Considering that national mourning is declared between 14.12. - 16.12. 2017, EXHIBITION OPENING The Arts of Fire. Ceramics and Glass from the Collections of the Peles National Museum is rescheduled for January 27, 2018, 3:00 PM.

Designed to fulfill a triple function, that of representation, a place of political decision and a place of culture, Peleș Castle, the royal summer residence, remains one of the most important museums in Romania due to the variety and special value of the collections that make up it. Alongside the famous painting collection that included over 200 paintings, King Carol I laid the foundations of a remarkable collection of decorative art gradually built up over half a century of his reign, through important acquisitions of furniture, weapons, tapestries and carpets, pieces of precious metal, glassware and ceramics, creations of the most famous workshops and manufactures of the era.

Within this vast artistic project, the collection of ceramics, stoneware, faience, and porcelain of Peleş Castle occupies a well-defined place, both in number - the collection consists of over 5,000 pieces - and in value; the ceramic pieces honor the authors and European ceramic centers known at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century, as well as older workshops.

Intended to add color to royal interiors, the royal ceramics and glass from Peleş and Pelişor Castles are part of the national heritage as some of the most important and coherent collections of decorative art in Romania.

THE EXHIBITION WILL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FROM 27 January – 16 May 2018

VISITING SCHEDULE: Wednesday-Sunday, hours: 09:15 – 16:15

ENTRANCE IS FREE