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Porsgrunds Porcelain Factory AS

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Porselensv 12, 3921, Porsgrunn

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little boy sitting on a porcelain car at Porsgrund's Porcelain Factory
  • little boy sitting on a porcelain car at Porsgrund's Porcelain Factory
  • Porsgrund Porcelain Factory in full production. See how the "white gold" is produced
  • Porsgrund Porcelain Factory in full production
  • Porsgrunds Porselænsfabrik, here you see one of the straw painters
  • Porsgrund's Porcelain Factory still has full production of the straw pattern.
  • plates for sale at Porsgrunds Porselænsfabrik

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About

It was in 1885 that Johan Jeremiassen established what was to become Norway's only producer of "the white gold" - Porsgrund's Porcelain Factory. Today, 136 years later (2021), Porsgrund is one of the few porcelain factories left in Scandinavia.

Highly burned porcelain
Since the establishment, there has been continuous production of highly fired porcelain in the factory buildings located idyllically along the Porsgrunn river. Here you can see the porcelain from casting to burning.

See straw-painting and porcelain production
When you visit the factory outlet, you should stop by the straw painters and see how they hand-paint the popular and traditional straw pattern. The craft production is also well worth a visit, here you see how porcelain is produced.

Shop to reduced prices 
During a visit to PORSGRUND, you have a unique opportunity to shop at reduced prices with e.g. 1st and 2nd sorting in the factory outlet.

Main producer to the Royal Family 
PORSGRUND is the main producer of porcelain flatware and products for the Royal family, and has been so for three generations.

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    Recent Reviews:

    • SupEvan
      Norway
      Trip Type:
      Solo travel
      Porcelain museum
      5 of 5 stars
      Thursday, 12th July 2018
      Great porcelain museum and shop, interesting display of different types of porcelain creations and you can buy some things in the shop when you leave. Read full review
    • TravellerMan72
      Oslo, Norway
      Trip Type:
      Couples
      More than just a Porcelain museum
      3 of 5 stars
      Sunday, 28th October 2018
      We have dropped by to visit the museum/shop and ask for more details of one old piece of porcelain we have. Some of the porcelain are really nice and cool especially the coffee/tea cups and... Read full review
    • 919debbiem919
      Saint Paul, Minnesota
      Trip Type:
      Friends getaway
      Amazing tour guide
      5 of 5 stars
      Sunday, 19th May 2019
      The museum is perfect for home furnishing and porcelain geeks! Also museum curators! Our guide was extremely knowledgeable about the history of the porcelain factory and each of the styles and eras... Read full review

    Map & Directions

    Contact

    Tel: 98216932

    Opening Times

    Porsgrund Porselænsfabrik AS (1 Jan 2023 - 31 Dec 2023)
    DayTimes
    Monday - Friday09:00 - 20:00
    Saturday09:00 - 18:00
    Sunday12:00 - 17:00

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