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The 12th century Venetian art form of crafting handmade glass art has come to Australia.

Third generation Glass Master, Nirvano Voltolina has over than 40 years of experience in the ‘Vetro al lume’ technique, world-renowned for being colorful, elaborate, and skillfully made, originating from the island of Murano.

Explore the passion and traditions behind Venetian glass art.

Follow me and discover a lost treasury called Glass (‘Vetro’). Glass art has a long story, which is the story of Venice – the main island in the North Adriatic Laguna together with its little sisters Murano, Burano and Torcello. Each island has his own peculiarity: Gondola (Venezia), Glass Art (Murano), ‘Merletto’ (Burano) and Cathedral (Torcello).

Explore with me features and traditions of this amazing part of the world and its treasuries, in particular the Murano Glass Art.

Murano Glass Art is based on a type of glass object made by skilled and passionate craftsmen. In fact, Murano Glass and its ‘Vetro al lume’ technique is world-renowned for being colorful, elaborate, and skillfully made. ‘Vetro al lume’ is an amazing way to create different kinds of animals and small objects.

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