HERITAGE
Founded in 1862 by the cleric Vincenzo Zanetti, Abate Zanetti is today more than ever the meeting point between the past and the future of art glass.
THE HISTORY
The Abbot Vincenzo Zanetti is one of the personalities thanks to which Murano is still famous in the world. It was thanks to his work, his commitment to the island and his teachings that Murano owes the rediscovery of freedom, and of its dignity and prestige. He studied the past, rediscovering the grandeur of the works produced in antiquity and the fame that stemmed from it, and found in this grandeur, which he helped make known, the reasons for further development. He supported and commended the entrepreneurs and at the same time fought for an improvement of the living and working conditions of the island's workers.
In 1862 he opened a Drawing School for Glassworkers, annexed to the Museum and, in 1867, founded a newspaper, “La Voce di Murano” (“The Voice of Murano”).
THE VENUE
A superb building of industrial archaeology from the 1930s situated in the heart of the island of Murano.
There are two souls of Abate Zanetti:
The first is education, which draws inspiration from its origins and is expressed through the implementation, coordination and promotion of highly innovative training activities.
The second soul, in logic of continuity with the first, is that of production, a natural evolution to open new opportunities in a market environment that requires new solutions.
Abate Zanetti is now, in fact, also a center of excellence in the production, research and experimentation of the themes of artistic avant-garde and glass design and is capable of creating glass works of art starting from a project by the customer (resulting in the elaboration of a design and prototype) or following the instructions of the designer.
