The exhibition introduces rare samples of Novgorod ceramics and shows how the history of the city can be read through ornamentation and color. The tiles from museum collections reveal how tastes, techniques, and ideas of beauty changed from the 12th to the 17th century. At the core of the project are items from the ceramics fund collected over decades of excavations and research. On the stands, items from the architectural-archaeological collection coexist with fragments long hidden in the ground: from simple "proto-tiles" with geometric incisions to relief tiles with glaze that adorned the stoves and walls of temples. The exhibition outlines a route through the stages of development of interior and temple ceramics. It is evident how tiles extend beyond interiors to occupy facades, porches, and drum towers, while the ornamentation becomes more complex and the palette richer. Ceramics become a noticeable accent of architecture and help to envision lost ensembles. A separate section is dedicated to the workshop of the Valdai Monastery, whose masters worked for Novgorod temples and monasteries. Their tiles help attribute finds made in the Kremlin and city temples, and at the exhibition, they are compared with other samples, showing the exchange of motifs and technologies between production centers. The 20th-century line is linked to losses during the war, returns from other repositories, and new finds by archaeologists. This story emphasizes that tiles are not just a decorative detail but also a fragile carrier of memory, and the exhibition collects fragments into a cohesive visual narrative. The exhibition takes place in the Tsar's Bastion of the Peter and Paul Fortress.