Dedicated to ceramics and glass, the Musée Ariana is situated in a majestic 19th-century building within a 4-hectare park near the United Nations. In addition to its permanent collection, the museum regularly curates temporary exhibitions, frequently featuring the work of contemporary artists. Musee Ariana provides guided tours and organizes workshops for children.
Histoires de rencontres offers a guided thematic exploration of glass as both material and cultural witness. The program focuses on glass objects, vessels, sculptural pieces and installations, highlighting techniques from traditional glassblowing to contemporary experimental practices. It traces encounters between makers, materials and collectors, revealing how technique and gesture shape form and meaning. The narrative emphasizes materiality, histories of craft and aesthetic dialogues that question how everyday and artistic objects mediate memory and social exchange.
In French.
Festival de la Bâtie – Blanc Manioc x Furie Sound System brings together the Franco‑Brazilian collective Furie Sound System and the pan‑African electronic label Blanc Manioc for a celebratory finale. With special guests DJ Baddest and Senegalese artist Mara Seck, the performance blends electronic production with African traditions and tropical rhythms, moving through techno, house, reggae, amapiano, batida, baile funk and electro‑sabar. The set foregrounds rhythmic dialogue, cross‑cultural textures and communal energy.
Set off to find hidden animals tucked into colorful displays. Look closely at shapes, bright colors, and soft or rough textures. In the workshop, make a leafy mask using leaves, flowers and twigs to bring your imaginary creature to life. Move, listen and touch as you play with natural materials, paint gentle patterns, and try your mask on. This playful session encourages curiosity, creativity and sensory discovery for little explorers.
Kids ages 2–4.
Explore museum collections and discover how artists bring plants and flowers to life. Choose from leaves and other natural materials to press into soft clay and make your own prints. Feel textures, see bright shapes, and hear the gentle crunch of dried leaves. Shape your pieces, add colors, and watch simple marks become small stories. This creative workshop helps you notice nature’s details and use them to tell your own plant tales.
Kids ages 5–8.
The Tender Buttons exhibition offers a multidisciplinary exploration centered on buttons, delving into their identity and historical significance. Featuring over three hundred ceramic and glass buttons, the exhibition interacts with the museum’s works to highlight their role in both formal experimentation and socio-cultural narratives. The exhibition’s architecture evokes the commercial arcades of the 19th century, a pivotal era for button industrialization. Curated by Claire FitzGerald, the exhibition is supported by the Swiss Fashion Museum and showcases never-before-seen pieces from several prestigious collections.
Guided tour, in the presence of the exhibition curator. In French.
Dates & Timings:
Sunday 21 September 2025, 15:00
Sunday 16 November 2025, 15:00
Sunday 7 December 2025, 15:00
Sunday 18 January 2026, 15:00
Sunday 8 March 2026, 15:00
Sunday 3 May 2026, 15:00
Sunday 7 June 2026, 15:00
Sunday 4 October 2026, 15:00
An experimental one-day encounter curated around transformations of matter, featuring artists Marie Ducaté, Sillycat Glassblower and Turbo Particules. Works range from glassblowing and demonstrations with recycled glass, to clay and hand-built ceramics, color-based installations, soundscapes using theremin and projected light, plus participatory workshops.
Through surface, fire, light and gesture, the programme examines material change — how processes reveal hidden properties, provoke sensory shifts and reframe everyday substances as sites of wonder and inquiry.
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