If you’re visiting Venice and you love the art of glass, then you absolutely should stop by the Murano Glass Museum. The Murano Glass Museum is based in the historical Palazzo dei Vescovi di Torcello, an ancient buildind with typical flamboyant Gothic shapes. Throughout history, the ancient diocese had different functions: in 1861 the central […]
For art lovers, at the Lace Museum in Burano, until January 8th 2020 will be present the exhibition Painting of Light. Burano and its Painters. It all began in the early 1900s, when some artists decided to move to the Venetian island, soon turning it into the main venue for a modern and alternative art, […]
The Giorgio Cini Foundation is a place of culture and beauty, a peaceful oasis gathered on the small island of San Giorgio Maggiore. The Giorgio Cini Foundation is a private organism, founded by Vittorio Cini in 1951 to commemorate his son Giorgio Cini, who died tragically in an airplane incident. The non-lucrative organisation aims to […]
Located in the south of the city, the Accademia Bridge is one of the four crossings of the Grand Canal. During the Austrian period, the only passage from one bank to the other was the famous Rialto Bridge; so it was decided to build two more, one near the railway (later called Ponte degli Scalzi) […]
We suggest that you go to the exhibit Tattoo. Storie sulla pelle (Tattoo. Histories on skin) at the Museum M9 in Mestre, which is only 10 minutes by train from Venice. The exhibition Tattoo. Storie sulla pelle is the result of a deep work of study and research in the history of the tattoo from […]
The Torre dei Mori, more commonly called the Clock Tower, is located in Piazza San Marco and with its magnificent arch, opens its doors to the ancient Merceria, the city’s commercial street. The tower was built at the end of 1490 but still remains one of the cornerstones of the city. Its imposing clock is […]
For those who have not yet managed to go, they will have until November 24 to visit the exhibition Heat – create the environment you are willing to live in – inaugurated on May 12th at the Archives of Mercy in Venice, that is not only a symbol of history and culture, but also a […]
The Venice gondola is famous throughout the world, but not everyone knows the symbolic value of its iron, positioned at the front of the boat. The iron of the gondola, also called “comb”, is located exactly in the bow and is rich in decorations and meanings. It has a “S” shape that recalls the progress […]
The Calle del Paradiso is one is one of the most known street in the Venice city. It has got historic buildings in Byzantine and Gothic style, along the calle, from which one can see the traditional barbicans, architectural structures in stone or wood, used to increase the housing size of the houses, without reducing […]