August 1 is International Mahjong Day, an opportunity to learn more about this popular strategy game. The 19th-century game became popular in the United States in the 1920s. It is like the Rummy card game but played with tiles featuring Chinese characters and symbols. Local artist Wendy Chercass has used

by Louise Irvine August 12 is World Elephant Day, and we are celebrating these magnificent animals in ceramic art. We are inspired by the Great Migration Project, which recently arrived in Newport, Rhode Island, and will travel via New York to Miami Beach, Florida, in December. The Coexistence Collective of

By Louise Irvine Among the stars of the 100 Elephants exhibition at WMODA are the impressive Royal Doulton figures of Princess Badoura arriving at her wedding on an elephant. Edmund Dulac illustrated the exquisite spectacle of the marriage procession for Princess Badoura: A Tale of the Arabian Nights in 1913.

It has been a busy and challenging time at WMODA as the team continues to work towards our reopening. We have been making some necessary modifications to our new building and preparing new exhibitions and galleries for your enjoyment. As we strive to create new museum experiences, we have had

By Louise Irvine The upcoming Olympic Games in Paris inspired us to investigate the sporting subjects in the WMODA collection more deeply. We learned that the artist behind two of Wedgwood’s impressive Art Deco athletic figures was a young American sculptor who worked briefly at the Etruria factory in Staffordshire,

Customers were all fired up by Candle Nerds' new Elements collection, which was featured in the April newsletter. Now, Nini and Luis Montanez have created a candle specially for our founder and benefactor, Arthur Wiener. Knowing how much he loves the Royal Doulton prototype sculptures of the Four Elements which

By Paula Illarramendi Florida artist Scherry Donato has had a brilliant idea for her fused glass art. She is creating personalized messages using the nautical alphabet! She began by creating pieces for her family, and seeing the positive feedback, she decided it would be fun to create wall hangings with

By Louise Irvine Fans of WMODA will remember the incredible Believe the Impossible fashion shows featuring Chelsea Rousso’s wearable glass. Leading characters from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland were dressed in fabulous bikinis, corsets and vests made from kiln-formed fused glass. The success of all the WMODA in Wonderland fashion events

The new Cheers exhibition at WMODA features a striking stoneware plaque promoting Greene King Ales. We invite you to spend a “night on the tiles” exploring Royal Doulton’s diverse contributions to British pub decor, from tile murals glimmering under gas lights to plaques advertising brewer’s logos.  “A night on the

By Louise Irvine Clarice Cliff, the pioneering Art Deco ceramic designer, has been honored with a prestigious Historic England blue plaque that was unveiled on the façade of her former home in Shelton, Stoke-on-Trent. Blue plaques have been placed on buildings associated with notable figures in London for more than