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Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library
Site offers information on the Delaware museum, the decorative arts and the historic houses of Odessa, which are owned by Winterthur.
http://www.winterthur.org
Vitra Design Museum
Museum documenting and exhibiting industrial furniture design.
http://www.design-museum.com/
Blaafarveværket
Art and cultural museum located in what was once the world's largest manufacturing plant of cobalt blue pigment, with a permanent exhibit of antique pocelain and cobalt blue glass. In English and Norwegian.
http://www.blaa.no
Victoria and Albert Museum
Museum of the decorative arts founded in 1852 to support and encourage excellence in art and design.
http://www.vam.ac.uk/
Holburne Museum of Art
Focuses on collections of fine and decorative art made by Sir William Holburn. Includes hours, calendar of events, exhibitions and contact information.
http://www.bath.ac.uk/Holburne/
The Potteries Museum and Art Gallery
The world's finest collection of Staffordshire ceramics as well as an art gallery with impressive collections of paintings, and textiles.
http://www.stoke.gov.uk/museums/pmag/
The Danish Museum of Decorative Art
International museum of decorative art in Copenhagen, with exhibits of eastern Asian art, European glass, textiles, Royal Copenhagen porcelain, and 19th century Danish furniture and ceramics.
http://www.kunstindustrimuseet.dk/
William Morris Gallery
The only museum devoted to the art of England's best known designer includes internationally known collections illustrating Morris's life, work and influence.
http://www.lbwf.gov.uk/wmg/
Rosenbach Museum and Library
Encompasses the collections of the Rosenbach brothers, including decorative arts and rare books and manuscripts.
http://www.rosenbach.org/
The Museums of The Potteries
Four ceramics museums in Stoke-on-Trent.
http://www.stoke.gov.uk/museums
Burgerhuis
Museum in Stellenbosch which houses period furniture.
http://www.museums.org.za/burgerhuisstel/
Stellenbosch Museum
Decorative arts and furnishings from various style periods of Stellenbosch's history and a toy and miniature display are exhibited in four houses comprising the museum.
http://www.museums.org.za/stellmus
Decorative Arts Center of Ohio
State-wide organization to foster education in the arts of daily life, with exhibits on glass, quilts, and neoclassical furniture. Lancaster, Ohio.
http://www.decartsohio.org/
Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art
Comprehensive collection of the work of Louis Comfort Tiffany as well as fine 19th and 20th century American decorative arts.
http://www.morsemuseum.org/
Astley Hall
16th century English house now serving as a museum of decorative and visual arts. Includes selections of Leeds Pottery, glassware, and textiles online.
http://www.astleyhall.co.uk
Museo di Arti Decorative
Features highlights from a collection of 18th century decorative arts. Museum located in Torino, Italy.
http://www.fondazioneaccorsi.it
All Russian Museum of Decorative-Applied and Folk Arts
Collections comprise over 40,000 pieces of Russian decorative-applied and folk art, including unique specimens of wood carving, painting on wood, weaving, pottery, embroidery and many other folk arts. Located in Moscow.
http://all-moscow.ru/culture/museum/decprikl/decprik.en.html
Museum of Art and Far Eastern Antiquities
Built around two major collections, the museum exhibits over a thousand objects of ceramics, gold and silver art, and crafts from China.
http://www.ostasiatmuseum.com/english/intro_eng.htm
Museum of Furniture
Collection includes items from the 18th century to beginning of 20th century. Includes history of the building, hours and directions. Located in Moscow. [Russian and English].
http://www.mmmeb.narod.ru/index-e.html
Daughters of the American Revolution Museum
Showcases the furnishings and decorative arts of pre-industrial America with permanent and changing exhibitions in two galleries. Includes details of exhibits, hours and directions. Free to the public. Located in Washington, DC.
http://www.dar.org/natsociety/default.html
California Heritage Museum
Exhibits American decorative art, fine art, and folk art. Includes details of current and past exhibits, permanent collection, hours, admission, membership and volunteer details, gift shop, online ordering and directions. Located in Santa Monica.
http://www.californiaheritagemuseum.org
The Clockarium
Displays collection of art deco ceramics from Belgium, France, Czechoslovakia and other countries. Includes hours, schedules, entrance fees, virtual gallery and access map. Located in Brussels, Belgium. [French, Polish, Spanish, English, Netherlands, Italian and Finnish]
http://www.clockarium.org
Providence Jewelry Museum
A collection of fine and fashion jewelry from the 18th century to the present, and an archival record of its history and production. Additional collections include machinery, tools, dies and other artifacts used in the jewelry manufacture. Open by appointment in Providence, Rhode Island.
http://www.providencejewelrymuseum.com
The Wallace Collection, Hertford House
Considered one of the best collections of fine arts including paintings, porcelain, furnishings and armoury.
http://www.wallacecollection.org/
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