homo faber





17-04-2022



Event dedicated to high craftsmanship in San Giorgio Maggiore (Cini foundation) with exhibitions and demonstrations at artisan shops throughout the territory.





Homo Faber is proposed as a showcase to show the masterpieces that the artisans of the territory and the world know how to create with the most disparate materials.

This year's edition highlights Japanese craftsmanship at the exhibition space of the Cini Foundation in San Giorgio Maggiore.

The purpose of the event is to celebrate the crafts and techniques that aim to create a more human future. Hence the title of this year's edition.

https://www.homofaber.com/en/myhfe

In the city you can admire the artisans at work, who will open their workshops for workshops, courses, demonstrations ... Among those that you can find on the site or on the app we discovered:

  1. A visit to the tradition of Venetian paper: between Bookbinding and Marbling Glassblowing: course for beginners
  2. Discovering the secrets of the Venetian gondola: guided tour of the "squero" Tramontin
  3. Ladies at work: meeting with the lace makers in Burano and aperitif at Martina Vidal's
  4. The ancient secrets of wood: visit to the workshop of Alvise Boccanegra

https://www.homofaber.com/en/incitta