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SPECTRUM 4.0 The workflow for the Retrospective documentation procedure as a Visio file

SPECTRUM 4.0 The workflow for the Deaccession and disposal procedure as a Visio file

Ceramics

Help identify Aberystwyth's mystery potters

'Five joined pieces' c1191 Julie Goldstone

Aberystwyth University's Ceramics Collection (http://www.ceramics-aberystwyth.com) includes more than 1600 examples of British and international hand-built ceramics.

Among the collection are a number of pieces about which very little is currently known, so the Ceramics Collection has turned to Flickr to ask visitors to help with their identification.

V&A 'A-Z of Caring for Ceramics'

The V&A houses one of the richest and most diverse collections of Ceramics in the world. Caring for these collections requires a broad range of skills and expertise.

Flow Chart of the Ceramic Process

This is a simplified flow chart to help students new to ceramics understand the ceramic process.

V&A Ceramics Galleries: Old and New

The first ever Ceramics Gallery at the V&A opened in 1868. Read this article to find out the fascinating history of these collections, their relocation in the museum and their development to the present day.

Caring for Ceramics

Ceramic is a general term referring to objects made of fired clay. The three main types of ceramic are Earthenware, Stoneware and Porcelain.

Culture24 Ceramics News

Julian Stair, Quietus: The Vessel, Death and the Human Body at National Museum Cardiff
The dextrous potter and writer explores the age-old relationship between pottery and human burial rituals in a Cardiff display of beautiful vessels.
The Leach Pottery reveals its east-meets-west ethos in Shigeyoshi Ichino Memorial Exhibition
One of the later Japanese potters to work at the Leach is celebrated with a show celebrating the East-West flow of ideas began by Bernard Leach during the early 20th...
Craft Society showcases Ceramic Sculpture from Suffolk at Town Hall Galleries in Ipswich
Colourful earthenware, fantastical figures and minimalist forms all feature in a Suffolk Craft Society show featuring some of the county's best at Ipswich Town Hall Galleries.
Leventis calling: Ceramic art, Craft and Tales from Medieval Cyprus at Fitzwilliam Museum
Dozens of ceramics from ancient Cyprus have gone on show at The Fitzwilliam Museum in a must-see for potters and fans of medieval European sartorial finesse.
Gordon Baldwin's Objects for a Landscape accompany Art of the Potter at Gallery Oldham
Oldham welcomes a display by the artist who was part of a generation of experimental sculptors during the 1950s, as well as a new permanent pottery gallery.