Tours & Visits
Normally each year, the Oriental Ceramic Society welcomes members to join a carefully planned tour. However, given the present global situation, we have suspended our future tours. We will update you here when it is possible to resume our travelling together. Our past tours have explored the North East of England, Scotland, Spain, Germany and Sweden.
Visit to North East England • June 2019
In June 2019 we took a four day tour to North East England. During our first days, we visited the Burrell Collection at the Berwick Museum, Alnwick Castle and two
Visit to Madrid • September 2018
In September 2018 we had an incredible trip to Madrid and surrounding areas organised by Cinta Krahe. In Madrid we visited the Museum of Decorative Arts, the Naval Museum, the
Visit to Dresden, Germany • June 2018
Our visit to museums and galleries in Germany in June 2018 coincided with an international conference organised by the Porzellansammlung, Dresden (Porcelain Museum). This two day conference was entitled “Porcelain
Visit to Swedish Collections in Stockholm • June 2017
In June 2017 we traveled to Stockholm to meet members of the Oriental Ceramic Society of Sweden, joining our colleagues for a lecture on Chinese imperial glass of the Qing
Museum trip to Paris • October 2016
Our OCS tour in October 2016 took us to Paris and surrounding areas for a series of museum visits. We visited the Chateau de Fontainebleau, which has been a royal
Visit to Scottish Collections • June 2016
We visited the National Museum of Scotland in June 2016 to see their reserve collections and to handle a number of objects formerly belonging to the collection of David and
Visit to Dutch Collections • October 2015
Our visit to the Netherlands in October 2015 was a huge success, as recounted by Becky MacGuire, a senior specialist in Chinese export art at Christie’s New York, who took
Visit to North East England • June 2019
In June 2019 we took a four day tour to North East England. During our first days, we visited the Burrell Collection at the Berwick Museum, Alnwick Castle and two
Visit to Madrid • September 2018
In September 2018 we had an incredible trip to Madrid and surrounding areas organised by Cinta Krahe. In Madrid we visited the Museum of Decorative Arts, the Naval Museum, the
Visit to Dresden, Germany • June 2018
Our visit to museums and galleries in Germany in June 2018 coincided with an international conference organised by the Porzellansammlung, Dresden (Porcelain Museum). This two day conference was entitled “Porcelain
Visit to Swedish Collections in Stockholm • June 2017
In June 2017 we traveled to Stockholm to meet members of the Oriental Ceramic Society of Sweden, joining our colleagues for a lecture on Chinese imperial glass of the Qing
Museum trip to Paris • October 2016
Our OCS tour in October 2016 took us to Paris and surrounding areas for a series of museum visits. We visited the Chateau de Fontainebleau, which has been a royal
Visit to Scottish Collections • June 2016
We visited the National Museum of Scotland in June 2016 to see their reserve collections and to handle a number of objects formerly belonging to the collection of David and
Visit to Dutch Collections • October 2015
Our visit to the Netherlands in October 2015 was a huge success, as recounted by Becky MacGuire, a senior specialist in Chinese export art at Christie’s New York, who took
