuania
Vilnius, National Museum – Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania.
The National Museum – Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania was founded in 2009 and is housed in a historic residence - the Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania in Vilnius Lower Castle. After more than 20 years of extensive archaeological and historical research, some palace areas have been restored, while others have been reconstructed. A lot of fragments of stove tiles from around 1600 have been found. This has resulted in the recontruction of 10 stoves with various tile patterns.
https://www.valdovurumai.lt/en/museum/
Katedros a. 4, LT-01143 Vilnius
Open: Tue – Sat : 10 – 18 hr, Sun : 10 – 16 hr.
Uzbekistan
Tashkent, museum of applied arts
Uzbekistan has a rich islamic tile and ceramics culture. On display in thus museum.
https://artmuseum.uz/en/index.html
United Kingdom
Londen Victoria& Albert Museum
This musuem has a large collection of tiles. In connexion with an exhibition about Iran they organised a workshop about islamic tile design. Instructions are on the internet.
Londen, British Museum
The British Museum is the national museum of the UK. Their collection of art is one of the largest in the world. This includes also british and islamic tiles.
https://www.britishmuseum.org/visit
Great Russell Street,
London WC1B 3DG
Open: Daily: 10 – 17 hr.
<< Foto british mus>>
Oxford, Ashmolean
The art and archeolgy museum of the university of Oxford has also a large collection of islamic art, this includes tiles.
Beaumont Street, Oxford
Open: daily: 10 – 17 hr.
Publications
in Dutch
Nederland
We wachten nog op het nieuwste boek van Jan Pluis over “Ruiters op tegels”, zijn laatste gedrukte boek is nog verkrijgbaar
Jan Pluis, Beroepen op tegels 1620 - 2000
Deze publicatie behandelt tegels en tegeltableaus waarop beroepen en ambachten zijn afgebeeld. Het accent ligt op tegels uit Friesland en Utrecht uit de negentiende en twintigste eeuw.
De bloeitijd van tegels met beroependecors valt in de zeventiende eeuw, en wel in de periode 1620 tot 1680. Pas in de negentiende eeuw worden er, als gevolg van de belangstelling voor de kunst en cultuur van de zeventiende eeuw, weer tegelseries met beroepen gemaakt. Jan Pluis geeft in deze publicatie per fabriek een overzicht van de series. De vele afbeeldingen omvatten, naast de beroepentegels zelf, ook bewaard gebleven sponsen en beeldmateriaal dat als voorbeeld voor de beroependecors kan hebben gediend. Paperback, 2023, 156 blz., ca. 700 illustraties in kleur
ISBN 978-90-5997-390-9. Prijs € 24,50, verkrijgbaar o.a. in de winkel van ons museum.
Voor de expositie “Naakte Onschuld”, met Cupido’s op tegels, biedt dit boek veel informatie :
Jan Puis en Reinhard Stupperich Mythologische voorstellingen op Nederlandse tegels
Metamorphosen van Ovidius. Herders, cupido's en zeewezens.
De invloed van Ovidius’ Metamorphosen reikt verder dan de literatuur. Figuren uit zijn verhaal zijn terug te vinden in allerlei vormen van toegepaste kunst, ook in de decoratie van de Nederlandse wandtegel.
In diverse hoofdstukken beschrijven Pluis en Stupperich de afzonderlijke voorstellingen en wordt de lezer geholpen deze te herkennen en te duiden. Diverse mythologische thema’s komen aan bod, zoals cupido’s, zeewezens en arcadische taferelen.
De auteurs hebben ernaar gestreefd bij iedere voorstelling ook de grafische bronnen af te beelden of te vermelden.
Hardcover, 2011, 288 blz., 800 ill. in kleur
ISBN 978-90-5997-090-8
Uitgever: Primavera Pers
https://www.primaverapers.nl/p/mythologische-voorstellingen-op-nederlandse-tegels/
Peter Sprangers, Polychroom keramisch Art deco in schoolgebouwen.
Een link met de tekst "lees de publicatie hier" op de site van Museum het Schip verwijst naar een pdf bestand van 83 pagina's over tegels in schoolgebouwen aan het begin van de 20e eeuw.
https://amsterdamse-school.nl/blog/polychroom-keramisch-art-deco-in-schoolgebouwen
In English
Estonia / Portugal
Azulejos: The Pearls of Portugal
The book accompanies the exhibition Azulejos: The Pearls of Portugal at the Adamson-Eric Museum in Talinn, Estonia (04.04.–07.09.2025).
