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Murano Glass Museum, the Glossary

The Murano Glass Museum (Italian: Museo del Vetro) is a museum on the history of glass, including local Murano glass, located on the island of Murano, just north of Venice, Italy.^[1]

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Ancient Rome

In modern historiography, ancient Rome is the Roman civilisation from the founding of the Italian city of Rome in the 8th century BC to the collapse of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century AD.

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Angelo Barovier

Angelo Barovier (in Venice – 1460, in Venice) was an Italian glass artist.

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Art museum

An art museum or art gallery is a building or space for the display of art, usually from the museum's own collection.

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Barovier & Toso

Barovier & Toso is an Italian company that specializes in Venetian glass. Murano Glass Museum and Barovier & Toso are Murano and Venetian glass.

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Carlo Scarpa

Carlo Scarpa (2 June 1906 – 28 November 1978) was an Italian architect and designer.

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Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia

Founded following the resolution passed by the Municipal Council Board of Venice on March 3, 2008, the Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia (MUVE) manages and develops the cultural and artistic heritage of Venice and islands.

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Gothic architecture

Gothic architecture is an architectural style that was prevalent in Europe from the late 12th to the 16th century, during the High and Late Middle Ages, surviving into the 17th and 18th centuries in some areas.

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Historic site

A historic site or heritage site is an official location where pieces of political, military, cultural, or social history have been preserved due to their cultural heritage value.

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History of glass

The history of glass-making dates back to at least 3,600 years ago in Mesopotamia.

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Italian language

Italian (italiano,, or lingua italiana) is a Romance language of the Indo-European language family that evolved from the Vulgar Latin of the Roman Empire.

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Italy

Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern and Western Europe.

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Murano

Murano is a series of islands linked by bridges in the Venetian Lagoon, northern Italy.

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Museum

A museum is an institution dedicated to displaying and/or preserving culturally or scientifically significant objects.

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Paolo Venini

Paolo Venini (12 January 1895– 22 July 1959) emerged as one of the leading figures in the production of Murano glass and an important contributor to twentieth century Italian design. Murano Glass Museum and Paolo Venini are Venetian glass.

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Roman Catholic Diocese of Torcello

The Diocese of Torcello or Diocese of Turris (Latin: Dioecesis Torcellanus) was a Roman Catholic diocese located in the town of Torcello in the province of Venice in northeastern Italy.

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