WINTERTHUR, DE.-The Winterthur Ceramics Conference 2006, “Doing the Continental: European Ceramics as Design Inspirations,” will take place at Winterthur on April 21 and 22, 2006. Independent scholars and museum professionals from the United States and the United Kingdom will focus on Continental ceramics as an inspiration for ceramic design in America, England, and around the world. In addition to the lectures, participants may choose any two of 13 workshops, demonstrations, and special-subject tours presented by ceramics experts.

Guest speakers and workshop leaders include Julie Emerson, the Ruth J. Nutt Curator of Decorative Arts, Seattle Art Museum; Geoffrey A. Godden, researcher, author, and ceramics historian; Stephen Harrison, Curator of Decorative Art and Design, Cleveland Museum of Art; James R. Koterski, author and collector; Sebastian Kuhn, Continental Ceramics Specialist, Sotheby’s, London; Jeffery Munger, Associate Curator, Department of European Sculpture and Decorative Arts, Metropolitan Museum of Art; Deborah S. Skinner, Senior Lecturer, Museum & Heritage Management, Nottingham Trent University, England; and Beverly A. Straube, Senior Curator, Jamestown Rediscovery Project, APVA.

In addition, Winterthur staff members Catherine Cooney, National Endowment for the Arts Librarian; Ronald W. Fuchs II, Associate Curator of Ceramics for the Leo and Doris Hodroff Collection; Leslie B. Grigsby, Curator of Ceramics and Glass; Patricia A. Halfpenny, Director of Museum Collections; and Ann Wagner, Assistant Curator of Decorative Arts, will also inform participants.

The registration fee, which includes lectures, two workshop/tour sessions, lunches, and more, is $295; Members, $250; students with ID, $175. To register call 800.448.3883, 302.888.4600 or TTY 302.888.4907. For online information, go to www.winterthur.org.

The Winterthur Ceramics Conference 2006 is sponsored in part by Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Asplundh and the J. & H. Weldon Foundation, Inc.

Winterthur Museum & Country Estate—known worldwide for its preeminent collection of 85,000 American antiques; a naturalistic garden; and a library that is a research center for the study of American art and material culture—offers a variety of tours, exhibitions, programs, and activities throughout the year. USA Today recently named Winterthur as one of the country’s “10 great places of historic proportions,” and Budget Travel called it “one of the 10 grandest mansions in America.”

Winterthur, located on Route 52, six miles northwest of Wilmington, Delaware, and five miles south of U.S. Route 1, is closed Mondays (except holidays), Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day. Winterthur is committed to accessible programming for all. For information, including special services, call 800.448.3883, 302.888.4600, or TTY 302.888.4907. Online, go to www.winterthur.org.