The TileWorks of Bucks County

The TileWorks of Bucks County A National Historic Landmark,Working History Museum & Contemporary Pottery. Architectural installation & gifts, tours & museum shop, events & education
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Made on site, of local "wild clay", our tiles are re-issues and inspired by founder, Henry Mercer. The Moravian Pottery and Tile Works, a National Historic Landmark, is maintained as a "working history" museum. Handmade tiles are still produced in a manner similar to that developed by the pottery's founder and builder, Henry Chapman Mercer (1856-1930). Mercer was a major proponent of the Arts & C

rafts Movement in America. He directed the work at the pottery from 1898 until his death in 1930.The Tileworks of Bucks County is a Pennsylvania nonprofit corporation formed specifically for the purpose of continuing and advancing the mission of the Moravian Pottery & Tile Works as a working history museum. Bucks County will continue to own the entire facility and all of the historical artifacts. The County will exercise robust oversight at all times. Two of the long-time employees continue to make the tile in the tradition that is passed down through the ages. The nonprofit will have a license to operate the museum consistent with its historical purposes and as a National Historic Landmark. The museum will remain open to the public for tours, classes, and educational workshops for public use and enjoyment, and the museum’s historic tiles will continued to be made in the arts and crafts tradition, using the approved historical processes and molds. The nonprofit will be committed, at all times, to exercising museum best practices, employing the industry standard degree of professional skill and competence in managing and using the museum and its historical treasures for public use. We are especially excited to have the opportunity to begin the extensive work of building, for the first time, an online index of the museum’s molds, ephemera and historic objects and to build relationships with other museums and institutions to increase the public visibility and accessibility of the museum’s wonderful historical artifacts and traditions.

We are deeply grateful to the Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission (PHMC) for its generous award of a $30,000 His...
06/12/2026

We are deeply grateful to the Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission (PHMC) for its generous award of a $30,000 Historical and Museum Support Grant to TileWorks.

This investment helps ensure that the Moravian Pottery and Tile Works can continue serving our community as a living museum, working tile factory, educational resource, and community gathering place. Grant funding will support expanded insurance coverage that allows us to host many of the events our community has come to know and love, including TileFest, Bluegrass at TileWorks, PumpkinFest, the Bucks County Renaissance Faire, and Night of Song.

The grant will also help us strengthen healthcare benefits for our dedicated staff and expand marketing efforts that connect new audiences to our National Historic Landmark and the remarkable legacy of Henry Chapman Mercer.

For more than a century, the Moravian Pottery and Tile Works has been a place where art, history, craftsmanship, and community come together. Support from PHMC helps ensure that this unique Pennsylvania treasure remains accessible, vibrant, and relevant for future generations.

Thank you to the Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission for recognizing the value of preserving and sharing Pennsylvania’s cultural heritage. We are honored to be among this year’s grant recipients and grateful for PHMC’s continued commitment to museums and historic sites across the Commonwealth.

Operational funding has been provided by a grant from the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission’s Cultural and Historical Support Program, a program funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

James makes Moravian tiles by day, and scary Gargoyle fountain head faces by night.
06/10/2026

James makes Moravian tiles by day, and scary Gargoyle fountain head faces by night.

06/09/2026

Where the Magic🔥 happens! Whether you are into history or ceramics, working history or decorative arts, art or architecture, wild clay or bluegrass, maker space or master classes, all roads lead to the . Time well spent, whether for an hour or a day or a week or a month, peruse our curated collection of art tiles, interact with artisans who are preserving the craft by making tile using the traditional historic methods of our founder, . Picnic in the courtyard and feel the 12th century vibe of ancient cloisters and abbeys. One tank of gas from WashingtonD.C., New York or Baltimore. We are making the world a better place, one tile at a time. See more, Learn more, Do more. Visit us six days a week, Tuesday through Sunday 10 to 4.

05/25/2026
DIG IT: Wild Clay and Our Creative Engagement with Nature, opens this weekend  in Doylestown,  PA.Wild clay exhibition i...
05/14/2026

DIG IT: Wild Clay and Our Creative Engagement with Nature, opens this weekend in Doylestown, PA.

Wild clay exhibition includes work from:



04/30/2026

Today,April 30th, is the deathversary of ’s beloved Rollo.He is in his furrever home under the wysteria at . As Mercer did, we continue to make in clay. Link in bio to schedule the experience of pressing your keepsake tile.

04/29/2026

At , Try your hand at tilemaking. All ages & all abilities, here’s your chance to get dirty. For the fifth year, we offer a fun, Tile Making station for all of our guests. The tiles are “donated” to Tileworks and the top tiles are fired and put on display at TileFest the following year in our pop-up gallery in the Big Room. Here is a sneak peek of some of the favorites from last year. tile fest May 16 and 17th link in bio.

04/20/2026

Sneak peek of our Spring Master class : Traditional Mercer Mosaics. Each student created a 12” X 12” design of their own and fabricated, it under the guidance of ceramist Cassandra and Megan in our historic workshop at . we will offer this class again in the fall and it is also available for small private groups of 6-10 students.

Address

130 E Swamp Road
Doylestown, PA
18901

Opening Hours

Tuesday 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 4:45pm
Friday 10am - 4:45pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm
Sunday 10am - 4:45pm

Telephone

+12152399797

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