What: Van Briggle Pottery tour
Where: Colorado Springs
When: Monday -Saturday 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Whether your interest is in witnessing the process of creating fine pottery, or you’re a train buff interested in touring an old round-house built in 1889, include a stop at the Van Briggle Pottery studios. Step into this building listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and take a self-guided tour, watching as clay is transformed into beautiful pottery using designs and styles that have been famous for over 100 years.

The gorgeous glaze colors of the pottery borrow from ancient Chinese ceramics, while the designs are a blend of Art Nouveau, popular at the time Artus and Anne Van Briggle first founded their own pottery studio, and themes of nature, inspired by the beauty of the surrounding area. The Van Briggle studio is one of the oldest in the U.S., and their work has won numerous international awards. Their vases, bowls, tiles, dishes, candle holders, bookends, and figurines are prized by collectors.

As you make your way to the showroom at the end of the self-guided tour, enjoy reading about the history of the company as well as the history of the train round-house building.

For more information, contact:
Van Briggle Art Pottery
600 S 21st Street
Colorado Springs, CO 80904

(800) 847-6341

www.vanbriggle.com

Additional directions:
Drive to Colorado Springs on I-25

Take Exit 141 (US 24 / Cimarron) toward Manitou Springs and Pikes Peak

Drive West 1.5 miles on US 24 to 21st Street