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Venice and coronavirus at the beginning of 2020 The first time I remember coronavirus being mentioned in Europe I was in Germany at the end of January. It was a joke someone was making at [...]

A unique experience: viewing Venice from the water while learning to row in the Venetian style and understanding the history of boat builders

An experience combining a short workshop how to make marble paper in different ways and a visit to a library featuring rare books and a fabulous vineyard in an ancient Franciscan monastery

Virtual reality is not illusory When it comes to three-dimensional effects in art we talk about space that exists just as “real” space does. As there are different spatial dimensions and space is [...]

Metal in Venice: blacksmiths and foundries Metal in Venice, needless to say, had to be imported from somewhere else. The close mountain chain of the Dolomites would be a resource which however [...]

Monsters. No romance. No glorification. Monstrous creatures often appear in the paintings of some Venetian collections. In these days of fear, a new light is cast over these depictions as if, [...]

An experience combining a short workshop how to make marble paper in different ways and a visit to a library featuring rare books and a fabulous vineyard in an ancient Franciscan monastery

A unique experience: viewing Venice from the water while learning to row in the Venetian style and understanding the history of boat builders

An experience combining a short workshop how to make marble paper in different ways and a visit to a library featuring rare books and a fabulous vineyard in an ancient Franciscan monastery