Meissen Porcelain Manufactory Ticket

If you are a porcelain enthusiast, then it would definitely be of interest. The pieces displayed were amazingly done. But - the tour feels like one big marketing and advertising campaign for Meissen. It's advertised like you'd see the shop floor and how people work but that's not true. You are moved from one room to another where 1 person sits and pretends to be working. On the upside, I'd ordered a wheelchair for my mom which they had ready for us the and food in the cafe was delicious. Staff was friendly and helpful.

A must see if you love porceline. Large beautiful pieces that will take your breath away. We did not buy anything though because prices are extremely high

Live demonstrators showed Meissen manufacturing techniques, synchronized with multi-language hand-phones narration. No views of actual manufacturing area. Timed tickets, I had to wait a half-hour for my walk-in purchase time to come up. (Mid-March, 2026.) Well done, but not a must-see. Huge museum of porcelain, but few historic objects, mostly vulgar modern pieces available for purchase. Go to the SDK Porcelain collection at the Zwinger first.

An absolutely amazing trip. Fortunately the site was pretty empty despite it being Christmas market season. We really enjoyed the demonstrations which helped to put the museum exhibitions into context. We used the handsets for translation and the whole tour was so well organised. We enjoyed coffee and cake in the cafe and marvelled at the collections of Meissen pieces both modern and old. This was definitely a trip worth taking. We bought the tickets in advance but this was not strictly necessary as the site was not very busy. We were also able to walk into the town very easily from the factory and use the excellent public transport links back to Dresden

We toured with our Viking cruise. All arrangements were made for us. There are restrooms just as you enter. (no fee) The tour started in a display/sale room. There are a few rooms off to the side with "outlet" items. All are very expensive but beautiful and, of course, hand crafted. The tour starts, really outside the building with some displays. And at the entry way is a display of the evolution of the famous Meissen Porcelain symbol. Entry is by group. There is a display of the raw materials mined for the porcelain. And room by room you see a demonstration of steps taken to decorate the pieces. Included are some models and displays. The artisans doing the work are used to onlookers. There is an audio recording playing as the work is done. At the end, we went on to a museum inside with more porcelain work on display. All in all, it was a good experience. I am glad we attended.

Tour very interesting but difficult to sync audio translation to the prerecorded information. Audio Was constantly early or late related to demonstration. The artists would add additional comments, or answer questions with no translation. Was very interesting and the great deal of detailed handwork required was enlightening.

Interesting and good to see the specialists artistry if you’re interested in this artwork. Quaint place as well.

Beautiful tour. Amazing pieces . Highly recommend and pleasantly surprised. English headsets. Get there early.

A great insight into "white gold", the making of porcelain. I joined the tour to see the artisans working on creating the vessels, refining figurines and hand-painting plates. It was great to see their skills. I paid extra for the headset to listen to the information in English. My headset had a few issues and was eventually replaced. I don't think it's essential to listen to the headset as you can understand what's happening by watching the artisans. You can take photos of them too! The building has lots of porcelain to view, including the traditional styles and new works by international artists. There's a shop to buy products (and yes, they're incredibly expensive but after watching the work that goes into making each piece, it's understandable). There's also an outlet store, but it too is pretty pricey. You can easily spend a couple of hours wandering around. There's also a cafe and really clean (and free!) toilets. The museum is a nice walk from the old town. The staff are nice too.

Very unique experience. We loved the demonstration of every step. We had the English audio guide and it worked very well.

Very worthwhile excursion from Dresden.enjoyed the quiet ambiance of the museum. The workshops showing various parts of the processing was interesting. We enjoyed lunch at the cafe/restaurant

Great experience, exceptional informative and helpful staff. We will recommend to anyone as a must in Meissen. Thank you

The museum and demonstrations were incredible. The artistry and attention to detail in the variety of pieces were magnificent.

Seeing how the china is made and decorated on the tour was mind boggling!! The talent and expertise of the workmen and seeing the intricate craftsmanship required gives extraordinary insight into the individual quality of these items.

