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On the 6th January of every year - for the Three Kings celebration - in Venice there's the traditional "Regata delle Befane" (Befanas regatta). Members of the various rowing clubs dress ...
Epiphany Day celebrations in Italian and Venetian folklore
Epiphany Eve is an important day for kids and adults in Italy. In the Venetian folklore we have some special ways to celebrate it. It’s an important day for Venetians: i...
We have recently met again Igor Balbi and had a few words with the maestro about his new project: a contemporary art glass exhibition. Here's what we have learned. In Glass...
"Maree Sonore" is an internationally renowned event organized by the cultural association "The Sestiere of Music" under artistic direction of Arrigo Cappelletti in collaboration with Veneto Ja...
"Glass delights": at the Museum of Oriental arts, the artworks by Enami and Konishi
Sweets, fruits and tea rituals: the exhibition of Japanese glass artists Enami and Konishi arrives in Venice. It started on 19th September at Ca ' Pesaro-Museo d'Ar...
Fulvio Bianconi for Venini at Le stanze del vetro
Fulvio Bianconi is the new featured artist of Le Stanze del Vetro on the island of San Giorgio Maggiore, famous for its neo-classical basilica, the beautiful view of San Ma...
Author: Marino Barovier, Carlo Scarpa Hardcover: 512 pages Publisher: Skira (October 25, 2016) Language: English ISBN-10: 8857230082 The refined output of vases, bowls, and animals by the great...
We have visited "Glass Delights": see the photos
What's happening when two Japanese artists - Fujiko Enami and Ushio Konishi - meet Murano glass? Something very magical indeed. In 1542, on the tiny island of Tanegashima in southern Japan, a...
Saturday, October 24 Venice becomes the capital of fashion with the Venice Fashion Night. A night where fashion is protagonist with events, photo shooting sessions, limited edition collections...
Carlo Nason artworks at Triennale Design Museum
Triennale Design Museum presents a selection of glass artworks by Carlo Nason. Born in Murano in 1935, Nason comes from one of the oldest family of glassmakers on the island. Grown by attending ...
“A Lume” glass by Mauro Vianello
Murano glass Museum 25th June – 23rd October The lampwork technique is an ancient Muranese art that, as of today, has achieved a unique and universally recognized technical excellence. The impo...
Venice and its channels seen from above the sky, but also Italy at night. Deserts, auroras, starry skies and thunderstorms. Staying on the ISS allows to enjoy some of the best views ever...
Murano Glass on show in Berlin
Sand and fire. Color hues and magic. The Bröhan Museum in Berlin, located in the Charlottenburg district, pays tribute to Murano - the island of glass blowing - by hosting an exhib...
The German town is home to a fascinating exhibition that focuses on glass art, with works coming from one of the most important private collections in the world. Undisputed capital cities of ...
Until January 18th 2017 18 Murano glass masters have created glass cribs to celebrate Christmas. During the Holiday Season, along the Christmas Tree you’ll find a Nativity scene ...
Murano glass is a protagonist during Venice Carnival! From 3pm to 5pm on Saturday 18th and Tuesday 21st February, glass masters of Signoretto Lampadari glass studio will c...
April 25 th is an important day for Italy. It is in fact Liberation Day, the day in which the Nation celebrates the end of the Italian Civil War, the end of Nazi occupation th...
This spring the exhibition in the museum Le Stanze del Vetro in Venice is dedicated to one of the great masters of the glass: Maurice Marinot. The show call "Glass 1911-1934" is cur...