Museums & art / East Side
Pewabic Pottery
Iridescent glazes, handmade tiles, and more than a century of Detroit ceramics.
01 / The story of this place
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Mary Chase Perry Stratton and Horace James Caulkins founded Pewabic Pottery in 1903. The studio is part of Detroit’s Arts and Crafts history, with distinctive glazes appearing on buildings far beyond the city. Today it remains a working pottery, educational space, and destination for ceramic art. A visit may change how you notice tilework and material details elsewhere in Detroit.
- Distinctive iridescent glazes
- The historic studio building
- Scheduled hands-on workshops
Famous Detroiters
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- Mary Chase Perry Stratton 1867–1961 · ceramic artist, founder of Pewabic Pottery
Founded
The pottery's home since 1907, a National Historic Landmark; now a nonprofit with classes, a gallery and a shop.
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¼ · Free museum days
Free days here
Admission here is always free. The shop and the upstairs museum galleries are free; on Fridays 10 a.m.–4 p.m. you can look into the studio too. Free parking.
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