This book introduces the rich history and artistic diversity of the Portuguese ceramic tiles called azulejos. Although Portugal is known for its cities covered with azulejos, this phenomenon did not occur overnight. Azulejos have been applied throughout the last five hundred years on the walls of different types of buildings: palaces and religious houses initially, and later on the façades of residential buildings and in public spaces, such as markets, train and underground stations, gardens and parks, viaducts and airports. Nowadays azulejos are everywhere, and a new generation of artists, architects and designers are committed to renewing this art form. The colourful and detailed tiles tell an engaging story of history, religion, and people’s everyday life, taking the viewer on an exciting journey to different eras.
https://pood.ekm.ee/en/et/azulejos-the-pearls-of-portugal/
Germany
Jugendstil im Quadrat, Art Nouveau Squared,
Deutschland war um 1900 das führende Zentrum für die Herstellung von Jugendstilfliesen in Europa. Hausflure galten als Statussymbole, das Entrée wurde als eine Art Visitenkarte gesehen. Bis heute wenig bekannt ist, dass in Berlin zahlreiche originale Fliesenspiegel aus dieser Zeit erhalten geblieben sind.
Jugendstil im Quadrat stellt 120 dieser faszinierenden Fliesen vor, erläutert ihre Motive und ordnet sie in den Kontext der Jugendstilornamentik ein. Besonders prägend ist das Pflanzenthema: Abstrakte oder naturalistische Darstellungen von Blumen und Bäumen entfalten im quadratischen Format ihre ganze Schönheit. Erstmals dokumentiert dieses Buch die historischen Berliner Fliesenbilder, die meist nicht unter Denkmalschutz stehen, und dadurch vom Verschwinden bedroht sind.
- Erste Publikation zum Thema Jugendstilfliesen in Berlin
- Zweisprachige Beschreibungen der im Jugendstil verbreiteten Pflanzen- und Baumsymbolik
- Mit Werken von Henry van de Velde und Anna Gasteiger
Websites
Nederland
in Dutch
Tegels op locatie. Die site van de Vrienden wordt regelmatig bijgewerkt.
https://vriendennederlandstegelmuseum.nl/insitu/insitu_beteg_list.php
De index op ons blad Tegel kan van 1971 tot en met 2024 via de vriendensite makkelijk digitaal worden geraadpleegd. Daar kun je zoeken op auteur, onderwerp of jaar. Zie:
https://vriendennederlandstegelmuseum.nl/publicaties/tegelindex
De website van Freek Mayenburg is weer verder verbeterd en aangevuld.
Belgium
Dutch, French
Website with a lot of information about the past, including tiles from Holland, Belgium and France.
https://rohardus.com/faiencetegels-nl/
or
https://rohardus.com/faiencetegels-fr/
Germany
news from Wilhelm Joliet
Nederlandse tegels uit de eerste helft van de 17e eeuw
met het decor ‘fruitschaal’
https://geschichte-der-fliese.de/fruitschaal.html
Poorttegels en poorttegeltableaus met
soldaten en romeinse helden
www.geschichte-der-fliese.de/poorttegels.html
Hans Barnaert Vierleger
plateel- en tegelbakker in Haarlem
https://geschichte-der-fliese.de/vierleger.html
De drie christelijke deugden
op haardachterwandtableaus en pilaren
https://www.geschichte-der-fliese.de/de_drie_christelijke_deugden.html
Nederlandse tegels uit de 18e eeuw in het Hollandse Huis
van het Kuskovo-palaiscomplex in Moskou
https://geschichte-der-fliese.de/kuskowo_nl.html
Handgemalte Fliesen
der Niederrheinischen Baukeramik Vrasselt
www.geschichte-der-fliese.de/vrasselt.html
Tegeltableau met de plateel- en tegelbakkerij in Bolsward
https://geschichte-der-fliese.de/bolsward.html
Tegels en tegeltableaus uit de 18e eeuw uit Harlingen in het Löwenhaus in de stad Norden
www.geschichte-der-fliese.de/loewenhaus-nl.html
en
https://www.geschichte-der-fliese.de/norden.html
France
French website with attention for Duth tiles.
https://delft.fr/index-en.html
Eastern europe
Tile stoves:
https://www.russian-mayolica.com/fr/des-articles/european-antique-tiled-stoves/
UK
The Tile & Architectural Ceramics Society .
Singapore
Peranakan tiles in Singapore
https://expatliving.sg/peranakan-tiles-in-singapore-story/
USA
In the USA is a company, FLM Ceramics, which uses a lot of manual labour for the production of vases, plates and tiles.
