Murano
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Geography | |
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Coordinates | 45°27′27″N 12°21′13″E / 45.45750°N 12.35361°E |
Adjacent to | Venetian Lagoon |
Administration | |
Region | Veneto |
Province | Province of Venice |
Murano is a series of islands linked by bridges in the
.History
Murano was initially settled by the
Early in the second millennium hermits of the
In 1291, all the
In the fifteenth century, the island became popular as a resort for Venetians, and palaces were built, but this later declined. The countryside of the island was known for its orchards and vegetable gardens until the nineteenth century, when more housing was built.
Attractions on the island include the
Murano glassmaking
Murano's reputation as a center for glassmaking was born when the
Murano's glassmakers were soon numbered among the island's most prominent citizens. By the fourteenth century, glassmakers were allowed to wear swords, enjoyed immunity from prosecution by the Venetian state and found their daughters married into Venice's most affluent families. While benefiting from certain statutory privileges, glassmakers were forbidden to leave the Republic. However, many of them took the risks associated with migration and established glass furnaces in surrounding cities and farther afield — sometimes in England and the Netherlands.
Murano's glassmakers held a monopoly on high-quality glassmaking for centuries, developing or refining many technologies including optically clear glass, enamelled glass (smalto), glass with threads of gold (aventurine), multicolored glass (millefiori), milk glass (lattimo), and imitation gemstones made of glass. Today, the artisans of Murano still employ these centuries-old techniques, crafting everything from contemporary art glass and glass jewellery to Murano glass chandeliers and wine stoppers.
Venice kept protecting the secret of the production of glass and of crystal but, notwithstanding it, the Republic partially lost its monopoly at the end of the sixteenth century, because of some glass makers who let the secret be known in many European countries.
Today, Murano is home to the Museo del Vetro or Murano Glass Museum in the Palazzo Giustinian, which holds displays on the history of glassmaking as well as glass samples ranging from Egyptian times through the present day.[3]
Some of the companies that own historical glass factories in Murano are among the most important brands of glass in the world. These companies include Venini, Alessandro Mandruzzato Ferro Murano, Barovier & Toso, Simone Cenedese [1] and Seguso. To protect the original Murano Glass art from foreign markets, the most famous Glass Factories of this island have a trademark that certifies glass made products on the island of Murano.
The oldest Murano glass factory that is still active today is that of Pauly & C. – Compagnia Venezia Murano, founded in 1866.
Government protection
As part of a broader view of protection and enhancement of typical and traditional Veneto product manufacturing and marketing, the Veneto Region protects and promotes the designation of origin of artistic glassworks created on the island of Murano, since glasswork is an inherent part of Venetian historical and cultural heritage.
The "Vetro Artistico Murano" trademark, filed and registered at the European Office for Harmonisation in Alicante, no. 00481812, has been established and is regulated by Regional Law no. 70, 1994.
Link to Warsaw
In the seventeenth century, the Murano-born Simone Giuseppe Belotti (in Polish, Szymon Józef Bellotti) became Royal Architect to the
Geography
Murano is composed of seven islands in the Venetian Lagoon, linked by bridges over eight channels.
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The seven individual islands of Murano
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The eight channels separating the islands of Murano
Economy
Weakness in the economy has affected Murano but some 260 companies remain in operation, employing 1,100 staff members (2016 data) and the island receives numerous tourists.[4][5]
See also
- List of islands of Italy
- Murano Lighthouse
- Murano Beads
- Murano glass
- Venetian glass
- Stazione Sperimentale del Vetro (Experimental Station for Glass)
- Muranów
- Nissan Murano
Notes
On 8 July 1797 was published the first comprehensive history book "Notizie Istorico-geografiche Murano", 1797. about the history of Murano.
- ^ Venice, the tourist maze, p. 171, Robert Charles Davis, Garry Marvin, 2004
- ISBN 0-87341-604-Xp. 12
- ^ "Murano. The island of glass". Venice Wine Tour. 25 July 2014. Archived from the original on 29 March 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- ^ "Murano glass museum marks the rebirth of four earthquake-damaged chandeliers". 24o.it. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- ^ Glennen, Callum. "Murano's merchants of Venice". Businessdestinations.com. Retrieved 16 February 2019.