As a couple we just strolled in, too late for the last tour of the day. Even without the explenation from the guide we learned a lot and were blown away by the many creations. With item prices from 100 € for a simple plate, like the ones you buy from IKEA, to a price of 60.000 € for amazing creations of vases, animals, clocks and much much more, there is plenty to see in this big and cool building. It is not a good place to bring small children because of the many fragile (and expensive) things on open display.

This was highly interesting , especially seeing the artist work on the porcelain in little individual sessions. Everything was explained very well and there was also an audio visual session on the history of the factory. Opportunity to see some of the original pieces in the museum and the modern works as well Guide we had was extremely knowledgeable

We had a fascinating guided tour starting with seeing how the pottery is made, then moved on to the shaping and fine moulding of flowers and small things followed by drawing the design and finally painting. The tour ended there and we could look round the museum. We bought a combi ticket for 2 people for 48€, which gave us entry to the Albrechtsburg as well as the Meissen porcelain factory. We had coffee and cake in the cafe which was quite expensive and we felt the cakes were dry. I've had much better cakes and coffee for less money elsewhere.

Took the train from Dresden --> Meissen, solely to visit the porcelain factory. The mini tour to view how the porcelain is made was very informative. The museum upstairs was also incredibly impressive, with some huge pieces of porcelain artwork. I was surprised to find the shop *that* expensive, but then again i wasn't aware of Meissen before coming to Germany.

I enjoyed that the craftspeople were working with the clay while they explained. I do not understand German but it was not necessary to understand the words because the work was being done step by step. I appreciated the museum more because the workshop demonstations opened my imagination for porcelaine. A great learning experience.

We went there last week as a family of 5 (2 parents and 3 kids, ages 7, 10, and 12). A family ticket is available for "2 parents and their children". However, we were charged the family price plus an extra child, because for some odd reason, a family ticket only 2 children. Don't really think this is fair, but if that's the policy, they should be clear how they define a family.

We toured this factory and learned how the beautiful porcelain items are truly handmade and crafted at the highest level. The artistry is amazing. The artists were very gracious to answer any questions. There are many finished items on display. Of course the gift shop was fun to choose something to take or send home! As we toured other places in Germany we saw and heard Meissen porcelain bells ringing in many clock bell towers.

A great place to visit if one has the time. Quaintly typical European city. Informative trip to porcelain factory. Expensive products.

I had ideas of filling my luggage with pieces of Meissen porcelain since I was visiting the actual place it was made -- boy was I wrong. Although the plain white pieces were somewhat reasonable, those that Meissen is most known for -- those with beautiful colors and detail -- were really expensive. TIP: One of our group became very resourceful and stopped at an antique shop in town where there were racks of the porcelain pieces for sale. Although "used", she purchased a beautiful piece for a much more reasonable price. Just remember to flip the piece over and look for the distinctive crossed sword insignia to make sure it is Meissen. Meissen makes table services, porcelain jewelry, and beautiful figurines. The "demonstration workshop" was 8 euros, and included a demonstration of using molds and clay to make the figurines, making and attaching many of the details to the figurines, and painting the figurines. You are moving from tour room to tour room during the demonstration -- you are not in the actual production area. The end of the tour is in the gift shop area of course. Do look in the "outlet", but even there the pieces are pricey. Restrooms are in two places -- right outside the tour area and near the cafe. They're free and clean, so take advantage of them !

We were in Dresden and decided to take the S-Bahn to the Meissen Porcelain Factory. It was a 25 minute commute and well worth the time. It's an amazing visit and worth the 10 euro admission fee. The museum is very good and we had breakfast at the cafe. It was exceptional. We also went to the Meissen Castle which was the historic factory location.

We went round the museum and the demonstration tour. The tour is brief but you really do see things being made, shaped, painted, etc. It was very interesting. The museum is a time trip through what Meissen have made over the years and it's a huge variety of items: the highlight for me was the 3D Durer rhinocerous - really impressed. There's a remainders shop which was still outside my price range - ce la vie.

An amazing and educating experience at the Meissen porcelain factory. You can see and learn how the famous porcelain is made, pained and produced. Take a couple of hours to admire the pieces on display.

