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A decorating class with participants creating masks. 1
Carnival Mask Decorating Class 2
A person painting a mask with green and yellow colors. 3
Various masks on a wooden table. 4
A person applying makeup in a cluttered room with various items and decorations. 5
By Venice Tours

Reviews

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
Free cancellation available
Price is £66 per adult
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 1h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages

Overview

    • Chance to make your very own Carnival mask in Venice
    • Insight into celebratory Venetian traditions around Carnival
    • Experienced decorator to guide & instruct you as you craft
    • Supplies like paint to decorate pre-created Carnival masks
    • Your personal mask to live the Venetian Carnival

Activity location

  • Venice Mask Lab
    • 597 Piscina San Zulian San Marco 596
    • 30124, Venezia, Veneto, Italy

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • San Marco 596 Venetian Masks
    • 30124, Venice, Veneto, Italy

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Class

  • Activity duration is 1 hour1h
    1h
  • English

Live Commentary in English, Spanish, Italian, and French.

Price details
£65.83 x 1 Adult£65.83
Total
Price is £65.83

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Class decorating a papier-mâché mask
  • What's includedWhat's included
    All necessary paints and supplies
  • What's includedWhat's included
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Know before you book

  • Children 11 and younger must be accompanied by a paying adult.
  • Maximum group size is 6 people.
  • Instruction may be multilingual if customers who speak different languages book the same class time.
  • Check-in is 10 minutes prior to the booked tour start time.
  • Explication in English, Spanish, French, Italian. The activity could be multilingual
  • If you are less than 6 people, the tour is not considered private but is shared with guests belonging to the same party
  • Unfortunately, this tour is not fully accessible for wheelchair users or people with walking disabilities
  • In accordance with UK consumer law, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.
  • This activity is provided by a professional trader (a party acting within their trade, business or profession).

What you can expect

Make your way to our mask-making workshop in the centre of the city and meet the professional mask decorator who will help you craft your personalised mask.

Decorate your mask following the wise tips of Giorgio, the Venetian masker. You will bring at home your personal mask decorated in according to your creativity!

Known as mascherari, Venetian mask-makers have enjoyed a special status in society for a very long time, having their own laws and guild.

Learn about the use of masks in Venice in the past centuries as you paint your mask and decorate it with gold leaf, feathers, and gems, using the techniques of Venetian craftsmen.

After this activity you will have an amazing souvenir to take home with you, your marvellous mask!

Venetians have donned elaborate Baroque costumes and decorative masks to celebrate Carnival, for centuries. The Carnival of Venice, which ends with the Christian celebration of Lent, is one the most famous Italian carnival events and it is renowned worldwide for its traditional elaborate masks. Live this fantastic, age-old tradition by crafting your own Venetian Carnival mask.

Location

Activity location

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    Venice Mask Lab
    • 597 Piscina San Zulian San Marco 596
    • 30124, Venezia, Veneto, Italy

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    San Marco 596 Venetian Masks
    • 30124, Venice, Veneto, Italy