News
Expositions and museums
Nederland
Otterlo - Nederlands Tegelmuseum
Werk ! Tiles with profession and labour as theme. From 1600 - 2000. Ends15th of February 2025.
Helly Oestreicher! A small exhibition of a few pieces by Helly, who is over eighty now, in the Nederlands Tegelmuseum. Until mid april 2025.
Starting april the 10th. "Naakte waarheid" i.e. Naked Truth, cupids on tiles.
In art we know the winged kids for over 2000 years. In the middle of the 17th century this was a popular theme on Dutch tiles. For this exhibition a large range of these tiles have been brought together to give a wide overview and background. Also is shown how this theme was used in the 20th century.
https://nederlandstegelmuseum.nl/
Tue – Sun, 13.00 – 17.00 hr.
Den Haag, Museum Escher in the Palace
17 september 2024 - 16 february 2025. A remarkable gift for Escher in the Palace: two unknown drawings by M.C. Escher.
Maurits Cornelis Escher was famous for his optical illusions, his other work is lesser known. During 1959/1960 he designed a tile tableau with fishes and birds for a house in Amsterdam, ïnspired on his print Air and water (1938).
Lange Voorhout 74, Den Haag
Tue – sun: 11.00 – 17.00 hr.
Tegelen, Keramiekcentrum Tiendschuur Tegelen
Donation of the collection Jacques Bongaerts to Keramiekcentrum Tiendschuur.
The founadtion to protect Ceramic Heritage Jac. Bongaerts donates her collection to Keramiekcentrum De Tiendschuur in Tegelen. Tiendschuur is very happy with this gift. Work is in progress on a exhibition of all the work by Jacques Bongaerts.
Kasteellaan 8, 5932 AG Tegelen
Tel. +31 (0)77-3260213
Open: Tue - Sun, 11.00 - 17.00 hr
“Kannenbäckerland” 19 januari - 11 may 2025
“Rauw”16 May - 28 September 2025
Belgium
Hemiksem - Het Gilliot- en Roelants Tegelmuseum
From Expo-style til seventies, until May 2025.
Zie: https://gilliottegelmuseum.be/nieuws/
Sint-Bernardus abdij, 2620 Hemiksem (south of Antwerp).
Open: First sunday of the month: 14 – 17 hr.
Denmark
Kopenhagen, David Collection
The David Collection is a special museum in the centre of Kopenhagen. It contains a very large collection of Islamic art, including 100+ tiles. Also in the building is a nice collection of European art of the 18th century like paintings, furniture and ceramics.
https://www.davidmus.dk/?culture=en-us
Kronprinsessegade 30-32, Kopenhagen
Open: Tue – Sun, 10 – 17 hr.
Free entry
Kopenhagen, Rosenborg Castle
A royal castle dating from 1624. The toilet near the bedroom of Christiaan IV has Dutch tiles all over the place, dating around 1700. The other rooms of the castle are also very attractive.
https://www.kongernessamling.dk/en/rosenborg/visit-rosenborg/
Kongens Have, Kopenhagen
Open: Daily, 10 – 17 hr.
Kongens Lynby, Hermitage Castle
Hunting lodge built by Christian VI in 1736 . Can be visited by appointment. In the staircase are many tiles.
https://www.christiansborgslot.dk/eremitageslottet
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Eremitageslottet, Dyrehaven 4, 2800 Kongens Lyngby, Danmark
Germany
Ostfriesisches Teemuseum, Norden
The old town hall of Norden is the location of the Tea museum. The building has a few rooms with tiled walls and fireplaces, which are very attractive. The museum has an extensive exhibition about the origin and the use of tea.
Am Markt 36, 26506 Norden, Duitsland
Open: March, Tue – Sun,10 - 17 hr, April - October, Mon – Sun, 10 - 17 hr
January, February, Sat & Sun 11 - 16 hr.
Heimatmuseum, Leer
This museum is dedicated to the east friesian residential culture. Located near the old harbour. On dsipaly are also tiles and tiled fieplaces.
Neue Strasse 12-14, 26789 Leer
https://www.heimatmuseum-leer.de/
Open: Wed - Sun: 11 - 17 hr.
France
Nevers – Musee de la faience
The former abbey of Nevers houses the museum of ceramics. There is an overview of the output of the local ceramics industry, including tiles.
16 rue Saint Genest 58000 Nevers, France
https://culture.nevers.fr/lieux-culturels/musee-de-la-faience-et-des-beaux-arts_2040589/
Open: Wed – Mon: 13 – 18 hr.
