More in-depth material: higher-education courses
Venice is an inexhaustible source of material for historical and artistic research, and the city’s museums play a key role here through the presentation of books, theme-based workshops, conferences, discussions and higher-education courses. On the one hand, there are continual on-going courses designed for students and professionals in a range of different disciplines; on the other, there are “study services” such as tutoring for degree and research theses, access to archives and collections and specialist training and apprenticeships
PERFUMES UNVEILED: BASIC WORKSHOP
Palazzo Mocenigo Museum
The participants will be ‘initiated’ in the art of perfume: they will learn the basic notions of the compositions and create their own perfume.
HISTORY: Visit to the Museum of Palazzo Mocenigo with a brief history of perfume throughout the centuries: a fascinating journey through different cultures and geographical areas.
TECHNIQUE: What perfume actually is, its basic elements and how they interact. The olfactory families: how “the basics” of all perfumes are classified and an introduction to the concept of the olfactory pyramid using multimedia and “essai”.
THE RAW MATERIALS: Illustration of the most important raw materials, their use and exploitation from an olfactive approach.
PREPARATION OF A PERFUME: Using different fragrances and instruments, this practical exercise will teach participants to make their own perfume. They may keep the perfume and take away with them at the end of the session.
Notes on architectural barriers: No lift; Staircase to reach the piano nobile of the museum; toilets at the first floor are not wheelchair-accessible; laboratory room at the ground floor.
Available languages: Italian and English
Duration: 2 hours
BACKSTAGE OR HIDDEN TREASURES OF FASHION AND COSTUME
Palazzo Mocenigo Museum
A fascinating and unusual tour leads from the exhibition rooms on the first floor of the Museo di Palazzo Mocenigo, where clothes, fabrics, furnishings and works of the eighteenth century are displayed, to the splendid holdings on the second floor, in spaces normally not accessible to the public.
Here, the rarest, most delicate and precious textile artefacts of the museum’s collection are preserved.
And here you can admire the sixteenth-century “calcagnini” (shoes with high wedges loved by noblewomen and courtesans) and women’s and men’s clothing of eighteenth-century Venice, including the famous Andrienne, also called ‘Andriè‘, the most typical and elaborate dress of Venetian women of the time. Alongside these are the marsine (tails) and sottomarsine (waistcoat) worn by men, along with some accessories such as the bauta mask, socks and bags. This unique and enthralling experience also allows visitors to understand how a museum works “behind the scenes”.
Notes on architectural barriers: No lift; Staircase to reach the piano nobile of the museum; toilets at the first floor are not wheelchair-accessible; laboratory room at the ground floor.
Available languages: Italian and English
Duration: 2 hours
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– Telephone: +39 041 2700370 (hours: 9.30-12.30 Mondays and Wednesdays)
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