Murano glass - Finestre sull'Arte

Murano glass at the Venice Biennale, at the Stanze the exhibition on the decade 1948-1958

From April 19 to November 22, 2026, The Glass Rooms in Venice, Island of San Giorgio Maggiore, host the exhibition 1948-1958 Murano Glass and the Venice Biennale, the third chapter of the project dedicated to the presence of Murano glass at the Bienn...
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Murano at the Biennale 1948-1958: the decade of rebirth on display in Venice

The Glass Rooms, a project of the Giorgio Cini Foundation onlus and Pentagram Stiftung on theIsland of San Giorgio Maggiore in Venice, announce the exhibition 1948-1958 Murano Glass and the Venice Biennale, scheduled from April 19 to November 22, 202...
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Murano, new section on the 19th century opens at the Glass Museum

As of Dec. 12, 2025, the Murano Glass Museum will open to the public a new permanent section entirely dedicated to 19th-century glassmaking. The inauguration, part of the larger program of protection, enhancement and reorganization of museum spaces c...
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Murano Illumina il Mondo brings twelve new artist chandeliers to St. Mark's Square

Murano Illumina il Mondo returns to Venice with its third edition and brings attention back to Murano glassmaking through a project that combines contemporary art and traditional manufacturing. From November 21, 2025 to March 1, 2026, Piazza San Marc...
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Fabrizio Plessi explores Murano glass with exhibition "Getting Lost in a Glass of Water"

Murano is hosting a new chapter in the encounter between contemporary art and glassmaking tradition with Fabrizio Plessi's exhibition Perdersi in un bicchier d'acqua (Lost in a Glass of Water), on view from Nov. 23, 2025 to June 21, 2026 at the Barov...
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Fratelli Toso: a retrospective of 170 years of Murano art at the Murano Glass Museum

From July 12 to Nov. 24, 2025, the Murano Glass Museum opens its halls to the exhibition Fratelli Toso. Stories of Factories. Stories of families, curated by Chiara Squarcina and Caterina Toso. The exhibition is part of the museum's project dedicated...
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Eleven artist chandeliers make St. Mark's Square shine for Murano lights up the world

The new Murano Illuminates the World artist chandeliers will light up, from Nov. 22, 2024 to March 4, 2025, under the Procuratie Vecchie in St. Mark's Square. Eleven internationally renowned artists, including Joseph Kosuth, Kengo Kuma, and Philippe ...
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In Venice all set for the 2nd edition of Murano Illumina il Mondo

Murano glass is back in the spotlight in Venice, once again illuminating St. Mark's Square with the second edition of Murano Illumina il Mondo. From the end of November to the end of February, the city will be able to admire eleven extraordinary chan...
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