The Museum’s exhibition Lino Tagliapietra in Retrospect: A Modern Renaissance in Italian Glass features the work of an artist who lives and works on Murano, the island of glassblowers in the Venetian lagoon.

This, summer, you are invited to read three books that are set in Lino’s world of Venice, Italy and join other Museum Members and David Francis, PhD in lively once-a-month book club discussion.

Saturday, June 28, 10:00 am · MOG Theater

The City of Falling Angels by John Berendt is a contemporary non-fiction work that explores aspects of life in Venice, including the fire that destroyed its treasured Fenice Opera House, producing flames that inspired a series of work by aging glass artist Archimede Seguso.

Saturday, July 26, 10:00 am · MOG Theater

Through A Glass, Darkly by Donna Leon takes readers inside the secretive islands of Murano, home of the world-famous glass factories where the cynical Commissario Brunetti investigates a murder. One of the suspects is an old but very strong glassblower with a volatile temper…

Saturday, August 23, 10:00 am · MOG Theater

In the Company of the Courtesan by Sarah Dunant is a powerfully descriptive story of Venice in the 1500’s. The seductive courtesan Fiammetta and her quick-witted dwarf companion Bucino encounter a city of temptations and dangerous secrets.

Check out the ongoing blog conversation with David Francis through the summer!