MURANO GLASS MUSEUM founded in 1861. glass is one of the most ancient of all materials known and used by mankind. the geologic glass, obsidian was first used by man thousands of years ago to form knives, arrow tips, jewelry etc. manmade glass objects appear to be first reported in the mesopotamian region as early as 4,500 BC. glass objects dating as old as 3,000 B.C. have also been found in egypt. venetian glassmaking in murano has long-standing tradition. 500 BC - venetian glass artists begin to create vases and glass pieces glass rolls. the earliest record can be traced to a document dating back to over a thousand years ago. ------ museo vetraio di murano fondamenta giustinian, 8 ph + 39-041-739586