We visited the factory as part of our tour of Dresden and Berlin. We went into the factory to watch the porcelain being made and then watched it being hand painted. The staff, many of whom have worked there for years, are so talented and the product is beautiful. We went through the museum with our guide to see many different types and designs of porcelain. The gift shop is, as you might expect, rather pricey but we did make a small purchase to take home Well worth a visit

we visited as part of a tour. I wasn't sure what to expect but it was fascinating and well worth the stop. Our guide took us through the museum, which is stunning. The craftsmanship of the pieces is breathtaking. We were then shown the stages of making a piece of porcelain, and you really understand its beauty. Definitely all works of art. Lovely shop and we did buy a very small piece to take home as a gift.

I came here just for an hour and I regret I didn't have enough time to admit the workshop. I went only to the shop and I couldn't take my eyes off the porcelain baubles. I can't even imagine how much work does it cost to create all these figures. The building is very modern. Tours are with recorded commentary in some languages, what is not usual in Germany. Prices for workshops and visit in museum is 10 Euro for adults and 6 Euro for children. One clue: if you want to visit Castle in Meissen buy one cobined ticket. It's 15 Euro for adults.

The old porcelain manufactory in Meißen - perfectly renovated - is a must visit with a lot of interesting fascinating sculptures. Strongly recommended to book the guided tour (with audio guides in different languages) containing a lot of background information about the manufacturing process and the history of the site.

We visited the Meissen Porcelain Manufacturing plant in the town of Meissen today. I had long heard of this plant (the only place in the world where this porcelain is produced) and was most happy to take their tour. First there is a film of the background of the porcelain industry and Meissen in particular. Then we were escorted into a room where a man was making some base pottery with his foot-operated wheel. In the next room a woman showed us how the porcelain was handled before it was decorated. In the next room we saw a woman who was decorating the dinner plate. All of the Meissen wares are done by hand by very skilled artisans and masters of the trade and all of the painting on the porcelain is done by their own local artists and painted directly onto the plates/figurines/etc. - no mechanical devices used - all hand made!! And in this day and age! That's probably the reason the porcelain is so very expensive. Great tour!!

This was much more interesting than I expected. The craftsmanship and artistry are evident in the demonstrations. It's a wonderful tour, ending in (of course) a gift shop of Meissen porcelain to take home! Seconds are available at a reduced price.

The 30 minutes tour provides an interesting insight into porcelain production. Could be longer but nevertheless very informative. The museum’s collection is the real treat. Wonderful displays of Meissen over the past three to four hundred years

This museum, with an exquisite collection of Meissen porcelain going back hundreds of years to the original pieces, has excellent facilities and is situated in a quaint small German town that oozes culture and friendliness. Situated about an hour from the city of Dresden it is well worth a visit. If you are visiting a town in the region, go to the local Tourist Information to inquire about public transport or guided tours. You can see artists demonstrating the decoration of the porcelain.painting and browse the museum that is situated on several floors. My visit to the town of Meissen was one of the highlights of my trip to Dresden and I can highly recommend it.

The museum and manufactory are highlights in the picturesque small town of Meißen, nucleus of todays state of Saxony. The museum leads through a wide and fascinating range of objects - from very small to really big stuff. But not only shows it objects of various sizes (and themes by the way), instead it´s a kind of a journey. A journey into the 300 years of porcelain manufacturing, from it´s humble beginnings to social, technological, artistical and, last but not least, political dimensions. Take a guided tour (every 30 min., about 25 min in lenght) to the workshops, where you not only get to know the process of how to craft the porcelain into beautiful artifacts, but also come into contact with the craftspeople and the (raw) porcelain as well. We spend about 2h there. Parking lot and restaurant available.

Several studios enable you watch the craftsperson create from a potterer's wheel to petal overlays to design painting of the greenware of the porcelain. Many artifacts are pure white to the traditional blue on white colouration. In each studio various steps involved in the creation are augmented by the artisan's personal explanation of the steps to create a particular product design. All of this is fascinating. A store is on site for your unique purchases. The museum collection of Meissen porcelain is amazingly intricate in design and of exceptional beauty.

