Museumsportal Berlin

The permanent exhibition KPM WELT (KPM World) invites its visitors to tour the production facilities of Berlin's oldest existing manufacturing operation: the Berlin porcelain manufactury which was purchased by Frederick the Great in 1763. The exhibition is held in the delightful ambience of the still existing factory building.
In the first corridor, the Berlin craft enterprise's historical highlights are presented to visitors. KPM's most prestigious work, such as gold engraving, floral and veduta painting, and the famous classic pieces of the modern period, line the route leading into the historical ring-chamber furnace hall. In 2003, the Hamburg architectural firm of Gerkan, Marg und Partner (GMP) set the stage for today's museum-style presentation by renovating the historical ring-chamber furnace hall of 1871. The elaborate production of fine porcelain is depicted step by step in the midst of the unique industrial architecture.
In the display workshop visitors can watch a bossiererin (someone who assembles individual pieces to form a figurative whole prior to firing) and a painter go about their fascinating work.
The table laid out in the following Boccherini Hall finally allows visitors to experience, in person, the culture of a royal table.