A week celebrating Murano glass art across Venice and Murano. Free exhibitions, furnace demonstrations, and master artisan open studios.
Plan your Italy trip →A cultural festival dedicated to glass art — exhibitions, demonstrations, workshops, conferences, and open-studio events across Venice and Murano. Founded 2017 and growing rapidly. Over 200 events in a single week, most of them free.
Murano glass is a 700-year tradition that faces economic pressure (cheap imports, declining apprenticeships). Glass Week celebrates the living tradition: master glassblowers open their furnaces, contemporary artists show glass as fine art, and the museums (Museo del Vetro, Fondazione Berengo) mount special exhibitions. You see the full spectrum — from traditional chandeliers to avant-garde glass sculpture.
The week transforms a Murano visit from "tourist factory tour" to "genuine cultural immersion." Open-furnace events let you watch maestri work in intimate settings (10-20 people). Workshops allow you to try glass-making yourself (€30-80 for a session). Palazzo exhibitions on the main island show glass as contemporary art. The program is at theveniceglassweek.com.
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