Gardens in Venice: A walk through Cannaregio
Thursday 29th September 11.00AM BSTINTRODUCTION
In our series of online webinars, we visit artists, art historians and guides in cultural cities around the world and enjoy an hour’s guided tour, museum visit or demonstration. The visits are live and interactive, allowing you to ask questions. These webinars will enable you to gain special access to sites, studios and galleries whilst at the same time providing a wonderful opportunity to travel virtually from home, no matter your location. Today we enjoy a walking tour of Cannaregio led by one of the city’s most authoritative and enthusiastic guides, with a focus on hidden gardens and horticulture in Venice.
SUMMARY
Most of the gardens in Venice can be described as secret, hidden wonders. In fact there is no better description of these hidden and improbable horticultural jewels, found on marshland which is rich in salt, located in a city where there was no fresh water until the late 19th century. We will try to understand the expertise of Venetians in the past when designing gardens and in particular we will explore the northern section of Venice, Cannaregio, where gardens like the Rizzo Patarol can be admired in all their splendour. This garden, near the Madonna dell’Orto, was created in the 18th century by Lorenzo Patarol, a learned renowned collector and botanist who also wrote a herbarium of over a thousand exotic plants.
Our live, guided walking tour will be led by Dr Luisella Romeo, one of the city’s most authoritative and popular guides. All bookings will include a donation / “virtual entrance ticket” to the gardens visited.
The tour is interactive, so you will be able to put questions to our guide throughout the visit. Our events use the most up-to-date technology to provide you with the best possible virtual experience.
PRACTICAL INFORMATION
This is a live event starting at 11.00am (UK time). It will last approximately one hour including interactive Q&A. Tune in live from anywhere in the world, or if you cannot participate live, you will automatically be sent a recording soon after the end of the session enabling you to watch later that day or during the following 2 days. Please note, the recording is only available to those who have not been able to participate live, and it is not possible to purchase a recording after booking has closed.
Booking closes the day before the event is streamed. Please refer to the Further Information panel below.
Further Information
1. BOOK.
Click on the gold “Book Now” button, fill in the online booking form and pay online. You will be notified automatically by email once your booking has been accepted.
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The participation fee is £15 per person, if making bookings for a number of people please provide their email addresses when booking them as separate participants.
2. DOWNLOAD
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4. JOIN
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If you are not able to watch at the time it is live-streamed, you can still book online, as above. You do not need to advise us if you can’t participate live, don’t worry! You will be contacted after the event has been broadcast with instructions on how to access the recording. This will be available to watch on catch up later that day and for the following 2 days. Please note, the recording is only available to those who have not been able to participate live, and it is not possible to purchase a recording after booking has closed.
Please refer to our Terms and Conditions for booking this event. We regret that we are unable to offer technical support with Zoom but tips can be found in the attachment. If you would like to book more than one event, please book separately for each event that you would like to attend, thank you. If you are booking for more than one person, it is important that you include their email address so that we can send them the link too. We regret we are unable to offer refunds but don’t worry if you are not able to attend, as we will send you a recording.
Bookings close the day before the event is streamed.