Venice Carnival is steeped in history, charm and tradition: its inhabitants and tourists alike have taken a keen interest in it, thanks to its mix of transgression, art, history and culture in one of the most unique cities in the world.

workshops, games and entertainment for children from 6 to 10 years old. The theme will be the fantasy world painted by Stefano Benni in his book "Stranalandia".

February 16th: Big Day for Mardi Gras

Info:
info@sanservolo.provincia.venezia.it
tel. 041.2765001

a special programme of educational activities and creative initiatives associated with the themes of the Carnival and aimed at schoolchildren and kids, families and public.
The programmes intends encouraging the direct realisation by the participants of costumes, accessories, masks and instruments.
Every day, workshops will be offered for schools, art workshops and guided tours for children and families, interactive games, entertainment, surprise performances and many curiosities, all enlivened with gadgets, flapjacks and chocolate.

To register, contact: Tel. +39 041 5218 828, promozione@labiennale.org.

The activities are held with the assistance and guidance of the Biennale’s educational operators, flanked by 80 students from the Istituto Statale d’Arte of Venice.

· Entry free of charge
· Activities free of charge
· Heated spaces
· Bookshop, Cafeteria and ASAC library open

Rediscover the ancient art of mask-making and the ancient techniques of papier-mâché masks.

Thirty years after it was built, a re-examination of the famous design by Aldo Rossi for the Teatro del Mondo, a floating building anchored at the Punta della Dogana, and realised in 1979 for the Theatre Sector (then directed by Maurizio Scaparro) and Architecture Sector (directed by Paolo Portoghesi) for the Venezia e lo spazio scenico exhibition. Used in 1980 by the Theatre Sector for the first edition of the Venice Carnival, the Teatro del Mondo was transported by sea in the summer of 1980 to the Dubrovnik Theatre Festival.

Info:
La Biennale di Venezia
tel.041 5218828
Fax 041 2728329