Region · 6 museums
Glass in Veneto
From Murano's centuries-old mastery to refined collections of Roman glass: the Veneto is the historic heart of Italian glassmaking.
Glass museumMurano Glass Museum
Murano, VeniceThe glass museum par excellence
- Roman-era glass finds
- 700 years of Murano glassmaking
- Historic chandeliers, mirrors and filigree glass
Ancient glassNational Archaeological Museum of Adria
Adria, RovigoEnnion's cups and Roman glass
- The cups signed by the master Ennion
- Early imperial glass (1st c. BC – 1st c. AD)
- Mould-blown cobalt-blue glass
Ancient glassNational Archaeological Museum of Altino
Quarto d'Altino, VeniceThe murrine glass of ancient Altinum
- Precious Roman-era murrine glass
- Finds from the ancient city of Altinum
- A new museum layout on the northern lagoon
Ancient glassConcordia National Museum
Portogruaro, VeniceGlass from the colony of Iulia Concordia
- Roman glass from the colony of Iulia Concordia
- The engraved bowl of "Daniel among the lions"
- One of the Veneto's oldest archaeological museums (1888)
Ancient glassAtestino National Museum
Este, PaduaRoman glass of ancient Ateste
- Roman glass from the 1st–4th century AD
- Over 65,000 finds in eleven rooms
- The history of the ancient city of Ateste
Contemporary glassLe Stanze del Vetro
Island of San Giorgio Maggiore, VeniceTwentieth-century glass art and beyond
- Devoted to 20th-century and contemporary glass art
- A Fondazione Cini and Pentagram Stiftung project
- Two major exhibitions a year on San Giorgio Maggiore