Established 1923 Province Province of Venice Founder Vincenzo Zanetti | Director Chiara Squarcina Phone +39 041 739586 Founded 1923 | |
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Location Fondamenta Giustinian 8,
30121 Murano, Italy Type Art museum, Historic site Website museovetro.visitmuve.it Address Fondamenta Marco Giustinian, 8, 30141 Venezia, Italy Hours Closed now Tuesday10AM–6PMWednesday10AM–6PMThursday10AM–6PMFriday10AM–6PMSaturday10AM–6PMSunday10AM–6PMMonday10AM–6PMSuggest an edit Similar Murano, Santa Maria e San Don, Fondazione Musei Civici di V, San Pietro Martire - Murano, Lace Museum Profiles | ||
The Murano Glass Museum (Italian: Museo del Vetro) is a museum on the history of glass, including local Murano glass, located on the island of Murano, just north of Venice, Italy.
The museum is located in the Palazzo Giustinian. The palace was the residence of the bishops of Torcello. It was originally built in the Gothic style as a patrician's palace. The building became the residence of Bishop Marco Giustinian in 1659. He later bought it and donated it to the Torcello diocese.
The Glass Museum was founded in 1861. It is located close to the "Museo" vaporetto water bus stop. The museum is run by the Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia (MUVE).
The collection of the museum, one of the most complete in the world, ranges from antiquity to 20th century works including realizations by the famous Barovier & Toso glass company and glass textiles designed by Carlo Scarpa in the late thirties.