Museum in the Majolica

This museum, which is located in the factory‘s former administration building, displays some 300 selected works that give visitors an overview of the history of Karlsruhe‘s Majolica Manufactory from its early days under margravial rule to its later history as a state-operated factory.

From the beginning, when painter Hans Thoma founded the factory in 1901, it has worked closely with indepen­dent artists and designers, including painters Erwin Spuler and Karl Hubbuch, sculptors Alfred Lörcher and Bernhard Hoetger, Bauhaus ceramics artist Otto Lindig, and – more recently – Markus Lüpertz, Johannes Grützke, or Thomas Lenk. At a very early phase, the factory‘s ceramic products for use in buildings made a name for themselves well beyond Karlsruhe. The exhibit shows customised works made for buildings in Berlin and Kiel as well as pieces for homes and gardens which could be ordered from a catalog.


Museum in the Majolica
Ahaweg 6
D - 76131 Karlsruhe
Phone. +49(0)721 / 926 6583
Email: info@landesmuseum.de

Opening hours:
Tue - Sun and public holidays: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Admission fees:
Adults: €2
Concession rates: €1
Students: €0.50

Free admission on Fridays 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Free admission with regional museum pass 
(Oberrheinischer Museumspass)
Phone:+49 (0)7621 / 161 36 34
Fax: +41 / 613 193 655

Getting there by public transport:
When leaving the central train station, take the tram arriving from the right and departing to the left  (lines 2 or 4) to “Europaplatz” and then bus #73 to “Linkenheimer Tor”.

Getting there by foot:
Walk five minutes from the Karlsruhe Palace through the palace park along the blue ceramic tiles.

Parking:
Parking available on site