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Meissen: Porcelain Manufactor Behind the Scenes Tour

By Porzellan-Manufaktur Meissen
Free cancellation available
Price is AU$81 per adult

Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 2h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation

Overview

  • Discover the secrets of the Meissen Porcelain Manufactory on a guided tour
  • Learn about the production of Meissen porcelain and see the process up close
  • Visit the production sites and see how the porcelain is made by hand
  • Explore the vintage Archive of Moulds, the porcelain painting shop, and the kiln hall
  • Marvel at a fantastic selection of ceramic masterpieces from four different centuries

Activity location

    • Dresden
    • Dresden, Sachsen, Germany

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • Talstraße 9, 01662 Meißen, Deutschland | The meeting point is at the museum ticket desk
    • Meißen, Sachsen, Germany

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Meissen: Porcelain Manufactor Behind the Scenes Tour

  • Activity duration is 2 hours2h
    2h
  • English
Language options: English
Starting time: 10:00 AM
Price details
AU$81.38 x 1 AdultAU$81.38
Total
Price is AU$81.38
Until Thu, 11 June

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    English guided tour of the Meissen porcelain manufactory
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Entry to the Meissen Porcelain Foundation Museum
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Transport to and from the manufactory
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Food and drinks
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Personal shopping

Know before you book

  • Not allowed: Pets, Smoking
  • Not suitable for: Children under 6 years, Wheelchair users

What you can expect

Gain some captivating impressions by joining a tour of discovery through the Manufactory’s production sites that will allow you to experience the cultural asset that is Meissen porcelain in a particularly intense way.

Join a “Behind the Scenes Tour” that enables you to experience porcelain being crafted by hand live in an authentic Manufactory setting. Gain comprehensive insights in real manufacturing shops into production routines that include how kaolin is won from the mine, how porcelain paste is made, how white porcelain is produced, and how models and moulds are created.

Be shown through the vintage Archive of Moulds, the porcelain painting shop, and the kiln hall. Together with a guide, witness Manufactory staff going about their momentous work, handle ingredients, find out what porcelain paste feels like, and discover white gold with all your senses.

Then, have a chance to marvel at a fantastic selection of ceramic masterpieces from four different centuries in the Museum run by the Meissen Porcelain Foundation.

Savour moments full of thrilling impressions and experiences with on the “Behind the Scenes Tour.”

Location

Activity location

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    • Dresden
    • Dresden, Sachsen, Germany

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    • Talstraße 9, 01662 Meißen, Deutschland | The meeting point is at the museum ticket desk
    • Meißen, Sachsen, Germany