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Perfume bottles. — (Venipedia/Bazzmann Archive)

Fascinating clothing from the 1600s and 1700s, full of beautiful lace and embroidery: this is what you will find in this museum, as well as a series of colour-themed rooms.
A different way to get to know Venice, admiring the elegant pageantry of handcrafted textiles and garments of the period. No wonder such works of art were imitated and envied all over the world.
A different way to get to know Venice.

This museum houses collections of textiles, costumes, clothing and accessories, most of them of Venetian origin, embellished with embroidery and lace that highlight the artisan art of the time of which the Venetians were very proud. The creations of weavers, tailors, lace makers, embroiderers, etc. they were real works of art, sumptuous and elegant. Many of the collections come from the Correr, Guggenheim, Cini museums and the now suppressed International Center of Arts and Costumes in Palazzo Grassi; in the library, there are 13,000 figurines dating back to the time span from 1700 to 1900.

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