from September 1 to December 31, 2026
On now: The Gold of the Serenissima
Enjoy unique experiences
Venetian gilding (Introduction)
Introduction to gold leaf gilding workshop
Venetian Gilding (Advanced)
VENETIAN MASK (INTRODUCTION)
Make a papier-mâché mask and decorate it with gold leaf
EBRU paper printing (Marbled paper)
Introduction
Cyanotype
Gold takes over your Christmas decorations!!
a place
Infinite Metamorphoses
The studio’s three principles
The place - Sal, the Earth
In Venice, in the heart of the Sestiere di San Marco, an old alchemist’s laboratory has reopened its doors. Vials have given way to pigments, crucibles to tools, secrecy to shared knowledge. But the spirit remains. Venetians came here to transform the world. We invite you to transform the way you see it.
The artisans - Sulfur, Fire
Here, artisans are invited as researchers once were: not to produce, but to reveal. To listen to the material. To dare to transform it before our eyes. To share the age-old knowledge they carry forward.
The workshops - Mercury, Water
Knowledge comes to life through doing. It can be seen, felt and discovered. Through sharing and exchange, it is renewed and takes on new dimensions.
AT NO. 3525
the visitor
does not walk through
a gallery
it takes part in
a conversation
between hands &
matter
philosophy
alchemy
is not
a myth