Mask Decoration Workshop Venice

Are you searching for a unique activity for you and your group in Venice? Why not book our Venetian mask workshop and try your hand at Italian mask making in this gorgeous city.

This thrilling workshop is held in a beautiful traditional building, with hand-painted interior walls and gold gilt detailing, located in the heart of Venice. While in this incredible setting, our professional mask-making artisans will guide attendees back in time to learn about the origins of mask-making and wearing in Venice, before participating in the mask decoration workshop.

Throughout history, people in Venice wore masks daily primarily to maintain their privacy as they went about their business, but they were also used to commit crimes anonymously. Mask-wearing and crime became so rampant that the city’s Doge banned masks, with the only exception being Carnival.

Though the purpose of using masks may have changed over the centuries, the traditional crafting method hasn’t. Artisans still apply embellishments to a papier-mâché base and will be on hand to teach participants the correct technique in this Venetian mask-making workshop. Richly colored fabrics, lace, Swarovski crystals, beads, and sequins will all be provided and available for participants to decorate their papier-mâché mask bases however they wish!

Each original, customized Venetian mask will be available to take home by its maker—a fantastic souvenir from this beautiful city.

Top Tips

• Workshops can accommodate up to 100 participants at a time.
• Two workshops can be conducted each day, lasting 2.5 hours each.
• All materials, setup, and assistance in English are included.

Contact us to learn more about booking this activity for your group’s visit to Venice.