The International Museum of Ceramics in Faenza hosts the encounter between ceramic cultures from every time and place. This is evidenced by works from the Far East, from Syria, Iran, Egypt, from Turkey, from South America, which involve the visitor allowing them to experience a unique experience. Founded in 1908 by Gaetano Ballardini, the museum today preserves and promotes a heritage of over 60,000 ancient and contemporary works, exhibited in evocative museum spaces covering an area of over 15,000 square meters. The Museum is a unique in the national and international panorama, as evidenced by the incomparable Italian masterpieces of the Renaissance, the works of Picasso, Matisse, Chagall, Leger, Burri, Fontana and many other examples of excellence.

The MIC houses a Historical Library, open to the public, a Restoration Laboratory, Photographic and documentary archives and has been publishing the specialized ceramics magazine Faenza since 1913. The museum's educational activities are carried out by the Educational Laboratory Playing with ceramics, founded by Bruno Munari. Since 1938, the MIC has been organizing the “International Competition of Art Ceramics - Faenza Prize,” one of the most prestigious ceramic art biennials in the world. For its characteristics of excellence, UNESCO has recognized the museum as “MIC, expression of ceramic art in the World”.