An inaugural collection at Campus MaNa Venezia

To mark the opening of Campus MaNa Venezia on the island of San Servolo, five rare training programs bring this new space dedicated to the arts of making to life.

Collected under the title "Guardians of Gesture," these first sessions celebrate the transmission of sensitive, precise, and demanding skills, carried out by renowned master craftsmen, artisans, and artists.
In a world where the immaterial is increasingly important, this collection raises an essential question:
What does a gesture teach us, beyond its technical mastery? How is know-how transmitted, adapted, and embodied over time?

By combining theory and practice, material and narrative, each training program becomes a precious space-time where memory, technique, and creation interact and enrich one another.

It is with immense pride and deep honor that we announce today the opening of Campus MANA Venezia, on the iconic island of San Servolo, in the heart of La Serenissima.
This new milestone marks the official launch of our Venetian entity, Campus MANA Venezia, the result of a shared vision and collaboration with Alexandre de Metz—founder of Venezia Photo, a brilliant entrepreneur, unconditional lover of photography and Venice, and a true visionary.

Alongside Alexandre and our respective teams, we dreamed up and designed a unique project, faithful to the spirit of Campus MANA as it has been embodied in France since 2023: the transmission of exceptional know-how, celebration of the hand, and excellence of the gesture.

We are thus inaugurating our first training cycle entitled "Les Gardiens du Geste," dedicated to the rare professions of renovation and the most precious artistic crafts. Through this initiative, we affirm that the MANA spirit is replicable, that its values are universal and can live beyond our borders, in places full of soul and history.

But why Venice?

Because Venice is more than a setting: it's a matrix. In our creative professions, history is ever-present. It inspires us, guides us. It all began here, during the Renaissance, in the hands of Murano master glassmakers and Italian geniuses, before blossoming in the splendor of 18th-century France, under Louis XIV. This fruitful dialogue between our two cultures gave birth to luxury—a heritage we have a duty to honor and keep alive through transmission.

Ten centuries of history inspire us to continue.

Campus MANA continues its adventure and is preparing an exceptional program for 2026: a vibrant dialogue between French and Italian craftsmanship, design, architecture, and that attention to detail, to the perfect touch, that distinguishes creators from around the world.

Get your hands ready.

Come and let yourself be carried away by the beauty of Venice, its lagoon, its canals, its light, and its mystery. Come and write your personal story in this legendary place. Campus MANA Venezia opens its doors to you.