Venice Biennale: What Comes Next

These are the final days to experience that atmosphere which, every two years, transforms the city: pavilions wide open, different languages mingling through calli and campi, historic palaces turning into temporary homes for contemporary art. It’s the last chance for those who want to say, “I was there too.”

As the exhibitions close, Venice returns to its natural rhythm: the calli slowly empty, the lagoon grows quieter, and life moves at an easier pace. Yet the Biennale has a peculiar effect: it always leaves a trace, while at the same time reigniting the desire for the next edition. The wait begins the very moment the lights go out.

Anyone who has visited the Biennale knows it’s much more than an exhibition: it’s a way of living the city from the inside, of walking through history and the future in the same day, of meeting the whole world without ever leaving the lagoon. That’s why more and more travellers choose to plan ahead.

At Corte di Gabriela, we are already preparing to welcome those who will return next year for the Art Biennale. We do so with the same calm and care reserved for an artwork that deserves time: thoughtfully curated rooms, intimate spaces, and a Venice experienced away from the crowds, even when the city is at the centre of the international stage.

The next Art Biennale has yet to open its doors, but the machine is already in motion: new curators, new voices, new countries ready to interpret the present. Each edition reshapes the way we read the world, and those who come back do so for one simple reason: no one ever attends the same Biennale twice. It always surprises, even those who believe they’ve already seen everything.