The Venice Glass Week

From September 13-21 the Peggy Guggenheim Collection participates in The Venice Glass Week, offering free daily presentations and a workshop for children.

Free Presentations

On the occasion of the ninth edition of The Venice Glass Week 2025, The Magic of Glass, the Peggy Guggenheim Collection celebrates American sculptor Claire Falkenstein, renowned for her innovative sculptures combining nontraditional materials.

In 1960, Peggy Guggenheim commissioned Claire Falkenstein to design the entrance gates to her private residence in Venice, Palazzo Venier dei Leoni. The Entrance Gates to the Palazzo (1961), which today welcome visitors to the museum, are composed of welded mild steel rods painted black, forming an intricate web in which pieces of colored Murano glass— known as cotissi—are embedded. These glass fragments, gathered from the floors of local furnaces, are arranged in a seemingly random pattern that Guggenheim described as “knitting.” The gates remain one of the most distinctive elements of the Palazzo’s architecture, embodying Falkenstein’s experimental approach and Guggenheim’s bold vision.

Every day from September 13 to 21 at 4 pm, visitors will be offered a daily presentation exploring Falkenstein’s work in depth, with each talk lasting approximately 20 minutes.

No booking required. Participation is free with museum admission.
The presentation are held in the museum's sculpture garden.

workshop

On Sunday, September 14 at 3:00 pm, children aged 4 to 10 can join the workshop Weaves of Steel, Shapes of Glass. Inspired by Falkenstein’s Entrance Gates to the Palazzo (1961), they will create their own sculptures using glass, wire, and imagination!