Twelve centuries of ceramic art. The art of fire at the Swiss Museum of Ceramics and Glass. At first sight, the Ariana is an architectural marvel in a magnificent setting. The vaulted ceiling full of stars and the great hall’s audacious colonnades surprise the visitor in the sumptuous palace built at the end of the 19th century. With the collection of 25,000 items from Switzerland, Europe and the Middle and Far East, witness to twelve centuries of ceramic art from the Middle Ages to modern times, the Ariana is one of Europe’s great museums specialising in the art of fire.