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Tragicomica

Calle dei Nomboli | San Polo 2800, Venice, Italy
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Ranked #17 of 73 shopping in Venice
4.5 of 5 stars 5 Reviews
Description: Find out what keeps the ancient art of mask-making alive during a visit to this artist's workshop.
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31 reviews 31 reviews
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 February 2012
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Tragicomica rented our beautiful eighteenth century costumes for the Carnival. The costumes were in good order, and clean. We also purchased our masks from Tragicomica, which were beautiful. This is an expensive place, both for hire and masks, but the care that they take to make sure that everything is perfect is second to none. More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 January 2012
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My wife and daughter took a mask making class at tragicomica, and absolutely loved it. It was expensive, but worth the money for the experience and a one-of-a-kind souvenir. I mentioned it in my trip report, 10 Nights in Venice: 4) MASK MAKING AT TRAGI COMICA My daughter ranks her mask-making class at Tragicomica as one of her favorite activities... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 January 2012
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The shop was wonderful and jam-packed with so many different kinds of masks it was mind-boggling. A handmade venetian mask was on my list of things to buy. Along the streets, there were many stalls that sold cheap, Chinese-made imitations of the real thing. The lady at the shop told us that one mask could take several days to create... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 August 2011
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We booked a family mask-making workshop with the owner and his son. They were warm and gracious and offered just the right balance of encouragement and assistance. We took about three hours to work on our masks with no sense of rush or hurry, and the family answered our many questions about the history of their shop, their craft, and... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 October 2010
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Top quality (and top dollar) handmade masks with many unique designs. If this is something on your Venice shopping list you should definitely seek this place out, you will not be disappointed! More

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