MUO's ceramics collection encompasses European ceramic production over six centuries in continuity. The 16th/17th c. Rhenish pottery exhibits, as well as the Spanish/Arabian items, entered the collection almost at the beginning. Older examples of Italian 15th/16th c. maiolica have been collected mostly on Croatian territory. Apart from several characteristic German 17th/18th c. faience items, there is also a small but significant group of Delft products from the same period. There are also some individual examples of French faience and Havana workshops products.

As regards china, most products were manufactured in Vienna, from the beginnings in the 18th c. until the disappearance of workshops in the 19th. Although not nearly as numerous, the collection of 18th c. Meissen china contains some major achievements, among other - some attributed to J. J. Kändler, its most distinguished representative. Apart from items made by other German 18th c. workshops (Nymphenburg, Frankenthal, Höchst), the collection also contains items made in the most famous French plant in Sévres. The Czech production is represented by several characteristic 19th c. examples.

There are many examples of end 18th/beg. 19th c. stone-ware vessels. Apart from Italian and French products, the collection also contains a number of items manufactured in England. We should also mention stone-ware items manufactured by J. Wedgewood. Two Croatian 19th c. workshops are also represented by their products: The stone-ware plant in Krapina (established around 1800) and the one in Zagreb (where production was launched in 1828).