After 32 years of sharing their collection, Geoff and Kerrie Ford closed their Museum in October 2026.
The 2,250 + pieces of the Geoff and Kerrie Ford Australian Pottery Collection have been gifted to the people of Australia in the care of the National Museum of Australia in Canberra, where in due course, a selection will be on display.
Recent acquisitions
THE JONATHAN LEAK 1823 VICTORY COMMEMORATIVE WINE JUG,
and the 1888 MELBOURNE CENTENNIAL EXHIBITION VASE
can be seen on The collection page
Learn who made that piece of Australian pottery you have or find out what it is worth, by sending us your photographs.
Meet Geoff and Kerrie Ford, the couple who gathered the pottery collection and established the Museum.
The Geoff and Kerrie Ford Australian Pottery Collection is devoted to potters and potteries established between 1788 and 1920, and includes pieces from those who continued after 1920 until they closed.
Books
Geoff Ford's authoritative reference books on Australian pottery are a must for historians and collectors.
