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Type Family fun
Location
Date and Times 12, 13 and 14 April | 11am-4pm
Prices Free | Drop in

Explore Venice’s iconic canals, cultures and communities with the Canaletto Family Days!

The National Maritime Museum is hosting a series of free workshops for all ages and abilities, inspired by the new exhibition Canaletto's Venice Revisited.

Get creative, make your own Venetian mask and discover more about Venice's amazing history, all as part of your visit to the National Maritime Museum.

The workshops run every day from 12-14 April, and are open to anyone with a ticket to the Museum.

You can also book tickets to see the new exhibition now, and get free entry to the National Maritime Museum as part of your visit.

Find out more about each workshop below.

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12 April

Save our waterways!

Save our waterways! Protect the Thames! Less plastic, more fantastic!

Families are invited to explore a range of print and stencil techniques to create their own protest tote bag, inspired by flags, posters and objects in the museum's collection, and in the special exhibition Caneletto's Venice Revisited. This is a messy workshop; please wear appropriate clothing. 

Time: 11am to 1pm | 2pm to 4pm

Location: Learning Space

A Venetian Mask Workshop

Masks have always been an essential component of Venetian culture. Join this workshop and learn how to create your own Venetian mask.

Time: 11am to 1pm | 2pm to 4pm

Location: Rethink Space

Neptune

Meet Neptune, god of the oceans, as he tries to gather help from people across the earth to save the oceans that are his home.

Time: 12pm, 1pm, 2pm and 3pm.

Location: Great Map

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13 April

Oyster Opera Duo

People never forget an encounter with Oyster Opera. It’s not every day you are invited to waltz along to Verdi’s ‘Brindisi’, are pounced on by a man-mad mezzo, or are serenaded at close range by a beautiful soprano. Look out for their beautiful gondola and enjoy a range of famous operatic duets.

Time: 11.30am, 1pm and 2.30pm

Location: In the grounds by the Romney Road Entrance

Save our waterways!

Save our waterways! Protect the Thames! Less plastic, more fantastic!

Families are invited to explore a range of print and stencil techniques to create their own protest tote bag, inspired by flags, posters and objects in the museum's collection, and in the special exhibition Caneletto's Venice Revisited. This is a messy workshop; please wear appropriate clothing.

Time: 11am to 1pm | 2pm to 4pm

Location: Learning Space

A Venetian Mask Workshop

Masks have always been an essential component of Venetian culture. Join this workshop and learn how to create your own Venetian mask.

Time: 11am to 1pm | 2pm to 4pm

Location: Rethink Space

The Historical Regatta

One of the most important events in Venice is the Historical Regatta, a sumptuous boat procession which precedes the races performed by gondolas. Bring your family to this workshop, discover how to build a gondola, and take part to the Regatta on the Museum’s grounds!

Time: 11am to 1pm | 2pm to 4pm

Location: Group Space and North-West Lawn

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14 April

The Historical Regatta

One of the most important events in Venice is the Historical Regatta, a sumptuous boat procession which precedes the races performed by gondolas. Bring your family to this workshop, discover how to build a gondola, and take part to the Regatta on the Museum’s grounds!

Time: 11am to 1pm | 2pm to 4pm

Location: Group Space and North-West Lawn

Save our waterways workshop

Save our waterways! Protect the Thames! Less plastic, more fantastic!

Families are invited to explore a range of print and stencil techniques to create their own protest tote bag, inspired by flags, posters and objects in the museum's collection, and in the special exhibition Caneletto's Venice Revisited. This is a messy workshop; please wear appropriate clothing.

Time: 11am to 1pm | 2pm to 4pm

Location: Learning Space

A Collective 3D Veduta Artwork

A veduta (Italian for 'view') is a highly detailed, usually large-scale painting or, more often, print of a cityscape or some other vista. Inspired by the Canaletto’s painting Greenwich Hospital from the North Bank of the Thames, families are invited to take part in making a collective large scale 3D veduta artwork out of different materials.

Time: 11am to 1pm | 2pm to 4pm

Location: Great Map

Neptune

Meet Neptune, god of the oceans, as he tries to gather help from people across the earth to save the oceans that are his home.

Time: 12pm, 1pm, 2pm and 3pm.

Location: Great Map

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