Albanian factory uses ancient secret to craft high-end Venetian carnival masks
Mădălin Mihai
(6 Feb 2026) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS - Shkoder, Albania - 6 February 2026 1. Pan of masks ++PARTIALLY COVERED++ 2. SOUNDBITE (Albanian) Erton Rrukaj, manager of Venice Art Mask factory: "One of our strengths is the fanatical preservation of the method of preparing papier-mâché masks, the original Venetian one, made of dough and paper and handmade inside the mould, each of the different models. This makes us a leader and we still preserve the old origin, the old papier-mâché method.
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