Keramik-Museum Berlin

The Keramik-Museum Berlin is a municipal institution dedicated to showcasing design classics and works by renowned ceramic artists. The museum is located on Schustehrusstraße in the Charlottenburg district and houses a collection of more than ten thousand objects. These include pieces made of faience, majolica, earthenware, stoneware, and porcelain from a range of style periods, such as Historicism, Art Nouveau, Expressionism, Bauhaus, and Functionalism. Many of the pieces come from well-known manufactories, industrial designers, and ceramic artists. The collection is complemented by a specialized reference library as well as an extensive archive of data and documents.

The museum is housed in the oldest surviving townhouse in Charlottenburg's old town. The building was erected in 1712 according to a mandatory model by the court architect Eosander von Göthe. After a failed attempt to demolish it in the 1980s that severely damaged the house, the public sector took over the building. It was then reconstructed using historic building materials and techniques and given a Neoclassical facade.

The museum was founded on the initiative of gallery owner and ceramics researcher Heinz-Joachim Theis, who established the support association in 1990. After twelve guest exhibitions at various venues around Berlin, the association was able to lease the historic building in 2004 and open it as a museum. Since then, the nonprofit association has presented constantly changing special exhibitions in four rooms. The cultural program is rounded out by themed events and charity flea markets held on the museum grounds three times a year.