The world in a glass bead. The Murano Glass Museum Collection 1820-1890

Perla di vetro a canna a strati forata, XIX secolo, Diametro x lunghezza da 16 x 24 mm a 75 x 90 mm<br />

Glass pearl (multi-layered pierced blow), 19th century, Diameter x length from 0.06 x 0.09" to 0.29 x 0.35"

From 08 Dicembre 2017 to 15 Aprile 2018

Venice

Place: Museo del Vetro

Address: Fondamenta Giustinian 8, Murano

Times: 10am-05pm. From April 1st 10am-06pm

Responsibles: Augusto Panini, Chiara Squarcina

Ticket price: full € 10, reduced € 7.50

Telefono per informazioni: 848082000

E-Mail info: info@fmcvenezia.it

Official site: http://www.museovetro.visitmuve.it

The delicate and refined art of glass bead making is an extraordinary chapter in the history of Murano glass. Used in the past as an exchange currency even as far as the New World, the beads with their unexpected miniaturised decorations, perfect in every shade of colour, are still a precious accessory today. The Museo del Vetro di Murano, which owns perhaps the world’s largest existing collection and exemplars of glass beads, presents the frst major scientifc study of these small precious artefacts, undertaken by Augusto Panini.

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