The thousand-year craft of Venetian glass-making is recounted in a guided tour through the rooms of the museum, which house some of the famous works that made, and continue to make, the city’s glass legendary throughout the world - not only for the technical skill of its craftsmen but also for the creativity of the artists and designers who have drawn inspiration from the huge potential of glass as a material. The tour concludes with a glassblowing demonstration at the Abate Zanetti Glass School, one of the island’s most important glassmaking institutions, during which a glass object will be created.

For families with children ages 7 to 14