UK
Londen, British Museum
The British Museum is the national museum of Great Britain and is located at Great Russell Street in Londen. The art collection is one of the largest in the world. This includes a large collection of british and islamic tiles.
https://www.britishmuseum.org/visit
Great Russell Street,
London WC1B 3DG
Open: Daily: 10 – 17 hr.
Italy
Grottaglie, Museo della Ceramica
In the Castello Episcopio is the local museum of ceramics, part of the ceramic quarter in Grottaglie, in the deep south east of Italy.
https://www.comune.grottaglie.ta.it/copiastatica/grottaglie/aree-tematiche/turismo-e-ceramica/cosa-visitare/il-castello-episcopio/index.html
Largo Maria Immacolata, Grottaglie
Open daily : 10 – 13, 17 – 20 hr.
Kuwait
Jabriya, Tareq Museum
The Tareq Rajab Museum has a large collection Islamic ceramics, including Iznik, Safavid and Qajar tiles.
Tareq Rajab Museum, Block 12, Street 5, Building 22
Jabriya
Qatar
Doha, Museum of Islamic Art.
Thist museum, established in 2008, houses a collection Islamic art from the 7th - 20th century, inclsuding tules from various periods.
https://mia.org.qa/en/about-us/
Doha
Sweden
Mariefred , Gripsholms Slott
This castle, built in the 16th century, is built by Gustaaf Vasa. Nowadays it houses the Royal portrait gallery. Around 1900, during a restoration, one floor is decorated with an imitation of Dutch tiles from around 1600. This castle, about 50 km from Stockholm, is certainly an interesting place to visit.
https://www.kungligaslotten.se/english/royal-palaces-and-sites/gripsholm-castle.html
Open: April. Sat & Sun: 12 – 15 hr, from May all days: 10 – 16 hr.
USA
San Francisco Airport Museum,
California Decorative Tile. An exhibtion organised by the Tile Heritage Foundation, on view until the 8th of June 2025. International Terminal.
Departures - Level 3, Gallery 4A
https://www.sfomuseum.org/exhibitions/california-decorative-tile
Publications
Nederland
Bij de expositie “Hier wordt gewerkt” in het Nederlandse tegelmuseum (die loopt tot medio april 2025) is dit boek interessant :
Jan Pluis, Beroepen op tegels 1620 - 2000
Deze publicatie behandelt tegels en tegeltableaus waarop beroepen en ambachten zijn afgebeeld. Het accent ligt op tegels uit Friesland en Utrecht uit de negentiende en twintigste eeuw.
De bloeitijd van tegels met beroependecors valt in de zeventiende eeuw, en wel in de periode 1620 tot 1680. Pas in de negentiende eeuw worden er, als gevolg van de belangstelling voor de kunst en cultuur van de zeventiende eeuw, weer tegelseries met beroepen gemaakt. Jan Pluis geeft in deze publicatie per fabriek een overzicht van de series. De vele afbeeldingen omvatten, naast de beroepentegels zelf, ook bewaard gebleven sponsen en beeldmateriaal dat als voorbeeld voor de beroependecors kan hebben gediend. Paperback, 2023, 156 blz., ca. 700 illustraties in kleur
ISBN 978-90-5997-390-9. Prijs € 24,50, verkrijgbaar o.a. in de winkel van ons museum.
Voor de nieuwe expositie in het tegelmuseum met de titel “Engelachtig”, met Cupido’s en aanverwante figuren, biedt dit boek veel informatie :
Jan Puis en Reinhard Stupperich Mythologische voorstellingen op Nederlandse tegels
Metamorphosen van Ovidius. Herders, cupido's en zeewezens.
De invloed van Ovidius’ Metamorphosen reikt verder dan de literatuur. Figuren uit zijn verhaal zijn terug te vinden in allerlei vormen van toegepaste kunst, ook in de decoratie van de Nederlandse wandtegel.
In diverse hoofdstukken beschrijven Pluis en Stupperich de afzonderlijke voorstellingen en wordt de lezer geholpen deze te herkennen en te duiden. Diverse mythologische thema’s komen aan bod, zoals cupido’s, zeewezens en arcadische taferelen.
De auteurs hebben ernaar gestreefd bij iedere voorstelling ook de grafische bronnen af te beelden of te vermelden.
Hardcover, 2011, 288 blz., 800 ill. in kleur
ISBN 978-90-5997-090-8
Uitgever: Primavera Pers
https://www.primaverapers.nl/p/mythologische-voorstellingen-op-nederlandse-tegels/
Estonia / Portugal
Azulejos: The Pearls of Portugal
The book accompanies the exhibition Azulejos: The Pearls of Portugal at the Adamson-Eric Museum in Talinn, Estonia (04.04.–07.09.2025).