We booked an expensive private tour (€180) through our travel agent, and paid cash for it , on arrival. The tour was v good, and we enjoyed it. On returning home , and AFTER 6 WEEKS!!! Both we and the travel agent started getting demands from Meissen , that we pay them another €180 , and that we had never paid our admittance fee. This was utter nonsense , as the factory does not allow anyone past the entrance door, let alone give private tours , with a guide , unless you pay up front, FIRST. We explained all this, and we were polite, thinking that a mistake had been made, but to no avail. They insisted that we pay a second time, and 6 weeks after the holiday, strangely enough, we had thrown away the receipts.They started threatening us with adding hefty interest charges , and nasty demands, so in the end, we told the travel agent to just pay the buggers, to get them off our backs. I am a porcelain painter, and always viewed Meissen with awe and respect........ Shan't be making that mistake again . Don't trust them !

spent an afternoon taking the tour of the Manufactory. Enjoyed going through two floors of outstanding pieces of porcelain. The new building is a great improvement and makes it more comfortable to enjoy old pieces and new pieces. Take advantage of buying at the gift shop. Better prices and selection than in other outlets.

The demos are short and well organized. We saw 3 stations. The worker starts a recording in the language of the visitors which explains what the worker is doing. The worker doesn't talk and questions are not answered. Visitors stand around the worker to watch. Each demo involves a different aspect of the production using different objects. We saw a large fluted item being thrown on a wheel; a blue onion design outlined on a plate; porcelain doll heads shaped for a figurine. The demo did mention that the onion shape and the special blue dye used for that design was Meissen's speciality. Visitors then can look at the extraordinary pieces in the multi-room 2 floor museum and shop. These pieces like tall porcelain clocks, large animals and birds, and figurines are probably historic. The detail and skill involved in creating these works was just awesome. Eye candy! The giftshop also offers seconds for sale in a separate room from the regular giftshop, but even these were beyond my budget. Prices for seconds seemed to start at 79Euros with a common price of 99Euros and up. Plates of different sizes for different uses, vegetable bowls, mugs/cups, and small condiment dishes were items I remember on those tables. Patterns also varied, but there was a good choice of the blue pattern that Meissen is so well known for. Modern shapes in plain white were also for sale. Spacious indoor cafe had desserts and refreshments for sale, probably served on Meissen porcelain. WC were free and very nice. All of the rooms in this building were clean with well polished floors - more of a show room atmosphere than a messy, dusty factory. I think our Viking tour allowed about 1 1/2 hours on this visit which was plenty of time for everything. They purchased our tickets and looked after parking, but street parking was rather awkward for the bus. Cars drive rather fast on the road in front of Meissen's so with a large group crossing the street could be a problem too. It was good to see that the company still does its own work locally rather than moving production to SE Asian countries like the British porcelain factories have done. For me, this was the only attraction in Meissen that I enjoyed. Definitely worth a stop. The antique shops in Meissen old town may sell second hand Meissen items at reasonable prices, but all of the shops close early on Saturday afternoons.

For the student, the price is really cheap (only 6 Euros), and at certain hours, you will be treated with a tour that describes the history of Meissen Porcelain, as well as the process of creating a porcelain. There are also audio guides in various languages, including English, so everyone will be able to understand the topics in each tour. At the museum, there are also a variety of porcelains, ranging from animals, characters from mythologies, and so on. Honestly I was a bit sleepy as I'm approaching the museum, but I was struck in awe when visiting the third floor. The porcelains displayed is simply wow. Overall, the museum itself is really worth visiting for everybody who live near Meissen, like Dresden, at least once, mainly for the tour, although there are also a very wide variety of porcelains to satisfy your eyes and brain after the tour.

We were staying in Dresden and made a trip out to Meissen to have a look at the factory, we had the tour, which takes you from room to room at each stage of the making of the porcelain, very interesting, the finished product is stunning. and of course there is a gift shop.

