Le stanze del vetro

[1] The purpose of Le Stanze del Vetro is to focus on the history and the use of glass in 20th and 21st century art to bring this medium back into the center of the attention and discussion within the international art scene.

Le Stanze del Vetro has adopted a model often found in English-speaking countries of free access to museums, based on the idea that cultural heritage belongs to the community.

For this reason, two exhibitions are staged each year on the Island of San Giorgio Maggiore.

The result is a large site-specific installation, coupled with the design of a small limited-edition object produced in Murano and sold at the Le Stanze del Vetro bookshop to support the activities organized and promoted by Le Stanze del Vetro.

[citation needed] Le Stanze del Vetro has set up a Study Centre dedicated to research in the field of artistic glass, together with a general archive of Venetian glass, a series of scholarships specifically addressed to researchers interested in the topic and a series of seminars, conferences and workshops for scholars and artists interested in the history, technology and development of the art of glassmaking.