Palissy Ware

The following is a list of museums in the United States and abroad that have on exhibit and/or in their storerooms important works of Palissy and related ware as of our last visit. From time to time, museums change their visitation hours, so it is a good idea to call ahead or check their website.

Cleveland Museum of Art
11150 East Boulevard
Cleveland, OH 44106
Telephone: 216-421-7340
Toll Free: 888-269-7829
Hours: Tuesday through Sunday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm; Wednesday and Friday 10:00 am to 9:00 pm. Closed Monday.
website:www.clemusart.com
Contains four or five examples of 16th-century French Palissy ware and the finest example of Palissy ware by the renowned Portuguese artist, Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro. This excellent fine arts museum is a must for visitors to Cleveland.

Los Angeles County Museum of Art
5905 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90036
Telephone : 323-857-6000
Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 12 noon to 8:00 pm; Friday 12 noon to 9:00 pm; Saturday & Sunday 11 am to 8:00 pm. Closed Wednesday.
website: www.lacma.org
Wonderful display of 16th-century French Palissy and related ware. Located on the second floor of the Ahmenson building. Worth a visit!

The J. Paul Getty Museum
1200 Getty Center Drive, Suite 1000
Los Angeles, CA 90049-1687
Telephone: 310/440-7300
Hours: Tuesday and Wednesday 10:00 am to 7:00 pm; Thursday and Friday 10:00 am to 9:00 pm; Saturday and Sunday 10:00 am to 6:00 pm. Closed Monday.
website: www.getty.edu
If you have not visited this remarkable museum, it is a must. Only one example of 16th-century French Palissy ware, but it's a great one!

New Orleans Museum of Art
One Collins C. Diboll Circle
P.O. Box 19123
New Orleans, LA 70179
Telephone: 504/488-2631
Fax: 504/484-6662
Hours: 10 am to 5 pm daily. Closed Monday.
website: www.noma.org
This small but lovely museum conserves the largest public collection of 19th-century French and Portuguese Palissy ware in the United States. A portion is on permanent display. Worth a visit if you are in New Orleans.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 Fifth Avenue at 82nd Street
New York, NY 10028
Telephone: 212-535-7710
Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Sunday 9:30 am to 5:30 pm; Friday & Saturday 9:30 am - 9:00 pm. Closed Mondays.
website: www.metmuseum.org
The Met ranks with the Louvre among the top fine arts museums in the world. Although the museum conserves a collection of nearly 100 pieces of 16th-century French Palissy ware, it only displays five examples. Located next to Medieval Art at rear of 1st floor. In the same room, six examples of St.- Porchaire ware are also on exhibit. This great museum is always worth a visit!

Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
100 34th Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94118
Telephone: 415-863-3330
Hours: 9:30 am to 5:00 pm daily. Closed Monday.
website: www.famsf.org
The museum is reputed to have a small collection of 16th-century French Palissy ware, although we have not visited.

Corcoran Gallery of Art
500 17th Street NW
Washington , DC 20006
Telephone: 202-639-1700
Hours: 10:00 am to 5:00 pm daily. Closed Tuesday.
website: www.corcoran.org
Conserves a large collection of 16th-century French Palissy ware (about thirty pieces), but only a few on exhibit. Worth a visit if you are in Washington.