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The new Venice Haggadah is ready. It is a book that took years to prepare and now it is finally here, beautifully printed and I hold it in my hands. I feel the paper, slightly rough, strong and [...]

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 [...]

Ikona Gallery and the International School of Photography by Živa Kraus Ikona Gallery is a small photography gallery in Campo del Ghetto Novo in Venice. In 2019 the gallery will be 40 years old. [...]

Venice as land sounds like an oxymoron. But there was a time when the traditional source of income for the city, i.e., commerce with the East, was no longer considered promising. Instead, filling [...]

Weaving a story about silk velvet in Venice has been a fascinating experience. So much involved. Technology, inventiveness, courage and challenges. And emotions. Weaving is… rhythm and sounds In [...]

There’s a square in Venice which words fail to describe. A square where gates for centuries were locked nighttime to help you know where you were. Both the ones living inside and the ones [...]