Museum equipment: Traveling with Ceramic Art

The Center for the Study of Modern Ceramics –  G. Psaropoulos Foundation, in collaboration with liminal, has designed mobile lending material (museum equipment) for contemporary ceramics. The aim is to bring individuals with intellectual, motor, and hearing disabilities into contact with the art of ceramics, from its traditional to its modern forms.

Poster for the accessible museum equipment of the Center for the Study of Modern Ceramics. On a red background, a white stick figure sits on a spiral-shaped design that simultaneously evokes a wheelchair and the decorative patterns of ceramics. Next to it is written "Traveling through Ceramics" and below it, "Museum Equipment." On the right side, on a yellow background, the logos of the Center and the Ministry of Culture (YPPO) are displayed.

Ceramic Art and the CSMC

Ceramic art is certainly one of the oldest forms of art. Almost every ancient civilization practiced it in some form, using different techniques and methods to create works of art with symbolic functions. Traveling back in time, we know that ceramics initially appeared to meet the everyday needs of people. However, it didn’t stop there. The desire for beauty brought decoration to the forefront, and thus, utilitarian objects began to adhere to certain aesthetic principles as well.

Today, ceramic art is experiencing a new era of flourishing, with many new creators—amateurs and professionals alike—approaching it both creatively and as a form of escape from the fast-paced rhythms of everyday life. It offers an engagement with something deeply connected to the here and now. At the same time, there is another kind of shift occurring: a turn toward handmade craftsmanship in general, moving away from mass-produced objects and closer to the people who design and live through their art.

The bright, airy space of the Center for the Study of Modern Ceramics features ceramic vessels, such as planters, arranged in a size-ordered sequence in front of the building's windows. In the background, green plants stretch upward, reaching toward the high, translucent roof of the elongated semi-outdoor area.

The Center for the Study of Modern Ceramics is a museum, research, and educational institution dedicated to Greek traditional ceramics of the modern era (16th–20th century). Through educational programs, exhibitions, artistic activities, and more, the Center is responsible for locating, collecting, preserving, studying, and presenting all kinds of material related to ceramic art, as well as any other activity connected to it.

A Traveling Museum Equipment

An open suitcase with a hard metal casing, the museum equipment, lies open, revealing small replicas of vessels, brochures, catalogs, and boxes inside.

The Museum Equipment of the Center for the Study of Modern Ceramics becomes accessible by encouraging the participation of individuals with disabilities in educational activities beyond established norms.

The primary goal of the Center is for the museum, through its mobile museum equipment, to travel to Special Education Facilities, Day Centers, and Special Schools both within and outside Attica, with a focus on more remote areas. In this way, these institutions are given the opportunity to engage with contemporary ceramics in an educational and therapeutic manner. Individuals with disabilities can come into contact with modern expressions of ceramics and experience firsthand the great art of pottery and its evolution over time.

In the form of a small suitcase, the museum equipment contains specially designed educational material, suitably accessible, and is lent free of charge for two weeks to interested groups.

👉 For more information about the contents of the museum equipment and the possibility of borrowing it, you can contact our organization at 210 331 8491 or by email at [email protected].