Island of San Giorgio Maggiore

12 October - 16 December 2007

With the unveiling, on 11th September, of the facsimile of The Wedding at Cana in the Palladian Refectory on San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice, an exhibition dedicated to the painting will be inaugurated on the island. Entitled The Miracle of Cana. Originality through re-production, the exhibition has been designed and curated by the Giorgio Cini Foundation Institute of Art History and the Factum Arte atelier, Madrid, and made possible thanks to the collaboration of the Musée du Louvre. There are two main sections in the exhibition. Curated by Factum Arte, the first section will illustrate all the various stages in the creation of the facsimile through videos, images, panel presentations and the presence of some of most important instruments used to make the facsimile. The second explores the history and popularity of Veronese’s painting through videos and the display of a large literary and iconographic documentation consisting of ancient printed books and a series of copies or works

If you have the opportunity of visiting Venice, you do not have to miss the small but extremely equipped Museum of Oriental Art which deserves a visit in depth. We advise you to visit it with a Guide as the enormous quantity of objects cannot be understood in its completeness without a suitable explanation.
The collection dates back to the last decades of the Nineteenth century, when the Count of Bards Enrico di Borbone, during his journey through Asia, collected about 30000 pieces. They were first placed at Vendramin Calergi Palace, nowadays the siege of the Casino, where he used to reside and where he wanted a permanent exposition to be organized too. After the end of the First World War, this collection was recognized, by the Italian Government, as a war damage to be paid. Since 1928, as a consequence of a convention between the State and the Municipality of Venice, Ca’ Pesaro has welcomed the collection. The Government bought, out of the future and final setting up of the museum, Palazzo Marcello, along the Canal Grande, where also what is now kept in the storehouses will find a suitable location.
The Museum owns most of the instruments necessary to the performance of the main genres of traditional Japanese music, an amazing Onna norimono, such as a Japanese sedan chair for ladies dating back

This island used to be a flourishing centre and is the place from where the Venetian civilization originated (it is here that the inhabitants of Altino took refuge to escape the barbarian invasions), but only the monumental centre has, miraculously, survived. From the landing jetty, you can reach it through a street along which there are only few houses and some restaurants, besides the characteristic Ponte del diavolo, with no parapet. You will thus reach a vast grassy area where, around the so called Throne of Attila (a stone chair probably used by tribunes when administering justice), gather St. Fosca, the cathedral, the Palazzo dell’archivio and the Palazzo del Consiglio.

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Hotel Messner is situated a few steps from the Basilica della Salute and in a short time you can reach St.Mark Square by steam-boat crossing the Canal Grande.
The Hotel is near the famous promenade of the Zattere, an important residential area that is well known for its refined elegance and quiet, close to Peggy Guggenheim Collection and Accademia Gallery. Hotel Messner offers its guests a cosy and homely atmosphere and you will certainly appreciate its varied and excellent cooking.
Hotel Messner offer WINTER IN VENICE in November 2007.
Join this offer and you’ll get: The best room available, 20% discount, One Prosecco bottle.

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In order to get in a supply of water the Venetians used wells. Not existing fresh water beds they had a clever method for getting it. On the campos where you find the well parapet you will notice that at its sides there are two or four manhole covers. From these ones the rain water was canalized into a clay cistern, thus made of a waterproof material, and filled with sand which acted as a filter. Water gathered in the central pipe placed under the well and it was ready to be pulled up with a bucket. Nonetheless the water of wells could not be sufficient for all the Venetians who, thus, had to get it brought by means of scows coming from the Brenta.

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8th October 2007

An American expedition 260 kilometers long composed of six stops along the Hudson River. It will be on board the most typical Venetian boat that the sixty year old champion Vittorio Orio, who is already known for enterprises conjugating sport and solidarity, will bring a bit of lagoon to the Columbus Day, planned on the 8th October. The departure is arranged for the first October from Albany and it will bring the Venetian gondolier and his three mates to the Ground Zero in New York. Such expedition plans to row a traditional four-oar gondola, built in 2000, for 55 miles. All that with six stops: the team will stop in six towns rising along the Hudson River, in order to bring a new message of solidarity to the United States and to collect the funds to be assigned to charitable initiatives. At any stop, a meeting with the local authorities will be arranged, in order to convey a friendship message to America from Venice and all Italy and above all with the aim of calling attention to charitable initiatives they will try to carry out, such as the raising of funds for financial aids to be given to the orphans of the firemen who died during the crash of the Twin Towers.

Tania Danieli

1st december  2007

It is a tourist initiative conceived by H-Play, a company that makes play a means for spreading experience, discovery and socializing. As a matter of fact a mysterious group of people is working on an event night and day, will present a new route in Venice: it will be developed as a treasure hunt. The participants will use a special encoded guide-notebook and will be asked to make their mobile phone numbers available in order to receive the instructions to play. Technology in the service of cultural entertainment tourism, then.
The Ruyi is an original and unique event. A challenge with oneself and the others. A new and amusing way for discovering the most hidden side of a town so rich in mysteries as Venice.
What is Ruyi and what happened to Marco Polo’s body?
If you want to know more read the adventures of Carlo Dolfin on venice.theruyi.com.