Beautiful mask shop in Venice. I have bought a few masks here over the years and it was one of my favorite shops. Friendly staff.

When in Venice, you shouldn't pass up the opportunity to at least visit the original store where Venetian masks are made for country wide festivals. The man that runs the store isn't friendly. Don't let that stop you from browsing the tightly packed store that's filled with every style of mask that you could possibly want. The owner is a multiple generational owner of this speciality store. He carefully makes, hand paints, and put the final touches on each and every mask. He does have a little help from family during heavy festival season. The styles are incredible! From steampunk to the double face musical masks. ( see pictures) I love the mini masks that could actually be worn! There are other masks shops in and around Venice. They aren't authentic or made locally. They're imported and truly don't capture the Venetian spirit. read more

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Carnival in Venice is known throughout the world. CA' Marcana is renowned for creating quality paper mache masks. If you take home only one souvenir from Venice. It should be a mask. So many to choose from, the simple to the sublime, and a range of prices. Go, find your favorite, and take home a piece of Vanice. 54 read more

CA' Macana - My Venetian souvenir - Arts & Crafts Near Me - Venezia, VE

This review is for the mask-paining class that we took part in during out trip to Venice last month. One of the things I knew I wanted to do in Venice was mask-making. CA' Macana offers a mask making class where you do the paper mâché and then come back another day to paint it, but we didn't know how much time we would have, so we opted for the mask painting only class. I booked the class several weeks in advance. They have a few storefronts, that the mask-making workshop is about a block down from one of the storefronts. I was a bit disappointed about that, as I had really hoped to do a bit of shopping around the store at the same time, and learn about some of the masks while taking the workshop. When we arrived, we were able to pick out our masks. My husband chose a plague doctor mask. I chose a tragedy mask. We then chose between a few different paint techniques and several paint colors. The woman teaching was very knowledgable about the techniques, and spoke several languages. I was a bit surprised, as other than myself and my husband, the other students were all children or teenagers. I had thought there would be lots of tourists, adults, taking this class while sipping wine and Aperol spritz. However, this was not a paint and sip class. The classes were really not at a specific hour as I had thought, and the teacher was spread quite thin when other students kept trickling in. I also wish there had been more to decorate the mask with once the painting was done. I will say, the teacher was very nice and we did not feel rushed at all. I really like how our masks came out and it is nice to have a hand-painted souvenir from our trip! read more

If you want to make masks, this is the place! Very cool store with lots of custom made masks. Our kids went to make their own masks and I kind of wish I signed up myself! The employees were super nice and helpful. I think we paid 45-50 bucks for each masks. Both boys got to pick their mask, the type of paint, jewels and accessories. The masks are ready to go home with you. We absolutely loved it!! read more

Oh the choices we have! After doing some research to find an authentic Venetian mask shop, I came across CA'Macana. A good variety of the many styles could be found here. I advise to do some historical research on the various styles and meanings to select a perfect match mask. read more

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Perfect for a rainy day, or just a break from sight seeing. It's such a fabulous thing to do with your travel mate because you'll have it forever. read more

Absolutely perfect shop for mask shopping with children. They encouraged our kids to try the masks, which makes you kind of nervous, but they are really cool about it. read more

This place was very hard to find but it is well worth the effort. Their customer service is exceptionally good compared to other mask stores. They let you try everything, while other places don't allow customers to touch the merchandise. We spent more than 2 hours here, tried on every possible mask and hat. This store is a little playhouse for Venetian mask lovers. The trip to this store was one of the biggest highlights of our trip to Venice. I ended up buying a gorgeous Venetian hat and a beautiful cat mask. They are also known for having made the masks for Stanley Kubrick's "Eyes Wide Shut". read more

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We had an absolute fantastic time on the ABC mask making class. The instructor was super supportive of our little girl without taking over her artistic freedom (read: sloppiness). In addition, the prompts and models all help to guide those of us with a little more limited creativity. Finally, the space is super interesting with an old world charm and a plethora of mask making options. It's a great couple of hours to spend time in the beautiful city of Venice while the weather is not cooperating; and the kids need a break from the never ending crowds of people. read more

This is a phenomenal mask shop. My wife and I popped in here during Carnival and the staff was very helpful and helped us pick out our perfect masks and explaining traditional Venetian styles vs. more modern creations. The masks are all beautiful, exquisitely designed creations that are signed by the local artist. We spent over an hour trying to decide and they helped us the entire way. We even bought a mask for the baby we are expecting :) Masks range from simple €10 eye coverings to over €100 elegant creations. read more

CA' Macana - Arts & Crafts Near Me - Venezia, VE

If you're going to buy masks in Venice, buy them here. At Ca' Macana, masks are actually handmade from scratch and decorated by local hands. You'll find the masks signed on the reverse! The shopkeeper is very friendly and gladly invites customers to touch and try on the masks - if you have an interest in them, you'll have a whale of a time here. From the classic bauta styles to mysterious black morettas, and even more modern steampunk skulls and hats, this place has a great and comprehensive collection. They also offer mask decoration sessions - pricey and perhaps a little short on time if you have an ambitious design, but definitely quite an experience if you want to learn in one of their workshops. read more

This was a must in my opinion. They do a 3 hour class with groups of children where they give a history of and meaning of the masks. We opted for the hour version which is a bit less expensive (only because I didn't want to spend 3 hours away from tall that Venice has to offer.) I would say this and their gondola ride were the absolute highlights of our 3 day trip to Venice. They love their masks and really enjoyed the entire process. i would highly recommend this as an activity if you are traveling with children. read more

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My son had fun and ended up with a nice-looking mask. They have several locations near the shops and can accommodate many people. We received a bit of instruction on how to do it but no sort of background or history. We were given one informative book(two paid to paint) when leaving. Our masks were wrapped in paper and put in a bag to take with us. read more

One of the most creative venetian mask stores we saw in Venice. We felt like a lot of the other stores carried the same selection, all very typical masks tourists would purchase. Ca' Macana has unique designs, including some very cool metal ones. Additionally, the woman we spoke with (the designer, I believe) was incredibly helpful and friendly. The only drawback is that since we were on a budget, the full size masks were too expensive for us, and we only managed to take home a couple of the magnets (still beautiful, though). read more