Top Veneto Art Classes

Bring home the ultimate souvenir of your Venetian sojourn—your own papier-mâché carnival mask, handmade to your own design. A local master artisan works with you and your small group to unleash your creativity, as well as sharing stories of craftsmanship and carnival. Work with a whirlwind of materials—not just paint, but feathers, glitter, and trimmings—to create something that’s truly and uniquely yours.

The Doge's Palace prison near St. Mark's Square is where Casanova was held before his famous escape—a specific and unusual piece of Venetian history that standard walking tours rarely cover. This experience combines a guided visit to the historic prison with a hands-on Carnival mask-making workshop led by a local artisan, with a completed mask to take home at the end.

Take a break from the usual sightseeing and snapping photos in Venice with this special experience that allows you to be an artist for the day. Learn how to capture the sky, lagoon, and historic palaces through the time-honored medium of watercolor. A local Venetian artist takes you to find the ideal corner of the city to paint, where you can create your own artwork.

Venetian masks have a long and storied history: during the republic’s heyday, they were used to conceal the identities of residents who engaged in decadent activities. In their masks, peasants and noblemen were equal. Make your own Venetian mask (yours to keep), adorned with sequins, ribbons, and other fineries, under the tutelage of a local artist. All materials are provided.

Get hands-on experience with one-to-one guidance during a private glassmaking lesson. Discover the secrets of Murano glassmaking techniques from one of the most renowned craftsmen of Venice. The 90-minute workshop includes all materials—including your own marvelous glass artwork to take home—plus a 10 percent discount on glassworks from the artist.

Skip the guesswork of finding an authentic, hands-on class and enjoy a welcoming cooking experience in Verona. Learn to prepare classic Italian dishes with guidance from a local chef, gaining practical skills you can recreate at home. Cook, share a meal, and connect with local food culture in a relaxed setting without worrying about planning or experience level.

Partake in one of Italy’s most time-honored art forms during this two-and-a-half-hour small-group glass-blowing workshop on the island of Murano. Suitable for beginners, workshops include a live demonstration and hands-on instruction in shaping molten glass. Make an original art object to take back home as a souvenir, ready for pickup the next day. Your glass piece can also be shipped worldwide at an additional cost.

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Step into a hidden Venetian atelier and enjoy an evening of creativity, wine, and social connection. Sip fine Italian wine while bringing your own canvas to life, sharing laughs and inspiration with fellow guests. Surrounded by candlelit décor, vintage mirrors, and hand-crafted tables, you’ll create a unique painting to take home—a memorable experience in the heart of Venice.

You don’t have to brave Venice in February to enjoy the magic of Carnival. Capture yourself against six different settings and backgrounds with a range of dresses, masks, hats, and feathers at a studio in the heart of Venice. Create fun videos and photos to share online or print out—it’s the perfect activity for when history and art gets a little much.

Arriving in Venice can be a hectic experience.  Enjoy a stress-free start to your vacation with this one-way, private transfer service. You’ll be picked up by a private water taxi at the Santa Lucia Station, if arriving by train, or the Piazzale Roma bus terminal, and then taken directly to your hotel in Venice or Venice Lido. It’s a convenient, customizable way to start your Venetian visit in comfort and style!

Venice is beautiful, but it is incredibly easy to spend your entire trip stuck in a sea of tourists or struggling to get a decent photo where someone isn't walking right into your frame. What makes this experience completely unique is the secret-route approach. While we cover the iconic spots you want, we specialize in showing you the quiet, romantic side of Venice that most travelers completely miss. We slip down hidden, pristine alleyways and quiet canal bridges where the light is perfect and the crowds are zero. Instead of coming home with awkward selfies or blurry photos taken by helpful strangers, you get a fun, relaxed lifestyle experience with a local insider. You will discover secret corners of the city, pick up local tips you won't find in guidebooks, and walk away with breathtaking, magazine-quality photographs that perfectly capture your genuine emotions against the most beautiful backdrop in the world.

A unique experience that combines art and craftsmanship, in a laboratory that in over fifty years of activity has created over a thousand different graphics, working with over 250 artists from all over the world.

Beat the crowds and enjoy an insider's introduction to Venice during this private photo walk, which visits lesser-known neighborhoods and attractions that only locals know. Discover canals and picturesque bridges away from the tourist track, stopping to take photographs along the way. Tailor-made itineraries offer hands-on photography instruction.

More than a workshop or a shopping experience, this is an authentic journey into Venice's living artisan heritage. Meet the people behind the craft, discover the story of an iconic Venetian creation, enjoy local flavors, and leave with a deeper connection to the city's traditions—and the inspiration to find your own unique Gondolina.

We are an artisan laboratory of artistic screen printing, active since 1968 in the heart of the city of Venice. It prints high quality editions, making available its own technical expertise and sensitivity, managing to interpret and translate the different expressive languages of painters, sculptors, photographers, illustrators, street artists, graphic artists and designers into graphics. Gianpaolo Fallani inherits the passion for screen printing from his father Fiorenzo, who has collaborated with over 200 artists from all over the world and for whom he has created more than 1000 editions. Printing on commission continues, also offering workshops and residences of various levels that invite the artist to learn about and experience the versatility and potential of this printing technique. In 2018 Gianpaolo received the recognition of MAM Master of Art and Craft and participates in Double Firma and Homo Faber.

Capture your trip to Venice during this private one, two, three, or four-hour photoshoot with a professional photographer. Let the city be your backdrop as you pose in front of iconic Venice locations—ideal for solo travelers, couples, or special events. Get between 20 and 50 final images (depending on the duration selected) in an online viewing gallery within two weeks.

Explore a unique part of Venice’s history and culture—and enjoy a hands-on art experience that few other visitors get to have—thanks to this small-group mask-making workshop. Make your own way to the centrally located artisan studio, and get ready to create your very own Venetian mask using papier-maché and other provided materials. As you craft, learn insider facts and stories about the city’s mask-making traditions that you wouldn’t otherwise encounter.

Create wonderful memories in picturesque Venice. Whether you’re a solo traveller that doesn’t want to rely on selfies, a couple looking for a romantic souvenir or a family that wants everyone in the frame, this experience is a wonderful way to remember your time in the city. Your photographer is a local who knows all the hidden spots and tucked-away corners that make the most beautiful backgrounds for your pictures.

Only 6 participants: personalized feedback, no one is left behind. Venice as a classroom : every street is a lesson in light and geometry. You learn to disappear: the invisible approach technique is your advantage. Three intense hours: zero useless theory, only field practice. Shoot with anything: DSLR, mirrorless or smartphone, it works.

We will discover together the most iconic places of the city, the Rialto Bridge, the Grand Canal, St. Mark's Square. I will show you the most secret Venice through the eyes of a professional photographer born in Venice. The tour is suitable for all people, more experienced photographers but also people who like to take photographs with their mobile phones. During the tour I will introduce you to local traditions, the best restaurants and the best craftsmen.

Award-winning photographer, I offer you an intimate, artistic and personalized session in Venice. I Guide you to create together authentic and elegant memories

Venice is unique and wonderful, without a doubt. If you are here on vacation, you will surely want to come home with some beautiful memories to show to friends and family and to cherish. If you are passionate about photography, you must absolutely participate in this workshop that will show you how to best photograph the beauties of the city. We will see some street photography and architecture techniques and we will learn to hone our techniques and our creative eye to get the most out of our photographs. * Children and teenagers up to 13 years of age can participate for free. It's necessary to notify their presence via message, specifying number and age.