This book introduces the rich history and artistic diversity of the Portuguese ceramic tiles called azulejos. Although Portugal is known for its cities covered with azulejos, this phenomenon did not occur overnight. Azulejos have been applied throughout the last five hundred years on the walls of different types of buildings: palaces and religious houses initially, and later on the façades of residential buildings and in public spaces, such as markets, train and underground stations, gardens and parks, viaducts and airports. Nowadays azulejos are everywhere, and a new generation of artists, architects and designers are committed to renewing this art form. The colourful and detailed tiles tell an engaging story of history, religion, and people’s everyday life, taking the viewer on an exciting journey to different eras.
https://pood.ekm.ee/en/et/azulejos-the-pearls-of-portugal/
Websites
Nederland
Tegels op locatie. Die site van de Vrienden wordt regelmatig bijgewerkt.
https://vriendennederlandstegelmuseum.nl/insitu/insitu_beteg_list.php
De website van Freek Mayenburg is weer verder verbeterd en aangevuld.
De website “ Kenniscentrum rond 1900” van Jalf Flach heeft veel interessante Art Nouveau foto’s met ook veel tegels.
Artikel over twee haardachterwandtableaus uit Gorinchem, al in de 19de eeuw in het Rijksmuseum gekomen
https://www.archeologiegorinchem.com/klassieke-helden-vanachter-oud-behang/
Audiotours over Nederlands erfgoed buiten onze grenzen
De Stichting Dutch Heritage World Tours heeft verhalen over Nederlands erfgoed in Polen met ook Nederlandse tegels:
De Historical Dutch-Gdansk Tour
De Main Town Hall Tour
Nederlandse mennonieten en Poolse polders
De Zulawy Museum Tour
Zie https://
Belgium
Een website met veel wetenswaardigheden over het verleden met daarbij ook veel tegels uit Nederland, België en Franktrijk.
https://rohardus.com/faiencetegels-nl/
https://rohardus.com/faiencetegels-fr/
Germany
An interesting discovery: ceramics from Frechen for the messe in Cologne in 1925.
Latest news from our member in Germany Wilhelm Joliet.
Nederlandse tegels uit de eerste helft van de 17e eeuw
met het decor ‘fruitschaal’
https://geschichte-der-fliese.de/fruitschaal.html
Mosaik- und Plattenarbeiten von Villeroy & Boch in der Mettlacher Pfarrkirche Sankt Lutwinus.
www.geschichte-der-fliese.de/stlutwinusmettlach.html
Wall and floor tiles, Stiftmosaik and Terracotta in the chapel St. Joseph in Mettlach.
www.geschichte-der-fliese.de/stjosephmettlach.html
Russian Chapel St. Maria Magdalena on the Mathildenhöhe in Darmstadt.
www.geschichte-der-fliese.de/stmariamagdalena.html
Mettlach floor tiles in the St. Georgs-Kathedrale of the Russian town Gus-Khrustalny.
https://www.geschichte-der-fliese.de/stgeorgs.html
Villeroy & Boch Dresden, Reliefplatten aus der Zeit um 1885-1900 als Wanddekoration und Möbeleinlagen
www.geschichte-der-fliese.de/reliefplatten.html
Villeroy & Boch, Mustervorlagen für Wand- und Möbelfliesen aus Mettlach und Dresden
www.geschichte-der-fliese.de/vb_muster.html
Nederlandse tegels in het Huis Villers in Malmedy / België
www.tegels-uit-rotterdam.com/villers.html
Tegels en tegeltableaus uit de 18e eeuw uit Harlingen in het Löwenhaus in de stad Norden
www.geschichte-der-fliese.de/loewenhaus-nl.html
France
French website with attention to Dutch tiles
https://delft.fr/index-en.html
Poland
Lost tiles return to the Łazienki Museum in Warsaw
UK
The Tile & Architectural Ceramics Society . See the latetst news and publications.
Japan
They focus In the town of Takaname on the local ceramics industry. This includes a museum dedicated to tiles, including a collection from Holland.
https://livingculture.lixil.com/en/ilm/
https://livingculture.lixil.com/ilm/learn/collection_tile/neth/
In Tajimi is a museum dedicated to the mosaic tile.
https://www.discovertajimi.com/tilemuseum-544263.html
Chili
In Valaparaiso is a museum in the Viennese Art Nouveau style with a lot of architectural ceramics.
https://www.museobaburizza.cl/
Singapore
Peranakan tegels in Singapore
https://expatliving.sg/peranakan-tiles-in-singapore-story/
USA
The Tile Heritage Foundation
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A properous future for the tile industry according research !
https://www.grandviewresearch.com/industry-analysis/ceramic-tiles-market
News
Expositions and museums
Nederland
Otterlo - Nederlands Tegelmuseum
Werk ! Tiles with profession and labour as theme. From 1600 - 2000. Ends15th of February 2025.
