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Musée de la Faïence (Earthenware Museum)
Musée de la Faïence (Earthenware Museum) Review
In the mid-18th century Quimper sprang to nationwide attention as a pottery manufacturing center, when it began producing second-rate imitations of Rouen faïence, or ceramics with blue motifs. Today's more colorful designs, based on floral arrangements and marine fauna, are still often hand-painted. To understand Quimper's pottery past with the help of more than 500 examples of "style Quimper," take one of the guided tours at the Musée de la Faïence.
- Address: 14 rue Jean-Baptiste-Bousquet, Quimper, 29000 | Map It
- Phone: 02-98-90-12-72
- Cost: €4
- Hours: Mid-Apr.--Sept., Mon.--Sat. 10--6
- Website: www.musee-faience-quimper.com
- Location: Quimper
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