A glass-making demonstration in Murano

Murano is world-famous for its glass-making master craftsmen, a centuries-old tradition of hand-blown and hand-shaped glass passed down through generations. Many glass factories do demonstrations of their craft, but this one is far more interesting, taking us into the actual workshop to see whatever happens to be going on at the time. 

Here you can hear our tour guide describing the glass-making process through various stages, while, more interestingly, you can hear the sound of the furnace, blowtorch and the craftsman moulding a new glass object (in this case, a rather lovely bird) with hammer and tongs.

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Recorded by Cities and Memory.

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This sound is part of the Sonic Heritage project, exploring the sounds of the world’s most famous sights.

Find out more and explore the whole project: https://www.citiesandmemory.com/heritage