LE STANZE DEL VETRO is one of the promotors of the festival. 150 events planned, including exhibitions, conferences, seminars, screenings, educational activities, themed evenings and open furnaces
The opening of the exhibition ‘Vittorio Zecchin: Transparent Glass for Cappellin and Venini’ (Sunday 10 September, from 4pm to 8pm) will be the opening event of The Venice Glass Week, the first international festival devoted to the art of glassmaking, notably from the Island of Murano, which will take place from 10 to 17 September 2017, in Venice.
The festival is promoted by the City of Venice and organized by three important local institutions that already have experience in this field: Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia, Fondazione Giorgio Cini, Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti and Consorzio Promovetro Murano, the authority in charge of managing the Vetro Artistico® Murano trademark.
The Venice Glass Week (www.theveniceglassweek.com) will feature more than 100 participants, with 150 events, including exhibitions, conferences, lectures, educational activities, open furnaces and more.
Also ‘Qwalala’ by Pae White is part of The Venice Glass Week.
