Gondola in Central Park, New York City, circa 1900
 

 

STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

 

The Gondola Society of America is an organization dedicated to the advancement of gondolas and gondoliering worldwide.

 

Our goals are:

 

-         To further promote the virtues, traditions, romance, and artistry of the number one symbol of romance in the western world.

-         To provide a forum for gondola operators and enthusiasts’ fellowship, collaboration, and the sharing of ideas and experiences.

-         To never lose sight of the centuries of gondola heritage.

-         To ensure the gondolas’ safe passage through the twenty-first century and beyond.

-         With reverence for the traditional and encouragement of the progressive

 

 


Gondolier in Venice, Italy, circa 1900