Porsgrunds Porcelænsfabrik, a porcelain factory established in 1885. The factory has a riverside café, a shop and a factory outlet where you can buy high quality porcelain at low prices. The factory is open for tours Monday to Friday 10 am, 11 am and 13 pm. Always preorder your tour on + 47 35 56 21 00, or e-mail: [email protected]. The factory also included Gallery Porsgrunn with art exibitions.
Porsgrunn bymuseum is the town museum. It's located close to the Down Town shopping mall. Here you will find many interiors and exhibits from the Porsgrunns 500 year history as a growing town with trade and industry. The museum has a near complete collection of all products manufactured by the porcelain factory.
Porsgrunn sjøfartsmuseum Also close to the Down Town shopping mall. The city has a long and proud history as a harbour and shipping town, and once was one of Norway's most important such. A lot of tall ships belonged to the city. This museum contains many objects from this period, including models of ships, as well as the fully restored tugboat Hans Martin, built in concrete using a special technique developed in Porsgrunn.
