Founded in 1986 by Mario Belloni and Antonella Masnata, who rediscovered the papier-mache 'ancient technique' when the Carnival came back: a clay model, a plaster mould, then layers of blotting paper soaked in water and glue. Their bautas and morettas are copied from Pietro Longhi and Guardi paintings, and they made masks for Eyes Wide Shut. It also teaches mask-making to schools and visitors.
- Address
- Calle de le Botteghe, Dorsoduro 3215, 30123 Venezia
- Hours
- May-Sep daily 10:00-19:30; Oct-Apr daily 10:00-18:30 (Homo Faber)
- Price
- Free to visit; courses extra (Price not verified)
- Price level
- €
Details can change. Check hours and prices before you go.
Good to know
- Book a mask-making course to paint your own: the shop runs lessons for all ages.
- Look for the bauta and the black moretta, the two masks Venetians really wore in the 1700s.
- This is the Dorsoduro workshop at Calle de le Botteghe, near Campo San Barnaba.