The museum and the boat show
“The art of shipbuilding is back home” is the slogan of the next boat show that occurs from May 28th to June 5th 2022 in the area of the Arsenale (dockyard) in Venice
L’arzanà de’ Viniziani (the Venetian dockyard as mentioned by Dante Alighieri) is one of the symbolic places of the city, the factory of the maritime power that assured to the Serenissima the supremacy of the trading routes towards the Levant. Its commercial and maritime supremacy also results in a self-representation through the spolia and vestoge of antiques that comes to Venice along with the galleys and show off in public spaces and in the aristocratic palaces. Let’s consider, for instance, the lions dating back to the 4th century BC, that Francesco Morosini took to Venice and had them positioned at the Arsenale, after the occupation of Athens.
Our motto in the website “every object is a journeys” reaffirms the strong connection between archaeology and the commercial and naval history of the city, thus we feel involved as part of the tradition. The museum will contribute to the event, telling about those artworks which are connected with water and sea themes, so let’s follow our social network accounts to read about faraway places, ships and underwater finds. If you are intrigued, follow #archeonautico.
LT
