Ceramics: Selections from the Otto C Lightner Gallery Exhibition

Stop in the Lightner Museum to view this exhibition … a selection of ceramics from the collection of museum founder Otto C. Lightner, whose passion for collecting embraced both the refined and the everyday. The presentation reflects Lightner’s conviction that collecting was not merely an academic pursuit, but a deeply rewarding hobby, one that fostered creativity, intellectual growth and personal well-being.

From delicate Meissen figurines to vividly colored European majolica, ceramics in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries were far more than decorative objects. A Japanese Imari vase, an English Staffordshire figurine, or a mass-produced American transferware plate – each traversed complex networks of makers, dealers, collectors, and consumers. Along the way, such objects shaped the social and economic life of their era.

Museum Hours: Daily 9:00am-5:00pm (Last admission 4:00pm)

Admission:
* Free to Members
* $20.00 Adult
* $17.00 Senior, Military, Student
* $13.00 Youth – ages 12-17
* $12.00 St. Johns County Resident with valid ID
* Free Children – ages 11 and under

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