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
Boizenburg , Germany
12 September, tilefair in Fliesenmuseum Boizenburg. See https://www.fliesenmuseum-boizenburg.de/aktuelles
Expositions and museums
Nederland
Otterlo - Nederlands Tegelmuseum
Eigenzinnig en kleurrijk, ornamenten in Staphorst., tiles and domestic culture of Staphorst.
Until the 15th of November 2026.
https://nederlandstegelmuseum.nl/
Small exposition, until october 2026.
"Sporen van een bakker", results of archeological research in Rotterdam on the site of a tile kiln.
Tue – Sun, 13.00 – 17.00 hr.
Monnickendam, Waterlandsmuseum de Speeltoren
Local history of this typical old Dutch town, including many tiles.
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 2027.
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: July - 15 september: wed – sun: 14-17 hr. From october 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
Rømø, an island.
Nationalmuseets Kommandørgård. An original capitain's house from the 18th century with Dutch tiles. The island is connected with a causeway with the mainland.
https://kommandoergaardmuseum.dk/besoeg-os
Juvrevej 60, Toftum
6792 Rømø
Open: 2 june – 27 september, Tue – Sun, 10:00 - 16:00 hr
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.
France
Paris
Grande Mosque. Built between 1922 and 1926. Celeberates its centenary. A nice place for for lovers of oriental atmosphere and tile. On the corner an Algerian restaurant in oriental style. https://www.la-mosquee.com/le-restaurant/
https://www.grandemosqueedeparis.fr/
2bis Pl. du Puits de l'Ermite,
75005 Paris
Open or public: Sat – Thu; 9.00 – 18.00 hr
Uzbekistan
Samarkand
Registan.
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. Visited in april 2026 by the friends of the Dutch Tile Museum.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Registan
Spain
Granada,
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
Sevilla
Real Alcazar de Sevilla, a late medieval palace in moorish style with many mosaics and tiles.
Plaza del Triumfo
Open: 9.30 – 19.00 hr. October – March 9.30 – 17 .00 hr
United Kingdom
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.
Oxford, Ashmolean
The art and archeology 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.
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/
UK
Edinburgh
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.
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
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
Portugal
https://www.livrariaamaisa.pt/portugal/30609-azulejos-padrao-portugal.html
The publication “Azulejos Padrão – Portugal” follows the same editorial approach as the volume dedicated to Lisbon’s façade tiles. With 196 pages and around 420 images, this book contains an extensive selection of patterned tiles from across Portugal, including both the mainland and the islands, showcasing designs that aren’t found in the capital.
Spain
Plafons de sants en la rajola catalana: art i devoció popular
Josep A. Cerdà
35 euro
Rajoles de l’època del gòtic, Tiles from the gothic period
Publicació de la important col·lecció de rajoles gòtiques de Jordi Llorens i Solanilla, amb la col·laboració de l’Associació Catalana de Ceràmica i la Fundació Mascort.
https://www.fundaciomascort.com/publicacio/rajoles-de-lepoca-del-gotic-segles-xiv-xvii/
Bulletin of ceramics from Catalunya
https://www.ceramistescat.org/butlleti-informatiu-de-ceramica-127-128/
Summary: Pages 18-31, Iconography of Saint Hypolite, Patron of Barcelona Potters.
Pages 40-57, Data about the Ceramics Trade in the City of Valencia (1680-1800).
Pages 82-91, 18th Century Tile Production at the Count's Manufacure of Alcora.
For lovers of oriental tiles and ceramics:
Lüsterkeramik / Luster Ceramics
Schillerndes Geheimnis / Shimmering Secret
Für das Museum für Islamische Kunst – Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
von Miriam Kühn und Martina Müller-Wiener
Michael Imhof Verlag, 2022
160 pages
Persian Ceramics: From the 9th to the 14th Century
by Curatola, Giovanni.
Skira Editore S.p.A., Milano, Italy, 2006
183 pages. Hardcover.
Persian Cultures of Power and the Entanglement of the Afro-Eurasian World
By M.P. Canepa
A cutting-edge analysis of 2,500 years of Persian visual, architectural, and material cultures of power and their role in connecting the world.
Publicatie: Getty Research Institute, U.S. 2024
296 pages, paperback.
Persian Ceramics: From the Collections of the Asian Art Museum
By Aimee Froom
With dozens of stunning ceramic works drawn from the Asian Art Museum's collection and a wealth of historical information, Persian Ceramics provides an introduction to the ceramic art of Persia (modern day Iran), one of the world's greatest and most influential artistic traditions.
Publisher: Asian Art Museum, 2008.
128 pages
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
Belgium
Brusle, Art & History Museum
https://www.artandhistory.museum/en/art-islamic-world
click on the digital version of the catalogue. also in Dutch and French
Germany
news from Wilhelm Joliet
Tegeltableaus uit de eetkamer van
Gerard Adriaan Heineken te Amsterdam.
https://geschichte-der-fliese.de/heineken.html
Haardachterwandtableaus
Hannibal en Scipio.
https://geschichte-der-fliese.de/haardachterwandtableaus_HS.html
Rotterdamse tegelpilasters met wapenschilden van de zeven stemhebbende steden van Holland en wapenschilden van de zeven provincies.
https://tegels-uit-rotterdam.com/tegelpilasters_wapenschilden.html
Putti en cupido’s op 17e-eeuwse tegels uit Harlingen
www.geschichte-der-fliese.de/putti.html
Twee Rotterdamse tegelpilasters
met portretten van Wilhelmina, prinses van Pruisen
en Willem V, prins van Oranje
https://tegels-uit-rotterdam.com/tegelpilasters.html
Nederlandse tegels met Cupido
en hoekmotief 'ossenkop'uit de de 17e eeuw
https://geschichte-der-fliese.de/cupido.html
Rotterdamse tegels uit de tweede helft van de 17e eeuw tot de eerste helft van de 18e eeuw
met afbeeldingen van herders in cirkel in achtpas op gesprenkeld fond met hoekmotief kwartrozet
https://tegels-uit-rotterdam.com/herders.html
Spaanse krijgslieden in de Tachtigjarige oorlog op tegels
www.geschichte-der-fliese.de/krijgslieden.html
Amsterdamse en Rotterdamse tegels uit de 18e eeuw
met rivierlandschappen heel over
https://geschichte-der-fliese.de/rivierlandschappen.html
France
Louvre
https://www.louvre.fr/en/explore/the-palace/an-introduction-to-islamic-art
Spain
https://dialnet.unirioja.es/ejemplar/728513
UK
TACS
The Tile & Architectural Ceramics Society. See their website for the latest news.
USA
San Francisco, Asian Art Museum
Tiles on website https://searchcollection.asianart.org/search/tile and
https://searchcollection.asianart.org/collections/19760/art-of-the-islamic-world/objects
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
More than 900 tiles
https://collections.lacma.org/search?q=tile
Washington
In the collection of the Smithsonian museums you will find more than 15.000 tiles, most from the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design museum, like the zebra by the famous William de Morgan, ca. 1890
