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Murano Glass History - 1910 to the modern day

Chapter 4 - 1910 to the Modern Day After the breakup, Venini started Vetri Soffiati Muranesi Venini & Co., and hired Napoleone Martinuzzi , a sculptor who was overseeing the Murano Glass Museum, to m...

Murano Glass History - 18th Century to 1910

Chapter 3 - 18th Century to 1910 The emigration of talent had its effect on Venice’s preeminence in glassblowing . Other countries used the once secret knowledge divulged by the maestri of Murano to ...

Murano Glass History - 13th to 17th Centuries

Chapter 2 - 13th to 17th Centuries In 1291, the Maggior Consiglio (Venetian government) decreed that all the glass furnaces had to be moved from the city of Venice proper onto the island of Murano , ...

Murano Glass history - from the beginning

Chapter 1 - From the Beginning The history of Murano Glass is and fascinating as it is interesting. Since the 9th century, the mastery of Glass blowing turning coloured sand and molten glass into bea...

Murano Glass - How do you know it is Authentic

Not everything you see can be believed right? Well unfortunately this is even true with Murano Glass . In June 2010, the Italian Carbaniere siezed over 11 Million USD worth of Fake Jewellery being so...

Murano Glass Retailers - Opportunity

Murano Art Glass Australia is an authorised agent and distributor for several of the very best Glass Blowing furnaces in Venice.  We offer a mesmorisig range of 100% authentic mouth blown glass creat...