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House of Meissen Tour: A Journey through Europe’s Oldest Porcelain Manufactory
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123 Ratings
Meissen
Experience the artistry and history of Europe’s oldest porcelain manufactory at the House of Meissen. Witness the creation of world-famous Meissen porcelain and explore the museum. Open daily.
Duration:
2 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Meissen Porzellan Manufaktur & Museum - The MEISSEN Manufactory has been producing exclusive porcelain objects for more than 300 years. Since the establishment in 1710, the MEISSEN Manufactory stands for passion, extraordinary and indeed unique craftsmanship. It has become one of the best-known German luxury brands in the world. The name stands for legendary quality, stylish elegance and long-lasting value. House of MEISSEN combines demonstration workshops, artworks from the past and present, luxury shopping and delicacies at Café & Restaurant MEISSEN - served on unique MEISSEN Porcelain. Please visit us before 3:30 PM to be sure to participate in your audio guided tour of the demonstration workshop.
What's Included
- Entrance fee covers audio-guided tour
- Access to the Museum of the Meissen Porcelain Foundation included
What's Not Included
- Parking fees
- Exclusive tours
Additional Information
MEISSEN, Europe’s oldest porcelain manufactory with the oldest registered trademark, has a wealth of patterns stretching back more than 300 years to draw upon when creating and meticulously crafting new designs.
You can witness world-famous Meissen porcelain being made in the demonstration section of our House-of-Meissen theme world and, in its Museum, learn all about our history as well as being given a unique rundown of the overall development of Meissen porcelain.
Our stores will give you plenty of inspiration on what to select from MEISSEN’s largest product range and there’s always the enticing option of rounding your visit off with culinary delights from the Meissen café and restaurant.
Location
Meissen Porzellan Manufaktur & Museum
D-01662 Meissen, Germany Talstr. 9, Esquina
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Lilianas938
Jul 31, 2024
Great experience - Very unique experience. We loved the demonstration of every step. We had the English audio guide and it worked very well.
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N994ifanthonyd
May 20, 2024
Nice trip from Dresden - Very worthwhile excursion from Dresden.enjoyed the quiet ambiance of the museum. The workshops showing various parts of the processing was interesting. We enjoyed lunch at the cafe/restaurant
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Explorer34583006568
May 14, 2024
Exceptional Experience - Great experience, exceptional informative and helpful staff. We will recommend to anyone as a must in Meissen.
Thank you
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Christiank781
Nov 19, 2023
A great experience - A fantastic and impressive experience. An institution in Meissen for several hundred years. The history of porcelain is impressively presented. The only problem is wanting to have it afterwards.
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Sandeepa989
Sep 16, 2023
Beyond Expectations - The museum and demonstrations were incredible. The artistry and attention to detail in the variety of pieces were magnificent.
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Sharyn_s
Jul 17, 2023
Meissen miracles - Seeing how the china is made and decorated on the tour was mind boggling!! The talent and expertise of the workmen and seeing the intricate craftsmanship required gives extraordinary insight into the individual quality of these items.
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Bonniehunden
Jun 24, 2023
Blown away by creativity - As a couple we just strolled in, too late for the last tour of the day. Even without the explenation from the guide we learned a lot and were blown away by the many creations. With item prices from 100 € for a simple plate, like the ones you buy from IKEA, to a price of 60.000 € for amazing creations of vases, animals, clocks and much much more, there is plenty to see in this big and cool building.
It is not a good place to bring small children because of the many fragile (and expensive) things on open display.
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Mikepa1960
Sep 22, 2020
Well worth a visist. - This was highly interesting , especially seeing the artist work on the porcelain in little individual sessions. Everything was explained very well and there was also an audio visual session on the history of the factory. Opportunity to see some of the original pieces in the museum and the modern works as well Guide we had was extremely knowledgeable
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Demesnex
Feb 27, 2020
Great to visit - Took the train from Dresden --> Meissen, solely to visit the porcelain factory.
The mini tour to view how the porcelain is made was very informative. The museum upstairs was also incredibly impressive, with some huge pieces of porcelain artwork. I was surprised to find the shop *that* expensive, but then again i wasn't aware of Meissen before coming to Germany.
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Jen
Aug 7, 2020
Fascinating - We had a fascinating guided tour starting with seeing how the pottery is made, then moved on to the shaping and fine moulding of flowers and small things followed by drawing the design and finally painting. The tour ended there and we could look round the museum. We bought a combi ticket for 2 people for 48€, which gave us entry to the Albrechtsburg as well as the Meissen porcelain factory. We had coffee and cake in the cafe which was quite expensive and we felt the cakes were dry. I've had much better cakes and coffee for less money elsewhere.
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