Wonderful history of the area and the pottery. I loved the biographies of all the area ladies.

My wife and I were amazed by this man's skills. Worth going to see . Take your camera so you can tell others about it. Also be sure to stop at the country store along the way.

Amazing local art and museum! Watch the 10 minute video in the museum that highlights the Meador family.

Very interesting, learned a lot about the history of pottery Making in this area. Displays of some incredibly talented potters.

Great place!!! We signed up as members. Cannot tell you how great the art work is. It is limited to be from only 50 miles away from the Museum, but there are some VERY TALENTED PEOPLE IN THIS AREA!!!!

Enjoyed reading about the folk potters in Georgia. I have admired them for years and appreciate the museum telling their story.

We are from out of state, and this was a very informative little museum! Well worth the time to learn a little history of the area.

Comfortable to walk through, no rush. Clean. Associates friendly and informative. Unique variety of art, decor and pottery. Will definitely return.

I love this museum. And i would love too go back and vist it to see all the pots again and see the nice north Georgian people. Too bad in all the way in las vegas

Great folk pottery museum!

A must see in the area

Went while I was in Helen. It was definitely worth the stop. The museum was a great collection of folk pottery from across the region. They had videos on traditional methods, and useful information and seemingly hundreds of displays.

Kinda small, but very interesting. The staff was very nice.

Small, cozy museum with very friendly staff. It is adjacent to sautee -nacoochee cultural center. $5 admission, open on mon-sat from 10-5 and sun from 1-5pm. The exhibits show folk pottery from the founders of folk pottery in Northeast Georgia. They show very short but informative documentary about how folk pottery occupied so much of American life at one time. The exhibits include replicas of kilon and machineries used since old days.

Like others have said it's a small museum but very charming. Very nice building design and the exhibits are really very nice.

The building and the exhibits make for a warm charming visitor experience. We've been there twice and enjoyed ourselves both times. We generally stop also at the Mark Of Potter's a Pottery shop in an old Mill located not that far away. Frequently we also go just up the street we're we buy a lunch or maybe some icecream.

A quiet treasure in the mountains. Beautiful setting. Historical tour of native potters. Don't miss this place when you visit Northeast Georgia.

Great museum and very friendly staff

Attended the pottery festival and was blown away by the kindness of everyone. Can't think of a better place to be as a first time seller or I learned a lot and the artists were amazing!

Caught the arts festival Labor day weekend , great little free event

Very interesting museum. I had a wonderful time learning about the pottery traditions of Northeast Georgia. We attended a festival here and had the opportunity to meet and hear stories from the children and grandchildren of people who have work on display in the museum.

Great museum!! The gift shop is also wonderful.

Great little museum.

The theater is tucked away with a good size stage. We got to see a tap show in the heritage center. Afterwards, we were able to sign up for a pottery class. The teacher was very helpful especially for a novice like me!

Unique Museum in an amazing building.

Super friendly. Winterfest filled with great artists. Just lovely.

Because I'm familiar with and know quite a few folk potters represented in the museum I had a really great time reading about, and seeing the works of friends and admired artists. Well worth the visit.

Beautiful building and great exhibits.

Wonderful Pottery museum. Very detailed exhibits with alot of Georgia history. Also, there are a couple of stories attached. In the same building they provide craft lessons or classes.

A beautiful hidden gem! I enjoyed all of the exhibits and hope I can make my way back again.

Very interesting learning about the families and how they survived and the pottery way of life.

Very interesting and educational. Lady at the desk was very cordial and knowledgeable. Displays were very interesting.

I wanted to take home everything I saw!

Truly a treasure in the mountains of Georgia. We visited during the showing of a slave Potter, so it was very special. The staff are incredibly friendly and knowledgeable. And don't miss the short movie. It is very funny.

Really interesting exhibits and presentation on keeping the pottery-making art alive.

Amazing local history

Entertaining and informative. It was a great way to spend an afternoon in the mountains.

A mist visit! Will never see pottery the same again

Really extremely well done walk through history and the making of pottery specifically the North Georgia manner. Make sure to watch the video near the beginning and follow the arrows to follow the history. The more modern the pottery, the more decorative it is. It's interesting to start with, with just how much "man-killing work" goes into fully handmade pottery, then the pottery examples just more and more interesting from there. Make sure to continue across the breezeway to see local art, pottery, jewelry, etc. for sale (LOTS of cool things!) and another room of area history. Everyone is super friendly, bathrooms in both buildings, and the price is cheap.

I learned things I didn't know

Lots of interesting information about pottery and the area. Gift shop has items to buy from local artists. Wasn't able to visit the gift shop due to cleaning. Not sure about prices.

Quality exhibits, friendly staff, stunning architecture

Very nice displays and lots of history

So much to learn. We knew or recognized the face jugs and got to learn more! Great artistry in the gift shop. Couldnt buy all we wanted.

Lots of interesting information about pottery and the area. Gift shop has items to buy from local artists. Wasn't able to visit the gift shop due to cleaning. Not sure about prices.

