It is a reminder of Murano's pre-eminence as the backlash against cheap glass gains momentum.

此次巡展提醒人们，慕拉诺的突出地位强烈反对了廉价的玻璃制品的发展势头。

Fearing an inferno, in the 13th century Venice relocated all her glassmakers to the island of Murano.

为免火灾一发不可收拾，威尼斯在13 世紀時將所有的 玻璃製造者遷移到穆拉諾島 (Murano) 上。

Mr Landau is convinced that the only way forward for Murano is to raise standards.

朗道确信，慕拉诺在今后的进程是必须提升品质。

Murano, an island near the city centre, has been home to glass factories for 700 years.

慕拉诺（Murano）是城中心的一座小岛，是玻璃工厂之家，已有700年的历史。

Historically it is through innovation and concentrating on quality that Murano has survived the previous challenges from other glassmaking centres.

纵观历史，只有通过创新发明和专注质量，慕拉诺才经受处了来自其它玻璃制造中心的挑战，生存至今。

Leading this local initiative is Adriano Berengo, who has divided his Murano studio in two.

此项运动是由阿德里亚诺•贝伦戈(Adriano Berengo)发起，他把自己的工坊一分为二。

Some of Murano's glass studios are, however, turning to a new source of income: contemporary art.

本月，威尼斯有少于9家的展会，展出了艺术家用玻璃制成的现代艺术品。

On the island of Murano, some 3,000 glass blowers are sating demand for a new highly delicate and ornamented kind of glass.

在穆拉诺岛上，大约 3,000 名玻璃吹制工正在满足对一种新型高度精致和装饰玻璃的需求。

Venice's Chamber of Commerce estimates that 5m visitors a year trail down Murano's Fondamenta dei Vetrai (Glassblower Street), where the shop windows are stacked with glass gondoliers and grotesque glass clowns.

威尼斯商会估算，每年会有500万游客到慕拉诺的Fondamenta dei Vetrai2（玻璃吹制工艺街）观光，街道两旁有很多玻璃饰品商店，店外整齐地堆放着威尼斯船夫的玻璃像以及各种风格奇异、引人发笑的玻璃制品。

But rather than wait for artists to realise they want to make glass sculptures, Mr Berengo contacts them and dangles the prospect of coming to Murano to work with a glassblower.

他没有等待，期待着艺术家们自发地用玻璃进行创作，而是与他们进行联系，说服他们来慕拉诺进行合作，阐明了前景。