Museo del Vetro (Glass Museum)
Established1923
LocationFondamenta Giustinian 8,
30121 Murano, Italy
TypeArt museum, Historic site
DirectorChiara Squarcina
Websitemuseovetro.visitmuve.it

The Murano Glass Museum (Italian: Museo del Vetro) is a museum on the history of glass, including local Murano glass, located on the island of Murano, just north of Venice, Italy.

History

The museum was founded in 1861.[1][2] It was originally built in the Gothic style as a patrician's palace. The building became the residence of Bishop Marco Giustinian in 1659. He later bought it and donated it to the Torcello diocese. In 1805, the Torcello diocese was closed. In 1840, the palace was sold to the Murano Municipality, who would use it as a town hall, museum, and archives. In 1923, when the Murano Municipality joined Venice, the museum came under the management of the Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia (MUVE), its current operator.[3]

Location

It is located close to the "Museo" vaporetto water bus stop.[4]

Collection

The collection of the museum, one of the most complete in the world, ranges from antiquity to 20th century works including realizations by the famous Barovier & Toso glass company and glass textiles designed by Carlo Scarpa in the late thirties.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "The Museum". Fondazione Musei Civici Venezia. MUVE.
  2. ↑ "Murano Glass Museum – Venice". Inexhibit. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  3. ↑ "Building and history". Fondazione Musei Civici Venezia. MUVE.
  4. ↑ "Murano Attractions". Venetian Glass Info. Archived from the original on 20 August 2011. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
  5. ↑ "Museo del Vetro: Layout and collections". Glass Museum. MUVE. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
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