January 2010 | Germany Travel

The Crossed Swords of Meissen Porcelain

January 25, 2010 By Helen Page Leave a Comment

How to tell the markings on your Meissen porcelain: Keen porcelain collectors will have heard of Meissen, the first ever porcelain manufacturer to be have set up in Germany in 1710. In 2010, Meissen celebrates 300 years of porcelain in Germany. If you're looking to start up a porcelain collection or are keen to add to your Meissen collection during your holidays in Germany, it helps to understand what the monograms on Meissen porcelain means and the imitation symbols that exist. A little … [Read more...]

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Porzellanikon – Porcelain centre in north-east Bavaria

January 23, 2010 By Helen Page Leave a Comment

Meissen Porcelain tableware - Photo courtesy of GNTB

Learn about the History of German Porcelain in north-east Bavaria: Visitors to the north-eastern parts of Bavaria this year will be treated to the biggest porcelain exhibition ever held on the European continent. Both the towns of Hohenberg and Selb are venues for Europe’s largest ever exhibition of porcelain: "From A King’s Dream to Mass Production - 300 Years of European Porcelain". If you are interested in porcelain and the history of German porcelain, the Porzellanikon is an … [Read more...]

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Meissen Porcelain – 300 years of German Porcelain

January 22, 2010 By Helen Page Leave a Comment

Meissen Porcelain - Photo courtesy of GNTB

Celebrating the Tri-centenary of Porcelain Production in Germany: Until the early 18th century, the Chinese were the only porcelain producers and all the exotic porcelain in Europe were imported from the Far East. The secret of porcelain production was closely guarded by the Chinese, until 1707 when Johann F. Bottger and Ehrenfried W. von Tschimhaus cracked the secret and managed to create a formula for porcelain production. A factory was set up in Meissen and soon its porcelain products … [Read more...]

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Brands and Packaging in the GDR (1949-89) – Heidelberg

January 7, 2010 By Helen Page 1 Comment

A Special Exhibition commemorating the Fall of the Berlin Wall on till March 9, 2010: Brands and Their Packaging is an interesting exhibition that is currently on at the German Museum of Packaging in Heidelberg. Don't be fooled by the name of the exhibition because this telling retrospective is much more than just about consumer product packaging or packaging technology. To commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall, this special exhibition puts together a piece of … [Read more...]

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The German Museum of Packaging – Heidelberg

January 1, 2010 By Helen Page 1 Comment

German Museum of Packaging - Photo courtesy Heidelberg-Marketing.de..

How packaging tells us of Consumer Culture throughout History: The German Museum of Packaging does not seem to be the kind of place that travellers would be interested in on a Heidelberg holiday. But don't be deceived by the name - The German Museum of Packaging is quite a unique and interesting museum that's not just about the history of packaging and marketing of commodities. Through commodity packaging, the museum's collections also tell of the evolution of consumer culture and the … [Read more...]