Ameland
Overzichtstentoonstelling Barbara Hofker deze zomer in cultuurhistorisch museum Sorgdrager
Lees meer: https://www.amelanderhistorie.nl/news/overzichtstentoonstelling-barbara-hofker-deze-zomer-in-cultuurhistorisch-museum-sorgdrager/
Duitsland
Zons
Florale Jugendstilfliesen aus der Sammlung Beatrix und Axel Vater
Verein Freunde und Förderer des Museums Zons e.V.
Schlossstraße 1
41541 Dormagen – Stadt Zons
France
Beauvais – Maison Greber
The only preserved building of the company Manufacture de Ceramique Gréber, which was established in 1866. This building, from 1911, is a sample card of their production of ceramics. ( Photo by Johan Kamermans, 2024)
61 Rue de Calais, 60000 Beauvais, France
Italy
Modena
Castle at Spezzano.
“Le piastrelle da piccole. 1889-1939: i primi cinquant’anni del Distretto”, a journey into the history of the Italian ceramics industry.
Via del Castello, 12, 41042, Fiorano Modenese, Modena
Poland
Our Polish tile friend Piotr Oczko has been appointed Knight in the Order of Orange-Nassau during a surprise ceremony in Cracow. Dutch Ambassador Daphne Bergsma presented him with the Order’s insignia for his contributions to the study of Dutch art, culture and literature, and the promotion of Dutch cultural heritage, including tiles, in Poland.
United Kingdom
Groot- Brittannië
Guernsey - Hauteville House, Victor Hugo’s home
The house were Victor Hugo stayed between 1855 and 1870 in exile. Thanks to the royalties of his books he could embellish his house. This includes a large chimney with tiles.
38 Hauteville, St Peter Port, Guernsey GY1 1DG
Channel Islands
https://www.maisonsvictorhugo.paris.fr/en/guernesey/house/visiting-hauteville-house-today
Open: Thu - Tue, April - September
Websites
Turkey
https://muze.gen.tr/muze-detay/harem a lot of tiles
News
Expositions and museums
Nederland
Otterlo - Nederlands Tegelmuseum
Bezielde Schoonheid – Art Nouveau tiles in architecture. Until 18th of february 2024.
Werk ! Tiles with profession and labour as theme. From 1600 - 2000. Starts 15th of March 2024.
Delft - Royal Delft Museum.
Escher tiles at home. Until the 20th of March 2024
Frm optical illusions and unconscionable architecture to life-like nature: the art of Maurits Cornelis Escher (1898-1972) has it all. Escher was not only a graphic artist, he also designed for the public space. He made designs for tiled columns for two schools. Those tiles are now on display.
Rotterdamseweg 196, 2628 AR Delft
Open: Mon - Sun 9:30 - 17:00 hr.
https://museum.royaldelft.com/
Delft - Prinsenhof.
Pioneers in Ceramics. Starts Februari the 16th 2024.
Masterpieces from the collection of historical ceramics will be showed along work of contemporary artist. This results in an exciting dialogue. The basic recipe of ceramics has not been changed, the world has been changed.
Sint Agathaplein, 2611 HR Delft
Open: Tue – Sun: 11.00 – 17.00 hr.
Belgium
Hemiksem
The Gilliot- en Roelants Tegelmuseum
The Belgian tile production between the two world wars is covered. Change of taste and affordability, after the end of the First World war, caused a change in the tile supply. The succesful manufacturers held their position and were international a succes.
Special exhibition: From Classicism to Art Nouveau, 18 June 2023 - May 2024
Over 300 tiles and panels cover this era with influences from the Orient and the Far East.
See: https://gilliottegelmuseum.be/nieuws/
Sint-Bernardus abdij, 2620 Hemiksem (south of Antwerp)
Open: first sunday of the month, starting february 2024 : 14 – 17 hr.
