Ghetto Vecchio and Ghetto Nuovissimo: three names for understanding Venice’s Jewish history
Venice’s Ghetto names reveal a layered urban story of enforced segregation transformed into a vibrant…
M9 in Mestre: the museum of the twentieth century for understanding the city before and after Venice
Located in Mestre, M9 reveals the twentieth century’s impact on the Venetian mainland through immersive…
Parco San Giuliano: looking at Venice from the mainland without feeling outside history
Parco San Giuliano shifts your perspective by revealing Venice as part of a broader lagoon system linked to…
Forte Marghera: the green threshold between Mestre, the lagoon and military memory
Forte Marghera transforms a nineteenth-century military fort into a peaceful green space where architecture,…
The Venetian remèr: oars and forcole, the craftsmanship without which the gondola does not move
The remèr crafts tailored oars and forcole that transform a gondolier's strength into balanced, silent motion,…
Venetian paterae: animals, symbols and Byzantine stones walled into façades
Small carved stone discs on Venetian façades tell stories of Byzantine trade, reused materials, and symbolic…
