A Trip to Historic Venice and its Glassmakers at Mystic Seaport Museum

Nov 25, 2022 523

In the lobby of the Mystic Seaport Museum, near a clam-shaped hand-blown glass sculpture by Dale Chihuly, a full-sized wooden gondola has been on display. The two objects provide a symbolic introduction to “Sargent, Whistler, and Venetian Glass: American Artists and the Magic of Murano,” a show about the art, craft and history of Venice and Murano from about 1860 to 1920. 

The 50-year-old gondola, on loan from La Gondola in Providence, represents the iconic watercraft of Venice, said Elysa Engelman, director of exhibits at the museum.  “The only way you could get to Murano was by boat. In the 1870s, you could take a train to Venice, but most of the transportation was by boat once you were there,” she told CT Examiner.

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SOURCE: https://ctexaminer.com/

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