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Augarten Vienna Porcelain Manufactory

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Founded in 1718, the Vienna Porcelain Manufactory is the second-oldest in Europe. Now as then, porcelain is made and painted by hand. This makes each piece unique.

The designs of Augarten porcelain have been created in cooperation with notable artists ever since the manufactory first opened its doors. Artists of all epochs have designed masterpieces - the spectrum ranges from Baroque to modern over more than 25,000 products. The “Viennese Rose” is a famous decoration from the Biedermeier period, while the world-famous melon service was created by Josef Hoffmann in 1929. Young designers work on modern shapes and reduced decoration, while simultaneously continuing the 300-year-old tradition. Individual customer requests are also implemented to perfection. The elegant porcelainware can be purchased in the store of the porcelain manufactory or at the flagship store in Vienna city center.

Guided tours

A tour of the porcelain manufactory, which is located in the former imperial Augarten pleasure palace, gives an impression of how much attention to detail goes into the production of every single piece. You can experience how the ‘white gold’ is created on guided tours. The porcelain museum, which is also housed in Augarten Palace, additionally illustrates the history of Viennese porcelain with a range of representative examples.

Tours of the manufactory & porcelain museum:
Duration approx. 1 hour, in German and English
Mo-Th 10.15 am and 11.30 am (except on holidays)
No registration required
€14/person
Discount with the Vienna City Card
Please get in touch about guided tours on Fridays.
Individual tours for groups are possible by appointment

Workshops:
For fans of the fine art of porcelain making, the manufactory also offers 2-day seminars for the painting of porcelain or the creation of porcelain figures.

Augarten Porcelain Manufactory

Obere Augartenstraße 1, 1020 Wien

  • Vienna City Card

  • Guided tours

    • Mo-Fr 10.15 a.m. and 11.30 a.m. (except on public holidays)

  • Accessibility

    • Main entrance
      • no steps (Double swinging doors )
    • Elevator available
      • 150 cm wide and 180 cm low , Door 120 cm wide
    • Further information
      • Seeing eye dogs allowed
      • Wheelchair accessible restroom available.
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Mocha service by Josef Hoffmann for Augarten Porzellan

Melon service by Josef Hoffmann

– © Augarten Wien
Man painting a porcelain Lipizzaner
© Österreich Werbung/Wiesenhofer
Porcelain Museum in the Augarten

Porcelain museum

– © Augarten Porzellan
Augarten Porzellan mit Dekor der Wiener Rose

Decoration of the Viennese Rose

– © Arnold Pöschl
Flower vase

Pinocchio vase by Philipp Bruni

– © Porzellanmanufaktur Augarten
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