Museums · West Midlands
Museum of Royal Worcester
In or near Worcester.
Museum of Royal Worcester — Ceramics museum in Worcester, England.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Worcester Foregate Street · 0.9 km
- Paid entry
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Museum of Royal Worcester is a museum in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "Ceramics museum in Worcester, England". Coordinates: 52.1873°, -2.2190°.
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Official information
The Museum of Royal Worcester showcases the largest collection of Worcester porcelain in the world, highlighting its history from 1751 to 2008. Visitors can explore colorful galleries, engage in hands-on pottery painting, and experience a sensory trail related to porcelain.
From the Wikipedia article
The Museum of Royal Worcester (formerly Worcester Porcelain Museum and Dyson Perrins Museum) is a ceramics museum located in the Royal Worcester porcelain factory's former site in Worcester, England.
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Background
Description
The museum houses the world’s largest collection of Worcester porcelain. The collections date back to 1751 and the Victorian gallery, the ceramic collections, archives, and records of factory production, form the primary resource for the study of Worcester porcelain and its history. The museum is the only part of Royal Worcester left at the Severn Street site in Worcester after the factory went into administration in 2008 and closed in 2009. The Royal Worcester Visitor Centre, the seconds shop, and the café all closed with the factory in 2009. The Museum of Royal Worcester was formerly known as the Museum of Worcester Porcelain and the Dyson Perrins Museum and Worcester Porcelain Museum,…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 52.1873, -2.2190
- County
- Worcestershire
- District
- Worcester
- Parish
- Worcester, unparished area
- Postcode
- WR1 2NZ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Worcester
- Phone
- 01905 21247
- Nearest railway station
- Worcester Foregate Street — 0.9 km
- Opening
- Tuesday to Saturday 10am–5pm; Sunday 10am–4pm; closed Monday
- Official site
- www.museumofroyalworcester.org
Sources
- wikidata: Q540718 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Museum of Royal Worcester (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Former school, Severn Street, Worcester - geograph.org.uk - 6431092.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Museum of Royal Worcester?
- Museum of Royal Worcester is in Worcestershire, the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode WR1 2NZ), in the parish of Worcester, unparished area.
- What is Museum of Royal Worcester?
- Museum of Royal Worcester — Ceramics museum in Worcester, England.
- How do I get to Museum of Royal Worcester?
- The nearest railway station is Worcester Foregate Street, about 0.9 km away. Drivers can use postcode WR1 2NZ.
- How do I get to Museum of Royal Worcester?
- The nearest railway station is Worcester Foregate Street, about 0.9 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode WR1 2NZ.