Venice: Carnival Mask Workshop
1.Venice: Carnival Mask Workshop
Paint your own Venice carnival mask in a guided paper-mâché workshop. Learn Carnival traditions and take home a finished keepsake.
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The 15 most-loved workshops for couples in Venice, with prices, timings and who you book through. The ones worth planning a slow Venetian day around, and what each one is really like.
Paint your own Venice carnival mask in a guided paper-mâché workshop. Learn Carnival traditions and take home a finished keepsake.
Most PopularVenice pasta and tiramisu class with wine, limoncello, and coffee in a small group. Learn techniques, then eat what you make.
“Fun & fantastic experience. Serena kept it entertaining while the wine was a flowing and the pasta was a making! We made Spinach Ravioli, fettuccini with red sauce, & tiramisu . Pure deliciousness. Looking forward to trying our learned skills back in the states.”
Private 75-minute Murano glass lesson with Massimiliano Caldarone. Make a pendant with lamp techniques and take it home for $93.
Small-group Venetian Carnival mask-making in Piazza San Marco. Learn papier-mâché techniques, paint your own mask, take it home.
“Class was very fun but slightly rushed. Recommend arriving early. However we had a wonderful time and a fun way to celebrate carnival as well!!”
Small-group Murano glass workshop with a master demo, factory tour, take-home mosaic or bead jewelry, and roundtrip private water taxi.
“A great way to see the glass making by a master glass blower. It was a small group and very informative. We had a chance to ask questions and watch a couple of demonstrations. We then toured the glass gallery and had an opportunity to visit the shop if we wanted. The water taxi trip…”
Craft a Venetian paper-mache mask in 90 minutes at Carta Alta on Giudecca, with mask history, Baroque-style decorating, and a take-home souvenir for $71.
Private Venice glassmaking lesson with artisan Massimiliano Caldarone. Make a take-home artwork and get 10% off shop pieces.
“Massimiliano was such a pleasure to visit with! He explained every step of the process, and made sure that the piece that we walked away with was something that would be structurally secure, but also something beautiful that we created. I loved that this was a small private lesson, and not a large group. The…”
Rialto market to kitchen: hands-on Venetian cooking with a local chef. Fresh pasta/gnocchi, tiramisù, spritz and prosecco included.
“We would recommend this to anyone visiting Venice. Beautiful kitchen and outdoor courtyard setting to eat. We learned a different way to make pasta then other classes we have taken and the market was very unique.”
Hands-on handmade pasta and classic tiramisù in a Venetian home with Cesarine hosts. Small group, prosecco aperitivo, and real skills.
“We could not have enjoyed our experience more - Tessa was wonderful and made it so much fun. It was fantastic and interesting to meet locals, hear their stories, see where they live and make delicious food.”
Create your own Murano glass in a 4-person beginner class. Practice safe, then blow a cup or vase, with next-day pickup.
“Well worth it! We did this with our kiddos and Hillary was amazing! We would definitely recommend doing this class.”
Create your own Venetian carnival mask inside Palazzo delle Prigioni, led by an artisan. Materials included. Walk away with a souvenir.
Private Venice cooking with Massimo: Rialto Market stroll, handmade pasta lessons, and a wine-and-stories lunch or dinner.
“This was absolutely the best tour we had in Italy. We felt that Massimo invited our family to his family meal. It will be a forever memory of our time in Venice.”
Small-group cooking in Chef Carolyn’s Venice home. Make hand-filled agnolotti and crème patisserie, then eat lunch with wine.
“Oh, what a wonderful experience and dream come true! Learning how to make pasta and other Italian cuisine in actual Italy with Venice church bells sounding in the background from a professional chef was remarkable. Chef Carolyn is such a delightful person and we couldn’t be more pleased on how we spent our day. From…”
Make a real Venice papier-mâché mask in a small atelier. Learn Carnival history, paint and decorate, then take it home.
“Venice is actually a very crowded (as well as beautiful) place and this provided a peaceful and happy break from the chaos. It was nice to spend time with a genuine Venetian artisan in a creative activity. Our masks turned out pretty well too! We were two adults and a 9 year old child. It…”
Small-group Murano tour with an 1295 glass showroom, churches walk, and optional lampwork bead-making from the Venice lagoon.
“This was an amazing tour and Valerio was such a great guide! He was very accommodating and helpful with our group, as well as knowledgeable and entertaining! My daughter had a great time with Monica making her own glass bead to take home. Definitely a one of a kind experience!”
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