In addition to the mini-courses offered on an individual basis, Venice à la Carte also offers a program of seminars throughout the year which focus on a specific topic.
The idea of the seminar is to give our members an opportunity to return to Venice and experience a particular aspect of the Venetian culture or environment, together with other members.
Seminars start on the first Saturday of the month, at 9:00 am, and end around 5:00 PM.
The Venetian Landscape – February
- General: The evolution of the Venetian house
- Concentration: »I QUATTRO LIBRI DELL’ARCHITETTURA » by Andrea Palladio Practical part:
Secret Gardens – May
- General: The history of the Venetian Gardens – Art and Botany
- Concentration: The Botanical Garden of Daniele Barbaro and Antonio Michiel, two Venetian humanists and passionate plant collectors Practical part:
The Arts
I. General: Five centuries of Venetian music – March
Concentration: Venetian Opera in the XVII Cent. And the figure of Francesco Cavalli Practical part:
II. General: The evolution Venetian painting – January
Concentration: A XVII Cent. Treaty on Venetian painting: « La carta del navigar pittoresco » by Francesco Boschini Practical part:
III. General: Venetian Sculpture – November
Concentration: A Sculptor between two Ages: Antonio Canova Practical part:
The Artisans – December
- General: Working in Venice: History, Art and Devotion of Guilds
- Concentrations: The birth of a gondola Practical part:
Venice & Literature – June
- General: Anglo American writers in Venice at the turn of the century
- Concentration: Henry James, Robert Browning, and Mrs. Singer de Polignac (an American princess) Practical part:
Antiques – October
- General: The history of the Venetian furniture
- Concentration: Restoration of antique finishes Practical par
The Natural Side – July
- General: The ecology of the lagoon
- Concentration: Sea horses and Herons Practical part:
Villas of the Veneto – April
- General: The history of the Venetian villa – between need and pleasure
- Concentration: Alvise Pisani and his family villa on the Brenta Practical part:
