Update before reading (25 September 2026)
Opening hours and admission prices have changed since this article was written. Musée Ariana is now open Tuesday-Sunday, 10am-5pm. Temporary exhibitions cost CHF 14 full price or CHF 10 reduced, visitors under 25 enter free, and admission remains free on the first Sunday of each month. Check the official website for current prices before visiting.
The museum is a place that educates visitors through art, activities, and various works that are collected and displayed in a variety of formats. But this Ariana Museum is a museum that collects Italian ceramic and glass works from the period 1877 - 1884 in Geneva, Switzerland.
Geneva is a city that many people are familiar with. Because it is one of the famous cities and landmarks that tourists like to visit when they go to Switzerland. Although the city has many tourist attractions and institutions, one of the historical places is definitely the Musee Ariana or the Ariana Museum.
This museum is also known as the Ceramics and Glass Museum. More than 25,000 objects spanning more than 7 centuries are on display, including porcelain. middle eastern ceramics and porcelain created to foster relations between Europeans and the Middle East
The Ariana Museum or the Musée suisse de la céramique et du verre (Swiss Ceramics and Glass Museum) is like the only place to keep ceramic and glass antiques. Although it was originally built as a place to house the personal treasures of Gustave Revilliod, a Swiss art collector.
Later it was handed over to the city of Geneva to take care of. and collected historical art in 1934. Other collections were sent to various museums for display. The only remains are ceramics and glass, and in 1993, the museum was officially opened for viewing.
After the official opening The beauty and grandeur of the art in this museum is considered one of the great museums of Europe. The grandeur of the museum itself is considered to be a great piece of architecture. Combined with many large and small halls, this place provides wonders to visitors as well.
Musee Ariana This is a beautiful museum. Every work has a descriptive history and is organized into different rooms according to each genre. There are also special exhibitions held each month to invite people to visit
, although the museum is not heavily promoted to foreign tourists. But if anyone wants to come visit, they can walk and stop and take photos in front of the United Nations. and the nearby Red Cross Museum You can say that you have come to one place. But you can travel to three places.
Musee Ariana is open Tuesday to Sunday, 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM. Admission is 8 CHF per person, seniors and students 6 CHF, and children under 18 enter free on the first Sunday of the month.
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Information updated 25 September 2026.