Venice: Carnival Mask Workshop
1.Venice: Carnival Mask Workshop
Paint a Venice Carnival mask with a Venetian artisan. Learn paper-mâché techniques, add color and glitter, and take it home.
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The best of Venice, in one place.
The 9 most popular carnival mask workshops in Venice. What each one includes, what it costs and who runs it, so you can spend the day out on the water instead of stuck in a queue.
Paint a Venice Carnival mask with a Venetian artisan. Learn paper-mâché techniques, add color and glitter, and take it home.
Most PopularHand-paint a Venetian papier-mâché Carnival mask in a tiny St. Mark’s class. Learn the traditions, then take your creation home.
“A very fun evening painting our masks. The shop owner provided a little history on Carnival and various mask traditions/ designs. At the end, they tidy up and add a little flair to your mask so it looks a little more like a masterpiece, and less kindergarten painting (as in my case haha). Would recommend…”
Make a Venetian mask at Carta Alta on Giudecca. Learn baroque decoration, hear mask history, and take home your creation in 1.5 hours.
Paint a Venetian paper-mâché mask in a small 1-hour workshop. Acrylic tempera colors, gold touches, feathers, ribbons, sequins, and take-home fun.
Make a Venetian carnival mask inside the Prisons Palace near St Mark’s. Artisan-led class includes materials; take your creation home.
Walk Venice Carnival trails with Casanova, mask-making lore, backstreets near La Fenice, and finish with cappuccino and frittelle.
Create a Venetian papier-mâché carnival mask in a real atelier. Learn the story behind the designs, decorate it, and take it home.
“Mom and I decided to have the 1h mask workshop, which was one of the highlights of our trip to Venice. We could have a nice talk with our "coach" who shared about her experience with the Venezuelan carnival, her work over the last years and how passionate she is. It can be helpful to…”
A 2-hour Venice Carnival pub crawl with 3 bacari stops, ombra wine, cicchetti bites, a spritz, and Venetian dialect tips near Rialto.
Paint your own Venetian mask in Venice: pick a papier-mâché base from 50+ designs, then use acrylic colors with gold or silver.
“In a great location and provides everything you need! Drinks aren’t included but you can bring some!”
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