From Byzantine mosaics to modern collaborations, Murano’s glassmakers have spent centuries turning fire into fantasy – proof ...

Venice has been closely associated with artisan glassmaking for centuries. In fact, in 1960, archaeologists discovered an 8th-century glass furnace on the Venetian island of Murano, demonstrating how ...

Murano’s Venetian glass factory heritage is evident everywhere. In my opinion, native Venetians are born with royal status in the amazing, aquatic, Italian city that otherwise teems with day-tripping ...

Tracy Chevalier’s new novel, “The Glass Maker,” is her most ambitious yet. Occurring over a grand sweep of 500 years — all experienced by her long-lived heroine, Orsola Rosso (the name Orsola, no ...