The Glass Museum is located in Murano, an Island of the Venetian Lagoon, famous in the world for the art of glass, one of the reason to visit Venice!
The collection of the Glass Museum represents the largest historical collection of Murano glass in the world, but also includes notable Roman pieces.
The Murano Glass Museum collection is laid out chronologically on the first floor of the museum. Starting from an archaeological section on the ground floor, which contains noteworthy Roman works dating from the 1st to the 3rd century A.D., it follows to the largest historical collection of Murano glass in the world, with pieces dating from the 15th to the 20th century, many of them world-famous masterpieces.
Address: Isola di Murano, Venezia
Area: Venezia, Islands, Murano
Tel.: Call centre tel. 848082000 – from abroad tel. (+39)04142730892
email: info@fmcvenezia.it
Web: http://museovetro.visitmuve.it/
Info on accessibility: Staircase to reach the collection; wide toilets.
Getting there: Line 4.1 or Line 4.2, stop Museo Murano
Opening times: dal 1 novembre al 31 marzo 10-17 (biglietteria 10 - 16.30) dal 1 aprile al 31 ottobre 10-18 (biglietteria 10 - 17.30) Chiuso 25 dicembre, 1 gennaio, 1 maggio
Additional information: COMBINED TICKET GLASS MUSEUM + LACE MUSEUM (starting from May 1st 2015)
Combined ticket Glass Museum + Lace Museum Full price: 12 €
Combined ticket Glass Museum + Lace Museum reduced: 8 €
Full price: 10 €
Reduced price: 7.50 €
Reduced price for: children aged 6 to 14; students* aged 15 to 25; escorts (max. 2) for groups of children or students; citizens over 65; staff* of the Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali; holders of the "Rolling Venice Card"; FAI members
Free admission for: Venetian residents; children aged 0-5; disabled people with escort; authorised guides*; interpreters accompanying groups;1 free tickets every 15 tickets with prior bookings; I.C.O.M. members. * I.D. required