Includes museums that features ornamental items serving to adorn or embellish. Subjects might include, but not limited to, such art forms as ceramics, enamels, furniture, glass, metalwork, and textiles, especially when they take forms used as interior decoration.
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- Victoria and Albert Museum Museum of the decorative arts founded in 1852 to support and encourage excellence in art and design. Located in London, England.
- The Clockarium Displays collection of art deco ceramics from Belgium, France, Czechoslovakia and other countries. Includes hours, schedules, entrance fees, virtual gallery and access map. Located in Brussels, Belgium. [French, Polish, Spanish, English, Netherlands, Italian and Finnish]
- Blaafarveværket Art and cultural museum located in what was once the world's largest manufacturing plant of cobalt blue pigment, with a permanent exhibit of antique porcelain and cobalt blue glass. In English and Norwegian. Located in Norway.
- Rosenbach Museum and Library Encompasses the collections of the Rosenbach brothers, including decorative arts and rare books and manuscripts. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
- Winterthur Museum & Country Estate Site offers information on the Delaware museum, the decorative arts and the historic houses of Odessa, which are owned by Winterthur.
- Decorative Arts Center of Ohio State-wide organization to foster education in the arts of daily life, with exhibits on glass, quilts, and neoclassical furniture. Lancaster, Ohio.
- Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art A collection of the work of Louis Comfort Tiffany as well as fine 19th and 20th century American decorative arts. Located in Winter Park, Florida.
- All Russian Museum of Decorative-Applied and Folk Arts Collections comprise over 40,000 pieces of Russian decorative-applied and folk art, including unique specimens of wood carving, painting on wood, weaving, pottery, embroidery and many other folk arts. Located in Moscow.
- Museum of Furniture Collection includes items from the 18th century to beginning of 20th century. Includes history of the building, hours and directions. Located in Moscow. [Russian and English].
- The Wallace Collection Considered one of the best collections of fine arts including paintings, porcelain, furnishings and armoury. Located in London, England.
- Daughters of the American Revolution Museum Showcases the furnishings and decorative arts of pre-industrial America with permanent and changing exhibitions in two galleries. Includes details of exhibits, hours and directions. Located in Washington, DC, United States.
- Holburne Museum of Art Focuses on collections of fine and decorative art made by Sir William Holburn. Includes hours, calendar of events, exhibitions and contact information. Located in Bath, England.