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.
“Tremendous experience watching and learning about Murano Glass Blowing. Had a terrific time watching the team effort.”
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.
“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.”
Rialto market to kitchen: hands-on Venetian cooking with a local chef. Fresh pasta/gnocchi, tiramisù, spritz and prosecco included.
“With this tour we walked through the market and bought all of the ingredients fresh we were given a little history of the market and area”
Hands-on handmade pasta and classic tiramisù in a Venetian home with Cesarine hosts. Small group, prosecco aperitivo, and real skills.
“We had a bit of a hiccup finding her apartment as there were no real street signs and it was pouring rain but she waited for us by the door and once we found it it was a perfect evening.”
Create your own Murano glass in a 4-person beginner class. Practice safe, then blow a cup or vase, with next-day pickup.
“Awesome experience. The team was great and to see and understand how Murano Glass is made was definitely worth the price.”
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.
“Rarely has a vacation “experience” been as enchanting, educational, and fun as the one my friend and I had with Massimo. We communicated a bit before our meeting where he inquired about food allergies or preferences. He guided us through our morning, explaining that our cooking would start in the sea, and move landward to…”
Small-group cooking in Chef Carolyn’s Venice home. Make hand-filled agnolotti and crème patisserie, then eat lunch with wine.
“Looking for a personal class where you get to see what's behind the doors of Venice? This cooking class is taught by an award winning chef and gives you a chance to be part of her home for a day. The food is amazing, she uses seasonal ingredients and all recipes are included. I went…”
Make a real Venice papier-mâché mask in a small atelier. Learn Carnival history, paint and decorate, then take it home.
“I knew this was going to be fun. My husband and older daughter were not sure. Well they loved it and our masks are beautiful! We had 2 smaller grade school kids. Sonja will help you make your mask beautiful. This was such a great family experience. She and her partner were delightful and fun!…”
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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