Ca' Macana

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Italia
Venezia
Ca' Macana

One of Venice’s oldest and best-known mask workshops. One of the oldest and most well known mask-maker in Venice.

09/06/2026

You asked, Matteo answered 🎭

One of the most common questions we receive is: *Why do you sand the masks?*

Sanding may not be the most exciting part of the process, but it’s one of the most important. It smooths the surface, removes the ridges left by overlapping layers of papier-mâché, and prepares the mask for painting and decoration.

It’s one of those steps that often goes unnoticed, yet it makes all the difference in the final result.

Behind every finished Venetian mask are days of work, drying time, sanding, painting, and decoration.

Have another question about mask making? Leave it in the comments 👇

📍Ca’ Macana Original
Dorsoduro 3215 30123 Venezia

06/05/2026

Creating a Venetian mask means working through different techniques, materials, hands, and each phase requiring time, precision, and experience. ✨

From raw paper to final decoration, every detail you see is the result of a process that can’t be rushed or replicated by machines. 🎭
This is what handmade really means.

Want to experience it yourself?😍
Join one of our mask-making workshops and create your own mask from start to finish.
👉 More info in bio.

📍Ca’ Macana Original
Dorsoduro 3215 30123 Venezia

25/03/2026

Spring has come to our workshop ☀️

📍Ca’ Macana Original
Dorsoduro 3215 30123 Venezia

02/03/2026

Deep blue flowing feathers 💙 every detail is placed with intention. Precision, patience, and a little bit of instinct guide the process.🪶

And the best part? Through our workshops at Ca’ Macana Original, you can create your own feathered mask and bring your vision to life. 🤩

Mask making workshop in Venice, Italy

📍Ca’ Macana Original
Dorsoduro 3215 30123 Venezia

05/02/2026

This is how our giant sun is born, layer by layer, in papier-mâché.🌞
Mario, who created the original mold years ago, guides our artisans through every step of the process.

Knowledge passed on by hand, from one generation to the next.
No shortcuts. No machines. Just time, skills, and tradition.💫

If you’d like to experience it yourself, we also offer workshops where you can create and decorate your own Venetian mask!🎭
👉🏼Link in bio!

📍Ca’ Macana Original
Dorsoduro 3215 30123 Venezia

01/02/2026

Here we go again!

Venice a Tale of Masks, our special event for the takes you inside our workshops to discover the craft of mask making and the history of masks in Venice.

28/01/2026

There are moments when we have to make difficult decisions, even about creations we’re deeply attached to.😮‍💨

🌞This sun was one of our very first molds, made at the beginning of our journey in the 1980s.
Back then, it helped fill an empty workshop. Today, it’s simply too large, and the mold, worn out by time and use, can no longer be saved. 💔

But before saying goodbye, we’ll create it one last time. 😉

19/12/2025

🎁 Last-minute gift idea?
Skip the usual stuff and gift an experience ✨

At Ca’ Macana, you can join a Venetian mask decoration workshop with whoever you want, friends, family, or your favorite person, and create something unique together, right here in Venice.❤️

Paint, experiment, laugh, and take home a handmade mask and a shared memory🎨🫟🖌️

👉🏻 Book now, link in bio!

07/12/2025

We challenged our team to decorate a Venetian mask BLINDFOLDED. 😮

The results? A chaotic mix of genius, confusion, and “abstract expressionism.”😂

Who do you think survived the challenge? 👀

📍Ca’ Macana Original
Dorsoduro 3215 30123 Venezia

- Traditional handmade masks -

03/12/2025

Hands, paper, patience.

Saraluna on screen 🌙

We are at 📍Dorsoduro 3215, Venice, Italy 30123
www.camacana.com

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