Germany
Neuwied - Abtei Rommersdorf
The abbey, dating from the 12th century, has an interesting building history. The refactory contains Dutch tiles from the 18th century and is worth a visit. See https://www.geschichte-der-fliese.de/rommersdorf_wandfliesen.html
Stiftsstraße 2, 56566 Neuwied
open: Sun: 13.00 –18.00 hr.
https://www.abtei-rommersdorf.de/
Darmstadt - Mathildenhöhe, Museum Künstlerkolonie
German Art Nouveau of the period 1899 - 1913 in architecture and decorative art including tiles.
Museum Mathildenhöhe
Olbrichweg 13 a
64287 Darmstadt
Open: Tue - Sun, 11 - 18 hr
https://www.mathildenhoehe.eu/
Rastatt - Schloss Favorite,
One of the most attractive castles in Germany concerning tiles. These tiles, made in Neurenberg (1710 - 17300 ar to be seen in many rooms, corridors and staircases. Zie https://www.geschichte-der-fliese.de/favorite.html
Am Schloss Favorite 1, 76437 Rastatt
Open: Tue – So , 10 – 18 hr
https://www.schloss-favorite-rastatt.de
Norden - Ostfriesisches Teemuseum
In the old townhall of Norden is the location of the Tea museum. Not only an exposition about tea but also rooms with tiles can be admired.
See: https://geschichte-der-fliese.de/norden.html
Am Markt 36 , 26506 Norden
Open : Apr – Oct, Sun 10 – 17 hr, Nov – Feb Wed & Sat 11 – 16 hr.
Frankrijk
Sarreguemines - Moulin de la Blies - Musée des techniques faïencières et Jardin des Faïenciers
The museum showing the technical side of the local fayence industry. Between 1825 and 1969 was this one of the many factories of Sareguemines. In teh cellar is an explanation of the processing of the used clay.
125 Av. de la Blies, 57200 Sarreguemines, Frankrijk
open : 1st of April - 31th October : Tue - Sun, 10 - 18 hr.
https://www.sarreguemines-museum.fr/fr/decouvrir/moulin-de-la-blies
Sarreguemines - Musée de la Faience de Sarreguemines
Musée de la Faience de Sarreguemines
The museum is located in the house of the former director Paul de Geiger, who worked between 1872 and 1912 for the factory.
15-17 rue Poincaré - 57200 Sarreguemines
Open: Di - Zo, 10 -12 uur, 14 - 18 uur.
https://www.sarreguemines-museum.fr/fr/decouvrir/musee-de-la-faience
Groot- Brittannië
Barnsley - Cannon Hall Museum, starting the 12th February 2024.
Country estate with house and gardens. This museum also accomodates until january 2025 the De Morgan museum dedicated to the artist couple William and Evelyn de Morgan. Both were painters and he was also a famous ceramist who experimented with special glazing and produces many remarkable tiles. He was part of the Arts and Crafts established also by his friend William Morris. In the museum is now a large collectieon of thteir art on display. Further you can find Dutch tiles in the old ballroom.
See the tiles alo: https://www.explorebarnsleycollections.com/Overview.aspx
Park and Gardens, Bark House Lane, Cawthorne, Barnsley (tussen Leeds en Sheffield)
Open : Dinsdag – Zondag: 11.00 – 16.00 uur.
https://www.cannon-hall.com/whats-on/de-morgan-museum
Spanje
Sevilla - Centro Ceramica Sevilla
All about the ceramics of Seville you can find in the Centro Ceramica in the old quarter Triana, famous for the ceramic workshops. Now you wil find there a lot of shops with ceramic souvenirs.
Calle San Jorge 31, 41010 Sevilla
Open: Tue – Sun: 10.00 – 17.30 hr.
Publications
Nederland
Jan Pluis, Beroepen op tegels 1620 - 2000
This publication, in Dutch, explores the fashion of workers and professions on tiles. A popular theme in the mid of the 17th century and around 1900 there was a revival of these tiles with the few tile factories left. From this latter period many samples can be seen in this book.
Paperback, 2023, 156 pages, ca. 700 ill. in color
ISBN 978-90-5997-390-9. Price € 24,50
France
Jean Cartier e.a.
Octave Colozier, la manufacture de carrelage céramique de Saint-Just-les Beauvais (Oise).
