Last updated: 6/9/2010
East Liverpool, Ohio
Street Address
400 East Fifth StEast Liverpool, OH 43920
Mailing Address
400 E. Fifth St.East Liverpool, OH 43920

Hours

Personalized tours available with advance notice
Tuesday - Saturday
9:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Sunday - Monday
closed
All year round except New Years Day, July 4th, Election Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.

Admissions

$4 adults
$2 students
Active members of military free
children under 5 free
AAA discount

Staff

Sarah Vodrey
phone: 330-386-6001
Phil Rickerd
phone:
e-mail:
Description

The exhibits in the Museum depict the growth and development of East Liverpool and its ceramic industry from 1840 to 1930, the period during which the city's potteries produced over fifty percent of America's entire ceramics output. Through the skillful use of photographs, ceramic and other artifacts and life-size dioramas, the exhibits vividly portray the products and day-to-day life of one of Ohio's most fascinating cities.

The Museum of Ceramics is locally managed by the Museum of Ceramics Foundation.

History

'The Museum of Ceramics opened in 1980 to preserve the rich heritage of the ceramics industry of the East Liverpool, Ohio area. In the late 19th and early 20th century, East Liverpool produced over 50% of the nation's ceramic output. More than 200 potteries operated in the East Liverpool area, starting with the first pottery in the 1840s. The museum contains the largest public display of Lotus Ware, the award-winning fine porcelain produced by Knowles Taylor & Knowles pottery in the 1890s. The lower floor of the museum contains life-sized dioramas depicting life in the potteries in the late-19th century. A 35-minute multi-media shows reviews the history of the pottery industry in the Ohio River Valley

Governance

Operated by the Museum of Ceramics Foundation

Exhibitions
Museum Events
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