Tours & Visits

The Oriental Ceramic Society welcomes members to join its carefully planned tours, with past tours exploring West England, the Northeast of England, Spain, Germany and Sweden. Information about future tours is initially shared via our regular members’ email updates.

To enquire about the next planned tours please contact the Secretary.

An OCS tour group of 27 people standing in front of a building smiling at the camera

Tour to the Netherlands – September 2024

A group of nearly 30 members and guests visited The Netherlands in September 2024. The tour was led by Harry Douglas-Hamilton and was jointly organised with Nynke and Floris van

An OCS Tour group of 25 in front of a large house smiling at the camera

Tour to Oxford – June 2024

In June 2024, a group of 28 members and guests joined the OCS tour to Oxford, which was once again organised by Harry Douglas-Hamilton. The successful tour included a visit

OCS Tour group of 24 people in front of a green and gold palace smiling at the camera

Tours to Berlin – May and September 2023

In May and September this year, OCS members enjoyed two 4-day tours to Berlin, organised by Ricarda Brosch and Harry Douglas-Hamilton. Members had special guided tours and took part in

OCS visit of 18 people standing in front of the Burrell Collection smiling at the camera

Tours to Scotland – September 2022

Two tours to Scotland were organised for 12-15 and 26-29 September respectively. Both were based in Edinburgh and included visits to Newhailes House, Bowhill House, Abbotsford House, the newly reopened

OCS visit showing a group of 14 attendees in a museum in front of a large bronze bell

Visit to the West Country – June 2022

A tour for OCS members to the West Country was organised for June 2022, the first OCS tour since the Covid pandemic. It was led by Harry Douglas-Hamilton, an experienced

19 attendees of the OCS visit to North East England standing on the pavement in front of the door to Berwick Museum & Art Gallery, a brick building, smiling at the camera

Visit to North East England • June 2019

In June 2019 we took a four day tour to North East England. During our first days, we visited the Burrell Collection at the Berwick Museum, Alnwick Castle and two

17 attendees of the OCS Visit to Madrid in front of some railings smiling at the camera. Trees and green hills in the background

Visit to Madrid • September 2018

In September 2018 we had an incredible trip to Madrid and surrounding areas organised by Cinta Krahe. In Madrid we visited the Museum of Decorative Arts, the Naval Museum, the

20 attendees of the OCS Visit to Dresden standing in front of a tree in the grounds of a large building with a fountain, smiling at the camera

Visit to Dresden, Germany • June 2018

Our visit to museums and galleries in Germany in June 2018 coincided with an international conference organised by the Porzellansammlung, Dresden (Porcelain Museum). This two day conference was entitled “Porcelain

15 attendees of the OCS visit to Swedish Collections standing outside the Etnograiska Museet, smiling at the camera

Visit to Swedish Collections in Stockholm • June 2017

In June 2017 we traveled to Stockholm to meet members of the Oriental Ceramic Society of Sweden, joining our colleagues for a lecture on Chinese imperial glass of the Qing

14 attendees of the OCS Museum Trip to Paris outside a large building in a courtyard with cobbles, smiling at the camera

Museum trip to Paris • October 2016

Our OCS tour in October 2016 took us to Paris and surrounding areas for a series of museum visits. We visited the Chateau de Fontainebleau, which has been a royal