Ariana Museum (Musée Ariana)

Ariana Museum (Musée Ariana)

Overview:

• Ariana Museum "is one of the most beautiful tourist places in Geneva, which expresses the cultural and artistic aspect of the city, represented by many museums and galleries spread in the country in abundance."

• The Ariana Museum is located in Geneva, in the Peace Street area, which is one of the most famous areas.

Historic overview:

• It was built between 1877 and 1884 AD, the museum opened its doors to visitors for the first time in 1890 AD, and it was built by "Gustave Revilliod", who decided to create a luxurious building containing a large number of art pieces, which he was very fond of.

• The museum was named "Ariana" after the mother of the owner, "Gustave", who inherited many of the pieces on display.

Museum contents:

• The museum displays nearly 20,000 pieces of porcelain and glass, as well as painting, engraving, sculpture, coins, ancient books and all forms of applied arts that express Swiss and global civilization and art, collected for centuries from different places in Africa, Europe, East Asia, West Asia, the Middle East and others.

• When you enter the museum, you will be accompanied by a tour guide who explains to you each piece of glass, pottery and ceramics, as there are more than 20 thousand artifacts collected over 7 centuries.

• These artifacts are represented in various vases, dishes and cups of different shapes and colours, in addition to a group of different statues and figures, all of which are handmade. The shapes of these pots that you see may not differ from what you usually see in other places, but what really distinguishes them is the drawings and inscriptions on them, which It reflects the culture of the country that made it, so we find antiques from China and Japan, antiques that reflect the history of the Arabs and the East, African antiques and antiques from the Victorian era, and you can take pictures of all the artifacts as you wish.

How to get there:

The nearest bus stop: Geneve, Appia

The nearest train station: Genève, Nations

Resources:

Official Website

Tournaa website

Omallqura website

Tripadvisor website

Urtrips website

Travelerpedia website

Geneva website

Switzerland Tourism website

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