Longwy-Audun. De la faïence fine à la céramique artistique (1798-1902) — Musée des émaux et faïences, Longwy

Longwy, in the far north-east of France near the Belgian and Luxembourg borders, became known across Europe for one particular technique: émaux cernés en relief, an enamel-on-faience process the town’s manufactory developed from the early 1870s, its raised outlines filled with colour like a stained-glass window fired onto ceramic. The city’s museum, opened in 1975 inside the former military bakery of the citadel in Longwy-Haut, holds more than two centuries of that production, from the tableware the factory began making in 1798 to the decorative pieces, majolicas and barbotines that followed.

The exhibition Longwy-Audun. De la faïence fine à la céramique artistique (1798-1902) traces that evolution in detail: how a manufactory producing functional fine faience for everyday use developed, by the end of the 19th century, into a maker of distinctive artistic ceramics, with Art Nouveau styling entering the repertoire around 1895. It is shown in the Salle des fours, the museum’s former kiln room.

Practical details

• When: 19 September – 20 December 2026
• Where: Musée municipal des émaux et faïences de Longwy, Porte de France, rue de la Manutention, 54400 Longwy, France
• Opening hours: Tuesday–Friday, 2pm–5pm; Saturday–Sunday, 10am–12.30pm and 2pm–5pm. Closed Mondays
• Admission: standard and reduced museum rates apply

Full details are on the museum’s own site. Cultural Heritage Online lists this exhibition for readers planning a visit to Longwy; admission is handled directly by the museum.