Top Venice Craft Classes

Venice is Italy's carnival capital and festive masks are a large part of this annual celebration. Experience Venice's mask-making tradition first-hand with this private workshop at a local atelier. Learn how to create a paper mâché base using antique stone molds on day one, then come back the following day to decorate your hardened mask with paints, fabric, crystals, gold leaf, feathers, and other adornments.

Make your own Venetian mask in a hidden artist's atelier in Venice, with a glass of wine in hand. In a relaxed two-hour workshop our painter guides you step by step as you decorate and paint a traditional mask, choosing one of our designs inspired by the lagoon tradition or creating something completely personal. The aperitif includes vin santo with zaeti, typical Venetian biscuits, and two glasses of selected wine. Small groups (max 14), no experience needed, guidance in English, Italian and Croatian. You take home a one-of-a-kind mask, the perfect souvenir of Venice and its Carnival. Ideal for couples, friends, families and solo travellers.

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.

Unleash your creativity in a traditional printing workshop nestled in the heart of Venice. Over 2.5 hours, explore the craftsmanship of wooden type and manual presses, guided by skilled artisans. This hands-on experience at Campo Santa Maria Mater Domini allows you to create your own unique prints, blending artistry with rich historical technique. Upon completion, take home a beautiful souvenir that captures the essence of Venetian artistry, making your visit truly memorable.

For this private mask-decorating workshop in Venice, arrive at a traditional atelier, and get a blank sand-colored mask that’s ready for your artist eye. Use feathers, sequins, and other materials to make a masterpiece. Your guide will share facts about the history of mask making and can also show you some great techniques to use. Afterward, you’ll get to bring home your decorated mask.

Venice is renowned for its age-old metalworking techniques, so there’s no better place to create a personalized souvenir than the Floating City. During this private jewelry-making workshop, you’ll create two customized signet rings that express your unique creativity, receiving one-to-one guidance from your expert goldsmith along the way. The finished rings will be ready for collection after about one week.

During your Venice vacation, carve out some time for creativity with this private woodpress workshop. Rather than returning home with a souvenir you’ve picked up from a store, create your own piece of art using traditional printing techniques, adding your personalized stamp. Plus, your local artist guide can offer plenty of tips for exploring Milan’s creative scene.

Venice is bursting with attractions, making it tough to prioritize what to see. Ideal for first-time visitors, this three-hour tour showcases the best of Venice by foot and canal. Hear the history of St. Mark’s Square and Rialto Bridge from a guide, and visit St. Mark’s Basilica with a skip-the-line ticket to beat the long admission lines. Finish on a high note: a boat tour down the Grand Canal.

A unique blend of creativity and culinary delight awaits families in Venice. This private experience kicks off with a hands-on Venetian mask painting workshop led by a local artist, where you and your children can design your own masks to take home. After showcasing your artistic flair, step into the kitchen with Massimo, a warm and engaging host and expert cook, to prepare a traditional Italian meal using fresh ingredients from the local market. This interactive cooking session not only includes preparing pasta and dessert but also offers a glimpse into Venetian culture through stories and laughter shared around the dining table.