An important tile factory in Beauvais. French. 64 pp. € 10,-
Published by GRECB (GROUPE DE RECHERCHES ET D’ÉTUDES DE LA CÉRAMIQUE DU BEAUVAISIS )
Maison Gréber 63, rue de Calais 60000 BEAUVAIS
Italy
Giacinto Tortolani, Riggiòle, Pianciti italiani del secc. XV-XVI
Publication about italian floor tiles. Also digital available
See: https://www.giacintotortolani.it/
Giuseppina Perusini e Alberto Sdegno, Con i colori dei marmi e il costo della terra
Le cementine: una storia di arte, architettura e artigianato
A comprehensive book about concrete encaustic tilese. Italian. 256 pp.
publisher: Forum, 2023
ISBN: 978-88-3283-403-1
See : https://forumeditrice.it/percorsi/arte/e-inoltre/con-i-colori-dei-marmi-e-il-costo-della-terra
Portugal
Jorge Mascarenhas, Azulejo Técnica e Arte | Technique and Art
An extensive description of the various methods to produce tile through the ages – very useful to understand the Portugese technical terms - the text is bilingual.
Portugese / English. 128 pp.
EAN 9789722420532 ca € 16,-
VK
TACS , recent publication No 92 2023 with the following subjects:
The Pilkington’s Exhibit at the Glasgow Exhibition 1901 (Angela and Barry Corbett)
Coalville Catalogue and ‘Photographic’ Tile (Rob Higgins)
Contemporary Tilemaker: Hilke Macintyre (Hilke Macintyre)
Medieval Tiles at Allestree Library, Christ Church College, Oxford (Lesley Durbin)
Victorian Floor Tiling – Troubles Down Under (Michael Rieveley)
Glazed Expressions – 40, 30 and 20 Years Ago (Rob Higgins)
Pulpit Angels by Mary Seton Watts in Little Gaddesden Church (Louise Boreham and Hilary Calvert)
Maw Designs for the United States of America (Rob Higgins)
Thorpe Lodge and Leighton House, Holland Park, London (Rob Higgins)
Former Public Library in Stoke and The Old Library in Liverpool (Penny Beckett)
https://tilesoc.org.uk/tacs/publications/
Websites
The Netherlands
Noord Holland, Alkmaar
website of Freek Mayenburg is improved:
Various sites to see what is goeing on in the Dutch tile world, ranging from business to business to giftware:
https://harlinger.nl/assortiment-product/handgemaakte-tegels/
https://www.tichelaar.nl/shop/tegels
https://www.dijkstrakleiwaren.nl/nl/tegels-en-plateelschilderwerk/
https://www.heinendelftsblauw.nl/zoeken?q=tegel
https://www.storytiles.nl/en/product-categorie/storytiles-en/delft-blue-tiles/
Germany
Recent information from our 'Tile Friend' Wilhelm Joliet:
Wessels's Wandplatten Fabrik, mural tiles from Bonn, 1975
https://www.geschichte-der-fliese.de/wes9.html
Tile panels with clocks from the collection of the Rotterdam Museum
https://www.tegels-uit-rotterdam.com/klokketableaus.html
Child's play tiles in the collection of Museum Rotterdam
www.geschichte-der-fliese.de/kinderspelen.html
Rotterdam tile panels concerning whaling
based on prints by Adolf van der Laan
www.tegels-uit-rotterdam.com/walvisvaart.html
Singery on tiles, monkeys
www.geschichte-der-fliese.de/singerie.html
Large size tiles from the Delft tile factory `De Grieksche A’ for Mary Stuart and Hampton Court
www.geschichte-der-fliese.de/degriekschea.html
Tile panels in Masséot Abaquesne in Écouen castle (Département Val-d’Oise)
www.geschichte-der-fliese.de/abaquesne_ecouen_tableaus.html
Tiles by the workship des Masséot Abaquesne in Victoria & Albert Museum London
www.geschichte-der-fliese.de/abaquesne_fayence.html
Tile floors by Masséot Abaquesne in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York
www.geschichte-der-fliese.de/abaquesne_nl.html
Tiles of the altar in the chapel in Castle Batie d’Urfé in the Louvre
www.geschichte-der-fliese.de/labatiedurfe.html
The interaction between stencil and designs HARLINGEN – ROTTERDAM
https://www.tegels-uit-rotterdam.com/soldatentegels.html
Hunting estate Ruthe, tile panel from Wrisbergholzen for Kurfürst Clemens August
www.geschichte-der-fliese.de/ruthe.html
France
Beauvais
Tiles on location, see : http://www.grecb.fr/index.php?article24/maisons-a-decors-ceramiques
UK
Work by William de Morgan including tiles
https://www.cannon-hall.com/whats-on/de-morgan-museum
https://wmgallery.org.uk/search-the-collection/page/3/?general_search=tile
The Tile & Architectural Ceramics Society . Latest news and publications.
International research: An archaeomagnetic study of the Ishtar Gate, Babylon.
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0293014
USA
The Tile Heritage Foundation
