The museum, which opened in 1981, is situated in the old Lace-School of Burano, founded in 1871 by Countess Andriana Marcello with the aim of revitalising a centuries-old tradition. After the School was closed, a Consortium was created by administrative boards in Venice and by the Andriana Marcello Foundation - which had been constituted in the meantime - and in 1978 they launched a campaign to rediscover and re-evaluate this art. The archives of the old School, full of important documents and drawings, were re-ordered and catalogued; the building was restructured and transformed into an exhibition site. This was the beginning of the Lace Museum. It contains many valuable pieces of the School's rich collection, together with important examples of Venetian products from the sixteenth to the twentieth century.
Incorporated in 1995 into the Venetian Civic Museums, this building today offers not only items of great value, but also the chance to observe lace-makers at work, keeping up the traditions of the island. It is also possible to consult the archives, an important source of historical and artistic documentation, with drawings, photographs and other iconographic testimony.
Address: Isola di Burano, 30012, Venezia
Area: Venezia, Islands, Burano
Tel.: Call centre tel. 848082000 – from abroad tel. (+39)04142730892
Fax Number: (+39)041735471
email: info@fmcvenezia.it
Web: http://museomerletto.visitmuve.it/
Info on accessibility: platform to reach the collection, narrow toilets
Getting there: Line 4.1, Line 4.2 or Line 5.2, to Fondamenta Nuove, from Fondamenta Nuove Line 12 to Burano, stop Burano
Opening times: from 1 April to 31 October 10am-6pm, from 1 November to 31 March 10am-5pm, closed on Mondays. Last admission one hour before closing time. Closed 25 December, 1 January and 1 May
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: 5 €
Reduced price: 3.50 €