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 15 most popular 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 PopularVenice pasta and tiramisu class in Dorsoduro: learn fresh fettuccine and ravioli, make classic tiramisu, enjoy wine and limoncello.
Venice pasta and tiramisu class with wine for a small group. Learn fresh pasta techniques, then eat your meal with limoncello and coffee.
“Thomas was excellent. The place was so clean and beautiful. We learned every step of making pasta and tiramisu. Then we ate what we made. We are huge fans now. I highly recommend this.”
Private Murano-style glass lesson with Massimiliano Caldarone in Venice. Make a take-home pendant, learn the process, and get 10% off.
Hand-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…”
Visit Colleoni on Murano for a master glassblowing demo, then make a mosaic or bead jewelry piece to take home with a shop discount.
“Activity is too fast and mostly focused on shopping. They show 15 min of how they work with the glass, then they put you to build a bracelet and then give you over an hour to shop in their store”
See Murano glass masters at work, then make your own Murano bead or mosaic souvenir on a guided Venice lagoon tour.
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.
Create your own Murano-inspired glass pendant in a private Venice studio, then watch a master make more complex work.
“It is an amazing hands on experience and you also get to see a master at work. I would do it again in a heartbeat.”
Shop Venice’s Rialto Market with a local chef, then cook fresh pasta and tiramisù in a private courtyard setting. Small group, great value.
“What an amazing opportunity to learn from a true Italian chef! Filippo was so knowledgeable, funny and patient with our group. An enjoyable time. We’d do it again for sure!!”
Handmade pasta and tiramisù in a Venice home with a Cesarina host. Small-group class, local wine, espresso, and recipes to take home.
“My wife and I have attended other cooking classes abroad so we had high expectations. From the moment we walked in Giulia's home she warmly greeted us and and my wife and I instantly felt as if we were friends / family. The dishes we prepared are exactly what was advertised and we got to…”
Make fresh Venetian pasta and tiramisu in a local home with prosecco aperitivo, small-group hands-on cooking, and wine at the table.
“INCREDIBLE! So easy and fun yet informative and collaborative. Amazing group. Instructor was so cool. The house was super cozy and inviting. Wine, champagne, water and snacks while waiting in between cooking sessions. Made 2 types of pasta and incredible tiramisu. The instructor shared her homemade limoncello with us as well. Would 10/10 recommend. We…”
Make your own Murano glass in a small group. Learn with guided drills, blow hot glass, then pick up next day or ship.
“Awesome experience. The team was great and to see and understand how Murano Glass is made was definitely worth the price.”
Make a Venetian carnival mask inside the Prisons Palace near St Mark’s. Artisan-led class includes materials; take your creation home.
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