About this experience
In the Santa Croce district, you will visit the Mocenigo house, one of the most noble families in Venice. The spirit and appearance of antiquity have been wonderfully preserved here. You will see authentic interiors and costumes, discover the world of Venetian perfumes and spices in an interactive laboratory. And since the building's restorers were my teachers, I will tell you fascinatingly about the museum's exposition and help you not get lost in this beauty.
What to Expect
A Spirit of Venetian Luxury
We will start with the "portego" - a large room on the first floor where merchants usually didn't live, but traded, unloaded goods from boats, and showed them to buyers. And then we'll climb the monumental staircase to the second floor, where we will journey through 20 rooms. You will feel notes of amber, cashmere, and orange blossom. Examine the apartments with luxurious furniture and walls covered in fabric wallpapers and decorations made of Murano glass.
And of course, the focus will be on mannequins in Baroque costumes, or "golden gold on gold" - the most lavish and theatrical style. Studying the outfits, you will learn about the fashionable women's and men's clothing, the materials used to sew garments for the nobility, the accessories they wore, how ladies dyed their hair on the roofs of houses, and much more.
World of Venetian Perfumery and Scents
After that, you will visit Italy's first interactive laboratory. We will start with the work of an alchemy master, a perfumer of the era. You will observe the process of making perfumes and explore an interesting map of maritime journeys in search of spices - the so-called
