Musée Ariana

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10 Avenue De La Paix
Geneva 1202
Built in the Italian baroque style and crowned with a cupola, it was constructed between 1877 and 1884 by the art patron Gustave Revilliod to house his vast and eclectic collections. He bequeathed the museum and its surrounding park to the City of Geneva in 1890. Today it is known as the Swiss Museum for Ceramics and Glass. In the Musée Ariana are to be found the various ceramics and glass collections belonging to the City of Geneva. It is the only museum in Switzerland devoted entirely to ceramic and glass art and occupies an important place in this field.The collections, comprising more than 25,000 objects, illustrate seven centuries of ceramics ranging from Europe to the Far East. All the principal techniques are represented: earthenware, faïence, stoneware and porcelain. The collection of Middle Eastern ceramics and an important group of Oriental export porcelain highlight the interactions between the Orient and Europe.

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4.5299 reviews
Photo of Michelllechampers
Definitely worth visiting
3/16/2024

Known as the Swiss museum of ceramics and glass this museum should definitely be on your list of pl...

Photo of Ariyya
Hidden gem
3/6/2024

A beautiful museum that wasn't crowded at all when I visited, near the UN building. The building its...

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