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.
“It was very fun and not intimidating to learn. Barbara and Selena were helpful and engaging. Great group experience. Delicious!”
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.
“This was a great class. It was small and intimate and our host was funny and focused on keeping us safe and making sure we didn't do anything wrong. At the end you get a masters demonstration of a much more complicated artwork that is amazing to see take shape in front of your eyes.…”
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.
“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.
“If you’re looking for a truly memorable experience in Venice, Yummy Cooking Class with Carolyn is an absolute must. From the moment we arrived, we were warmly welcomed and instantly immersed in the rich history and culinary traditions of Italy.”
Make a real Venice papier-mâché mask in a small atelier. Learn Carnival history, paint and decorate, then 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…”
Small-group Murano tour with an 1295 glass showroom, churches walk, and optional lampwork bead-making from the Venice lagoon.
“Lovely little tour around Murano. Valerio was fun and engaging. He knew heaps about the history of Murano and showed us great places to eat and drink.”
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