Meissen is where the "Dresden" china is made. The tour is reasonable and includes how the pieces are thrown, fired and painted. History of how porcelain came to Germany. Gift show is overflowing with pieces from a few Euros to thousands. There is a large room of "seconds" that have minor flaws that are very reasonably priced. Once purchased the item is well packaged for transport, and they help prepare the VAT refund paperwork so it is a breeze when leaving the EU. Parking is one longish block away from entrance, but sidewalk is flat. Recommend

We enjoyed a wonderful mini tour of the factory, during which we were able to watch various artisans completing their portion of porcelain making and painting in action. Their skills were sublime, and we found the experience fascinating. We then enjoyed a look around the Meissen Museum which had wonderful old pieces on display, including many extremely large pieces. The trip from Berlin by train was definitely one worth making, just for the experience of seeing the artisans at work.

We took the train from Dresden and toured the Meissen facility. The tour consisted of a video, individual explanations of how the porcelain is hand painted and the glazing required and the history of the porcelain. The exhibition includes the most comprehensive collection of Meissen porcelain from its beginnings in 1710 to present day.

Staying in Berlin for 2 weeks and always wanted to see the Meissen factory. Definitely do the workroom tour and see how the porcelain is made. Then visit the museum upstairs. The items in the shop are very expensive, but get a little something for yourself! Very helpful staff and they speak English.

The tour of the Meissen Porcelain Factory was wonderful. It was only a half hour tour and we had English speaking head sets included in the price of €10 p/p. After the tour we went upstairs and visited the Museum where there were Meissen designs from their whole collection dating back centuries. Some were absolutely incredible. We booked a table for lunch before we began the tour and enjoyed a small meal afterwards. All was served on Meissen tableware with bud vase and flower on the table. Also on the table was a beautiful figurine which set the scene for an enjoyable experience. It goes without saying, the gift shop was so expensive, but I did manage to purchase some small pieces though.

The tour of the porcelain manufacturing facility that put Meissen on the map is well worth while. The demonstration gives a good sense of all that goes into the lovely creations.

Meissen is a nice, small city but not full of excitement, so we went to the Porcelain Factory. We found it surprisingly enjoyable. The tour showed the process of manufacture by video and then introduced the decorative process in all its stages. It was absorbing to watch high levels of concentration and craftsmanship at close quarters. The tour was not rushed. There was time to engage with the artists. It was very well done. Don't forget to trawl through the showrooms and admire the prices as well. Having seen the process the prices are understandable but still incredible to most travellers. Eavesdropping at this time is well worth the experience.

We were on our way to Dresden from Berlin, and wanted a quick stop to see how this porcelain was made. We found the store front very easily, but their parking is down the street farther than you would think - to the point where we weren't positive at first if that was their lot or not. But we went ahead and parked and walked the few blocks back to the front entrance. This is a lot that you have to pay for - they have a machine that you put your money in that validates the ticket. This is a very pretty town so the walk was very scenic. Once inside you could stroll around and see the store and displays, or pay to see the demonstration. We paid, and had the whole conversation in English with the ticket seller, then went through the store to look at all the designs. Some are very bold and intricate, some are very simple. The large, life-size, female figurine has something like 8,000 individually made blossoms on the dress. Meissen has produced a new line of "everyday" dishwasher safe set based on these blossoms that was very pretty. The coffee cups in the line can come very sleek or with a single blossom at the bottom of the handle which I really liked. One of the salespeople, Antje, was extremely nice to us. She went out of her way to show us the Royal Blossom line and explain the design elements of it. She really made the stop worthwhile. After speaking to her (in English), and then going to the back to get in line for the tour (and speaking to that person in English) we go in to the first of three artisans. A recording starts IN GERMAN and as it goes along the artisan points to the things they are apparently referencing in the audio. Despite not speaking German, we could relatively follow along. Then we move on to room 2 and the same routine starts again. In room 3 we greeted the artisan (as we had done in each room) and as she goes to start the recording she looks at us and asks if we speak German. We say no, we don't. Then she asks why we don't have the audio headsets that translate everything! I was really ticked when I found this out - at this point we've missed 3/4'ths of the tour, and because it was really obvious that we didn't speak German as we spoke to everyone we dealt with in English. She then went out and got us the headsets which at least helped us understand what she was doing. So if you go - make sure you ask for the headsets! There is an outlet area with lower priced items, but the selection there is limited. I wish I had bought some of the Royal Blossom while there - it was so pretty, and I'm sure it will be hard to find here! Oh well - guess I need to go back!