Musée Ariana
Swiss Museum of Ceramics and Glass in the city of Geneva, Switzerland
About Musée Ariana
The Musée Ariana, also known as the Musée suisse de la céramique et du verre (Swiss Museum of Ceramics and Glass), is a museum in Geneva, Switzerland. It is devoted to ceramic and glass artwork, and contains around 20,000 objects from the last 1,200 years, representing the historic, geographic, artistic and technological breadth of glass and ceramic manufacture during this time. The collection is the only one of its kind in Switzerland. Built between 1877 and 1884, the museum is shaped by Neo-Classical and Neo-Baroque elements and is situated on Avenue de la Paix, near the Palace of Nations. It was built to house the private collection of the Swiss.
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Plan your visit
Swiss Museum of Ceramics and Glass in the city of Geneva, Switzerland
- Address
- 10 Avenue de la Paix, Genève, 1202 Get directions
- Opening hours
- Tu-Su 10:00-17:00
- Admission
- no
- Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible
- Founded
- 1884
Works from Musée Ariana
No works from this venue are available on the web yet.