I learned things I didn't know

Really extremely well done walk through history and the making of pottery specifically the North Georgia manner. Make sure to watch the video near the beginning and follow the arrows to follow the history. The more modern the pottery, the more decorative it is. It's interesting to start with, with just how much "man-killing work" goes into fully handmade pottery, then the pottery examples just more and more interesting from there. Make sure to continue across the breezeway to see local art, pottery, jewelry, etc. for sale (LOTS of cool things!) and another room of area history. Everyone is super friendly, bathrooms in both buildings, and the price is cheap.

A mist visit! Will never see pottery the same again

Entertaining and informative. It was a great way to spend an afternoon in the mountains.

Really interesting exhibits and presentation on keeping the pottery-making art alive.

Truly a treasure in the mountains of Georgia. We visited during the showing of a slave Potter, so it was very special. The staff are incredibly friendly and knowledgeable. And don't miss the short movie. It is very funny.

Very interesting and educational. Lady at the desk was very cordial and knowledgeable. Displays were very interesting.

Awesome museum with wonderful samples if American? folk pottery, including face jugs. I was looking to purchase some face jugs and the curator, Chris, called some local artists and located Whelchel Meaders for us. Whelchel is one of the famous Meader Family potters, and he allowed us to purchase items directly from his house. At 84 and recovering from shoulder replacement surgery, Whelchel was super kind and even demonstrated how he creates a face jug by "thowing" a pot while we watched. The entire experience was awesome from start to finish and it all began at the museum!

Four to five stars for the exhibition, two for the museum shop.

We really enjoyed the exhibits: they were very informative and visually appealing, which is not an easy combination to find in small museums. I would strongly urge anyone traveling through North Georgia with any level of curiosity in local culture to stop. I learned so much about the people of the area and their history through the pottery.

Even though the gift shop wasn't great, they provide visitors with a map to the region showing the different shop locations. The map alone was worth the trip! We went to Michael Crocker's storefront (he curates the museum and is a wonderful potter in his own right) and bought two lovely small pots.

It's a beautiful part of the world and I look forward to going back!

Loved the look of this light and glowing museum. The displays were intriguing and informative. I especially liked the early life in the mountains displays and the histories of the various pottery-making families. I agree with others about wishing there was more pottery for sale; it would be great to see the museum supporting local artists. Our one major beef was how difficult it was to find the place. There's no sign at the turn off, and the building itself is hidden behind the arts center. Please do more to promote and direct visitors to this fantastic museum!

Our kids were out of school this week, so we decided to take a day trip to nearby Helen, GA. It didn't take us long to figure out that Helen wasn't our cup of tea, so we ended up leaving sooner than we thought. On the way back, we decided to take a short detour to the community of Sautee Nacoochee. Boy, are we glad we did!
The Folk Pottery Museum of Northeast Georgia presents the fascinating story of the craft of pottery making in the region, and the resourceful mountain families that honed the craft into an art form. The museum begins the story with the Meaders, one of the more prominent pottery-crafting families. From there you learn about how pottery was made, and why it was so vital to the mountain communities. People would use pottery to preserve food and churn butter, but over time it became part of the culture, being used as decorative pieces and items used in ceremonies like weddings.
We were fortunate to encounter Bobbie, a museum volunteer with a fun personality and a wealth of knowledge about the pottery industry. She took the time to show us some of the more interesting pieces in the museum collection, including an extremely well-preserved 500 year-old clay pot that was excavated from a nearby Native American ceremonial mound.
The museum gift shop has a variety of books and pottery pieces for sale, including works by local writers and crafts from descendants of the Meaders and other families from the region. The museum is also attached to the Sautee Nacoochee Center, which has several art galleries as well as a small museum that tells the story of the Sautee Nacoochee community.
If you go to Helen, GA and decide that it's a little too touristy for your taste, make the short detour to Sautee Nacoochee and visit the Folk Pottery Museum of Northeast Georgia as well as the other shops of this wonderful little community.

Very interesting learning about the families and how they survived and the pottery way of life.

A beautiful hidden gem! I enjoyed all of the exhibits and hope I can make my way back again.

Wonderful Pottery museum. Very detailed exhibits with alot of Georgia history. Also, there are a couple of stories attached. In the same building they provide craft lessons or classes.

Because I'm familiar with and know quite a few folk potters represented in the museum I had a really great time reading about, and seeing the works of friends and admired artists. Well worth the visit.

Super friendly. Winterfest filled with great artists. Just lovely.

Great museum!! The gift shop is also wonderful.

Attended the pottery festival and was blown away by the kindness of everyone. Can't think of a better place to be as a first time seller or I learned a lot and the artists were amazing!

Like others have said it's a small museum but very charming. Very nice building design and the exhibits are really very nice.

The building and the exhibits make for a warm charming visitor experience. We've been there twice and enjoyed ourselves both times. We generally stop also at the Mark Of Potter's a Pottery shop in an old Mill located not that far away. Frequently we also go just up the street we're we buy a lunch or maybe some icecream.

Very interesting museum. I had a wonderful time learning about the pottery traditions of Northeast Georgia. We attended a festival here and had the opportunity to meet and hear stories from the children and grandchildren of people who have work on display in the museum.

The theater is tucked away with a good size stage. We got to see a tap show in the heritage center. Afterwards, we were able to sign up for a pottery class. The teacher was very helpful especially for a novice like me!