Bayer Family - Carnevale di Venezia

Welcome to “The Bayer Family” website dedicated to the Carnival of Venice, known in Italy as

“Il Carnevale di Venezia”.

Foto: Jon Beau Lee (2002)

Foto: Valery Nadezhdina © (2007)

We have been participating in the Carnival of Venice festivities for 20 years and would like to share pictures of our costume collection with you. This tradition of dressing up in Carnival masks and elaborate costumes started out as a hobby and has transformed into a passion.

Foto: Irma Mokkenstorm © (2008)

Foto: Alain Warnier ©

Carnevale di Venezia 2008, Mary & Günther

The creative designer behind these masterpieces is Mary and her creativity, spirit, and eye for detail are applaused by tourists from all over the world who take pictures and pose with us.

Foto: Michael Krapivin © (2007)

We have been very fortunate and have met many international masquerade artists from all parts of the globe. We have showcased many costume creations on the stages of San Marco against the backdrop of the famous lagoon city.

We would like to express our gratitude to all of those who have shown an interest in Carnival and Venezia. Each contributor has a different style and delivery model .

This diverse family of artists makes each annual reunion a party and we    all enjoy meeting together because we are so different.

That which we share is a love of Venice.

We are happy to be a part of the tradition and positive creative energies in this magical city. We thank our many friends and photographers who have shared the joy and art of this celebration and its beautiful Carnevale with us.

Foto: Ute Knüppe © (2008)

If you want to know a lot about Venice and its charm, we recommend Helfried Mallow’s all-encompassing website at:

http://www.venezia-carnevale.de

We hope that you enjoy the photos and we thank you for visiting our website.

Photos of some of our costumes are here:

Carnevale di Venezia

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