Vrienden Nederlands Tegelmuseum - ECTC Bulletin nr 58

News

Fairs / beurzen / meetings

Leersum

Tegelbeurs, 14 Maart , toegang: gratis van 9.30 – 13.30 uur
Locatie: Sport- en Cultuur Centrum De Binder, Hoflaan 29, Leersum

Expositions and museums

Nederland

Otterlo - Nederlands Tegelmuseum

"Naakte waarheid" i.e. Naked Truth, cupids on tiles. Until the 1st of March 2026.

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.

CupidoFKViool

https://nederlandstegelmuseum.nl/

https://nederlandstegelmuseum.nl/zien-en-doen/tijdelijke-tentoonstellingen/nu-te-zien/267-engelachtig-cupido-op-tegels

Starting the 22nd of March

Staphorst, tiles and domestic culture, early 20th century.

Small exposition

Tiled panels, around 1900. A gift by Gerrit de Jager.

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. Until august 2026.

https://www.princessehof.nl/te-zien-en-te-doen/tentoonstellingen/bouke-de-vries-unbroken

Grote Kerkstraat 9, Leeuwarden

Open: Di – So: 11 - 17 hr.

Monnickendam, Waterlandsmuseum de Speeltoren

Local history of this typical old Dutch town, including many tiles.

https://www.despeeltoren.nl/

Noordeinde 2-4, 1141 AM Monnickendam

Open: Nov – Mar, Sat and Sun, 11 - 17 hr, April – Oct, Tue – Sun, 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.

Hemiksem2025

See: https://gilliottegelmuseum.be/nieuws/

Sint-Bernardus abdij, 2620 Hemiksem (south of Antwerp).

Open: First sunday of the month: 14 – 17 hr.

Denmark

David tegel

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

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.

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München, Schloss Nymphenburg,

The kitchen in Amalienburg in the royal garden is very attractive for the tile lover.

https://www.schloss-nymphenburg.de/englisch/p-palaces/amalien.htm

Open: 1st Aril - 15th October: daily 9-18 hr

Estonia

Tallinn Kadriorg 2

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

Nancy, Museum of the Nancy School

Attention to Art Nouveau including tiles.

36-38, rue du Sergent Blandan
54000 Nancy

https://musee-ecole-de-nancy.nancy.fr/en/the-museum

Open, Wed - Sun 10 – 18 hr.

Nancy, Villa Majorelle,

1 Rue Louis Majorelle

54000 Nancy

https://musee-ecole-de-nancy.nancy.fr/en/the-villa-majorelle

Open: Wed – Sun, 9 – 12 hr

Nevers

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 display, including tiles.

https://culture.nevers.fr/lieux-culturels/musee-de-la-faience-et-des-beaux-arts_2040589/

16 rue Saint Genest 58000 Nevers, France

Open: Wed – Mon: 13 – 18 hr.

In the local newspaper:

https://www.franceregion.fr/nevers-sous-le-feu-de-la-faience-art172

Latvia

Paleis Rundale

Pilsrundale, Rundāle Palace,

The most important baroque palace of Latvia has been built in 1750 for Ernst Johann von Biron. Later it was acquired by Empress Catherine the Great (Empress of Russia, 1762-1796). It is a miracle that the palace survived may wars. In a few stately rooms you can admire fine tiled stoves of the 18th century.

https://rundale.net/en

Lithuania

Vilnius, National Museum – Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania.

Stove at Renaissance State Chancellery Room of the Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania in Vilnius in 2022

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 reconstruction of 10 stoves with various tile patterns.

TegelsVilnius

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 art

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

Samarkand

Registan.

Registan Samarkand

The Registan (Uzbek: Registon) was the heart of the city of Samarkand of the Timurid Empire, now in Uzbekistan. The name Registan means "sandy place" in Persian. The three madrasahs of the Registan ensemble were built under the Uzbek Janid and Timurid dynasties, between 1420 and 1660.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Registan

Spain

Granada,

Alhambra 1880

Alhambra, the Moorish fortress and palace complex was built and altered between the 13th and 16th century. It contains many mosaics and tiles from the Islamic era. The Court of the Lions is a famous spot.

https://www.alhambra-patronato.es/en

United Kingdom

Londen Victoria& Albert Museum

This museum 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.

https://www.vam.ac.uk/articles/design-and-make-your-own-islamic-tile-and-printed-pattern?srsltid=AfmBOopu8qYrFauFPM63XB4uyL-9LgEaK_4IUwK0icbLCCvUW10Rr0U4

Londen, British Museum

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.

Oxford, Ashmolean

Asmolean

The art and archeology museum of the university of Oxford has also a large collection of Islamic art, this includes tiles.

https://www.ashmolean.org/

Beaumont Street, Oxford

Open: daily: 10 – 17 hr.

Dining / drinking between tiles

Amsterdam

Hotel Die Port van Cleve in Amsterdam has an old bar with a blue tile-fresco made in Delft in 1887.

https://www.deblauweparade.com/overons#heritage

Paris

https://www.bouillon-chartier.com/en/bouillon-chartier-montparnasse-en/

https://www.brasserielipp.fr/nl/fotos/

Edinburgh

EdinburghCafe royal

https://www.caferoyaledinburgh.com/gallery

Manchester

https://www.tomschophouse.com/?pgid=k942z0js-4b7e0806-4532-4a66-9164-2098d458dca8

Newcastle upon Tyne

https://centurion-newcastle.com/

Publications

Peter Sprangers, Polychroom keramisch Art deco in schoolgebouwen.

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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

Germany

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Jugendstil im Quadrat/ Art Nouveau Squared, Heike Maria Johenning

Germany was an important centre of tile production around 1900. About 120 tiles are reviewed from that period.

Publisher: Deutsche Kunst Verlag. 978-3-422-80331-2

224 PP., German/ English

20 × 20 cm, 193 illustrations in color

45 euro

Spain

Portada plafons de sants

Plafons de sants en la rajola catalana: art i devoció popular

Josep A. Cerdà

35 euro

https://www.fundaciomascort.com/publicacio/plafons-de-sants-en-la-rajola-catalana-art-i-devocio-popular/

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.

http://www.spijkertegels.nl/

Belgium

Dutch, French

Website with a lot of information about the past, including tiles from Holland, Belgium and France.

https://rohardus.com/faiencetegels-nl/

https://rohardus.com/faiencetegels-fr/

Germany

Leer, Haus Samson, round trip. With many Dutch tiles.

https://www.wein-wolff.de/3d-rundgang

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