{"id":3518,"date":"2023-11-05T15:27:47","date_gmt":"2023-11-05T14:27:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.broehan-museum.de\/en\/?p=3518"},"modified":"2026-04-27T10:01:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T08:01:32","slug":"the-magic-of-the-glaze","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.broehan-museum.de\/en\/exhibition\/the-magic-of-the-glaze\/","title":{"rendered":"The magic of glaze. Art Ceramics from Denmark 1910\u20131980"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Under the patronage of the Royal Danish Embassy in Berlin<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Br\u00f6han Museum will present the exhibition \u201cThe Magic of Glaze\u201d starting on July 4, 2025.
The exhibition is dedicated to the renowned Danish ceramic artist Nils Thorsson (1898\u20131975) and the stoneware division of the Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Manufactory. It also sheds light on Thorsson\u2019s artistic milieu \u2014 Danish art ceramics from the 1930s to the 1970s \u2014 with works by, among others, Jais Nielsen, Patrick Nordstr\u00f6m, and Axel Salto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Visitors are invited into the fascinating world of refined glazes, where the interplay of earth and fire has given rise to artistic and unique surfaces. The exhibition features selected works that strikingly demonstrate the variety and depth of classic glazes such as celadon, oxblood, and temmoku. It illustrates how traditional techniques from classical China were reinterpreted and further developed by Nils Thorsson and his contemporaries. The glazed objects are notable for their extraordinary color depth and luminosity, revealing the aesthetic power of ceramic art.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A companion book project by collector and ceramics expert J\u00f6rg Schwandt delves deeper into the topic and invites readers to experience the sensual effect of glazes from a fresh perspective. Without resorting to overly technical explanations, the book explores the magic of glaze through vivid descriptions and striking photographs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The exhibition offers not only an art historical perspective but also inspires a heightened awareness of materiality and color.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Advertising motif: Lavender blue colored, fine bubble Ch\u00fcn yao glaze (on stoneware) Nils Thorsson for Royal Copenhagen 1950\/55 (18.5 X 18.5) <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Design: Gerwin Schmidt, 2025<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n

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Program for the Exhibition.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Opening of the exhibition<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Thursday, 03.07., from 6 p.m. , free admission!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Free curator tou<\/strong>r with J\u00f6rg Schwandt (plus museum admission)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Friday, 04.07, at 4 p.m. and Sunday 06.07, at 4 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Free Public Guided Tours<\/strong> (plus museum admission)<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Sunday, Sept 14, 21, 28, Oct 5, 12, 19 (cancelled<\/strong>), Nov 9(cancelled<\/strong>),16,23 and Jan 4 and 11\/2026 at 3 PM.
Saturday, Oct 25 \u2013 at 2 PM.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Fine-blown ch\u00fcn yao glaze (on stoneware) Stoneware workshop of Royal Copenhagen 1933\/35, Nils Thorsson form (dm 19 cm), Collection Marion and J\u00f6rg Schwandt Photo: \u00a9 Stephan Klonk, Berlin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Efflorescence of manganese in black Temmoku glaze (on stoneware) Nils Thorsson for Royal Copenhagen 1955\/60 Collection Marion and J\u00f6rg Schwandt Photo: \u00a9 Stephan Klonk, Berlin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Red copper reduction glaze (on porcelain Axel Salto for Royal Copenhagen 1950\/52 (H 23.5 cm) \u00a9 VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2025 Collection Marion and J\u00f6rg Schwandt Photo: \u00a9 Stephan Klonk, Berlin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Jade-like celadon glaze (on porcelain) Nils Thorsson for Royal Copenhagen 1956 (H 23.5 cm) Collection Marion and J\u00f6rg Schwandt Photo: \u00a9 Stephan Klonk, Berlin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Under the patronage of the Royal Danish Embassy in Berlin The Br\u00f6han Museum will present the exhibition \u201cThe Magic of Glaze\u201d starting on July 4, 2025.The exhibition is dedicated to the renowned Danish ceramic artist Nils Thorsson (1898\u20131975) and the stoneware division of the Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Manufactory. It also…<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":3560,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3518","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-exhibition"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.broehan-museum.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3518","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.broehan-museum.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.broehan-museum.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.broehan-museum.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.broehan-museum.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3518"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/www.broehan-museum.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3518\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3739,"href":"https:\/\/www.broehan-museum.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3518\/revisions\/3739"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.broehan-museum.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3560"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.broehan-museum.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3518"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.broehan-museum.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3518"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.broehan-museum.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3518"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}