Glass Blowing Show Visit Murano Glass Factory and Showroom OMG
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Watching the glass blowing live is incredible! The guide tour spoke so easy to understand, explain how glass products are made and give helpful information about the glass making, how the glass is created, let you discover the furnace life cycle. The visit of our traditional Murano glass furnace to watch glass artisans in front of you making amazing objects is an unforgettable experience during your holidays in Venice. The glass shop is incredible too, it is an exclusive art gallery with all the murano glass best collections! The staff here are very helpful and very kind. We offer the best customer service.
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Tour visit of the Original Murano Glass OMG Furnace & Showroom, a well-known company in the manufacturing sector of Murano artistic glass, still an exclusive production of the precious Made in Italy, famous and renowned worldwide. Guests will witness live demonstrations comfortably seated, while our tour guide explains the Murano glass furnace and techniques. Guests will understand the craftsmanship of Murano artistic glassmaking and meet our Murano Master Glassmakers, who will perform two artistic glassmaking techniques in front of their eyes. The 'solid glass' technique, used to make and model glass sculptures, and glassblowing, used to model vases and tumblers. To complete the experience, visitors can admire our glass artworks in our showroom. 500 square metres of exhibition space, where you can admire historical works and purchase the collections we produce in our furnace. Collections that range from souvenirs to unique and customisable works of art.
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- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(80)
We had chosen this factory counting on enough time for a demonstration (15 to 20 minutes). The wait was moderate, but the demonstration itself (a vase, then a small horse) was extremely short: after 6 and a half minutes we were told it was over and we were invited to go to the showroom. Furthermore, there were about 40 of us tourists attending the demonstration, and we were advised not to sit down so that everyone could get in and see, with no regard for the elderly. Admittedly, seeing the skill and dexterity of the glassblowers is worthy of admiration, but paying €5 per person for 6 and a half minutes of demonstration, even if the price is not excessive, is a tourist trap and it tarnishes the image of Venice and Murano. This absolutely must be improved.
This was amazing! We got to see up close the extremely talented glass blower create from a glass ball - in extreme heat - and turn it into a beautiful piece of art - a horse! To see it taking shape was incredible. I couldn't wait to visit the showroom and I ended up ordering a custom (made for me!) Murano glass and crystal chandelier which will be created by a renowned chandelier artist. I also purchased a one-of-a-kind art piece glass bowl.
As far as I am concerned, it is a tourist trap. 5€ to see... yes, they show us how an object is made, but honestly, on the island, there are other glassblowers you can visit whenever you want and for free! Not at all my thing; I leave that to the tour operators who come in large numbers anyway. Too cliché and touristy. I really enjoyed seeing the others. Stroll through the village; the blowers have their doors open, so you can see them at work.
A good option to see the glass blowing if you go on your own. It is short (they make 2 figures), but enough for you to get an idea. They speak in Italian, and a little in English, but it is not 100% understood (it does not need that much explanation anyway).
The demonstration was fine. We definitely saw the artistry that goes into the beautiful pieces. However, we were shown into the store and were given the hard sell for the pieces. The ones in the showroom have very much inflated prices. But when you scoff, they tell you not to look at the prices, but to ask. I am not a fan of this tactic. Then when we did ask about a piece, we were taken into a room where they closed the door behind us. We were then to look at additional pieces. We were greeted by the owner who repeated all of the "spiel" that the original sales lady gave us. The went off and we darted out of the room. He followed us out with another man. I am assuming it was the artist that made the piece that I liked. We didn't stick around to know. I get it. It is very specialized work. But I do not respond at all to sales tactics like this.
The experience was so awesome! The art work is beautiful and they may us feel like royalty. We're happy to support a local family business.
A very beautiful experience; seeing the master create unique pieces live was something extraordinary. Recommended for all those who do not settle for stories told by others and want to understand how works of art are born by seeing with their own eyes.
Nice quick experience. Watching the masters create a couple pieces of glass art was a fun experience.
Fantastic experience, incredibly friendly staff, they helped us produce some fantastic items. Cannot recommend this enough!
The tour was very interesting and the glass maker was very talented!
