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

An unusual itinerary that leads from the exhibition rooms of the museum, where clothes, textiles, furnishings and works from the eighteenth century are on display, to the extremely rich storerooms on the second floor, in spaces that are not normally accessible to the public. Here are preserved the rarest, most delicate and precious textile artefacts in the collection. In these storerooms, it is possible to admire the sixteenth-century calcagnini, the high wedge shoes beloved of noblewomen and courtesans, the women’s and men’s dresses of eigtheenth-century Venice, such as the famous andrienne, the favourite style of dress of Venetian women of the time, or the marsine and sottomarsine worn by men, together with accessories such as the bauta, socks and bags. A unique and evocative experience that also allows you 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, English, French, Spanish
Duration: 2 hours

BETWEEN KNOTS AND WEAVES. BASIC WORKSHOP ON THE ANCIENT ART OF LACE
Lace Museum, Burano

The workshop offers the extraordinary possibility of a visit to the Burano Lace Museum, to be carried out exclusively on the usual day closed to the public, also providing – thanks to the availability of the master lace makers present on site – a first approach to the ancient art of lace, candidate to become UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. After a visit to the masterpieces exhibited in the museum’s rich collection, the participants, under the careful guidance of the master lace makers, starting from the design of a leaf previously made with needle by the latter, will try their hand at creating a simple ‘bar’ (or sbaro), one of the fundamental steps that give life to the famous ‘Punto Venezia’ technique, to then take home.

Available languages: Italian and English
Duration: 2.5 hours

HOW TO TAKE PART

• The activities need to be booked online (select Workshop on-demand) >>>

COSTS

• PERFUMES UNVEILED: BASIC WORKSHOP
  300 euros for minimum 2 people; from the third participant euro 100 up to a maximum of 10 people
  The payment for the educational activity includes the price of the museum admission.

• BACKSTAGE OR HIDDEN TREASURES OF FASHION AND COSTUME
  150 euros for a group of up to 12 participants
  The payment for the educational activity does not include the price of the museum admission, which must be PAID SEPARATELY at the ticket office at a REDUCED rate on the day of the visit.

• BETWEEN KNOTS AND WEAVES. BASIC WORKSHOP ON THE ANCIENT ART OF LACE
  150 euros for a group of up to 10 participants
  The payment for the educational activity does not include the price of the museum admission, which must be PAID SEPARATELY at the ticket office at a REDUCED rate on the day of the visit.

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Information
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