The Ghetto of Venice In Venice, which in 2021 will be 1600 years old since its foundation, one of the first Jewish quarters in Europe was born in 1516, the first one to be called ghetto. Today it is a lively and busy district of the city where there still are some Jewish religious and administrative institutions and five synagogues. In the Stoà
Venetian Glass Beads: history, images, music The Design Workshop of the “Stanze italiane” hosts a whole new section dedicated to the “world” of Venetian glass beads. Thanks to Francesca Rizzoni’s idea and words, we discover an ancient and precious form of craftsmanship, inscribed in the UNESCO List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Historical notes and iconography on this refined form of craftsmanship
