Join us as we examine the daily life Venetians from the 15-1700's. We'll visit  a venetian home and costumes from that era, and stroll through several neighborhoods learning about all aspects of Venetian life.    Please take in consideration, that due to the...

  We'll trace the evolution of one of Venice's most beautiful merchant goods - silk. We'll visit the only bottega in Europe still using ancient looms and see how they create the beautiful silk damasks and velvets that can be seen...

  Go behind the scenes to the storerooms in the attic with curators for a close-up look at Venetian men's and women's clothing from the 1700's. We can choose to look at either clothing or the ancient lace and fabric collections.  We'll...

  A special “behind the scenes” tour of an atelier where period costumes are created for such award-winning films as Casanova, Elizabeth, The Merchant of Venice, and Marco Polo, as well as the beautiful outfits worn during the Venetian Carnival. We'll...