European Route of Ceramics

The European Route of Ceramics is a Cultural Route certified by the Council of Europe since 2012 and it aims at giving value to the cultural heritage linked to the production of ceramics and its old tradition, creating a sustainable and competitive tourism offer not only based on the artistic productions and collections (workshops and museums), but also on the whole cultural and social development that these destinations have lived over the years.

Born thanks to a European project in 2011, the Route was managed through an Association named UNIC and coordinated, for the first 5 years, by the City of Limoges. In order to relaunch and give more value to the Route, the partners of the European Route of Ceramics agreed with the handover of the association from the City of Limoges to the City of Faenza, which is therefore the new coordinator.

In accordance with Article 5 of the present Statute, the Route brings together different organisations and cultural actors: from the institutional ones (municipalities and other territorial authorities), to public and private museums, to the main actors from the artistic point of view (ceramists and craftsmen), to universities and schools, and to other training organisations dealing with ceramics. The European Route of Ceramics promotes cooperation and networking between all these actors, inviting them to participate in various projects, meetings and events and creating new synergies between partners.