Less and less to go! Everyone is talking about it, the parade of boats on the Grand Canal! Mind you, we’re talking about the historical regatta… more than dozens of typical 16th-century multicolored boats with costumed gondoliers that in the past carried the Doge, the Dogaressa and Caterina Cornaro, now carry all the highest offices […]
It is an exhibition dedicated to those who want to put their curiosity, perseverance and aptitude for teamwork into play.If you think you have one or more of these characteristics, this is the modern art exhibition for you. For the first time, the Human Safety Net Foundation has a fabulous venue for a fun and […]
At the opening of the Biennale we already introduced you to Lesly Lokko, a well-known writer with African ancestry, setting her books in Africa, Europe and America, as well as curator of the 2023 exhibitions in the Venice Gardens. This year Lesly transports us to Africa by telling us about the laboratory of the future: […]
The energy of light The beautiful exhibition of contemporary art presented by the Peggy Guggenheim Collection in honor of Edmondo Bacci is still available. Born in Venice in 1913, he attended the academy of fine arts in the city and exhibited his first works in 1934, until 1945 when he created his first exhibition and […]
This is the name of the famous and annual boat regatta that was born in 1974, on St. Martin’s Day among the Venetian canals thanks to a group of friends who organized the first small regatta on rowing boats. From there, came the idea of combining the joy of rowers and the strength of the […]
The spectacle of the Gran Canal, a timeless Love. You may have heard of it for sure, the Feast of the Sensa, which in Venetian, refers to the Christian holiday in memory of Christ’s ascension. An ancient tradition that allows you to relive the history of the Serenissima and immerse yourself in the sea-rowing relationship, […]
Marsilio Arte who has been following the various activities and exhibitions for ten years, in collaboration with Giorgio Cini Foundation enhance the culture of photography by opening to visits ‘the rooms of Photography’, which will take place at the Island of San Giorgio for a mix of modern and contemporary style of many famous photographers.We […]
The historical importance is considerable throughout Venice, but San Rocco has something special. The majestic structure fascinates from the outside with its Renaissance architectural style, the façade is strictly made of Istrian stone, it was founded in 1478. Founded as a lay confraternity in 1478 and consecrated in 1508, it stands next to the church […]
Santa Maria della Salute is a basilica in Venice erected in the area of Punta della Dogana, from where it stands out in the panorama of St. Mark’s Basin and the Grand Canal. Designed by Baldassare Longhena with attention to the models of Palladio, it is one of the best expressions of Venetian Baroque architecture. […]
Still many mysteries surround this ancient and young pharaoh who ascended the throne at the age of nine, and Howard Carter, a British archaeologist, has unraveled some of them. Pharaoh’s death occurred in 1323 B.C. on the eve of his 19th birthday, and the mystery deepens upon the discovery of the royal mummy, which is […]
Italy has a position of excellence in the international panorama of glassmaking, both artistically and industrially. The city of Venice is the ideal showcase for the evocative creations of international artists who celebrate the contemporary nature of a material with such an ancient history in the city that has been the protagonist of the glassmaking […]
The “Campiello” is a literary prize awarded to works of Italian fiction.Born in Venice, the prize needed a Venetian symbol, and in tradition it has always represented the place par excellence of meeting and cultural and mercantile exchange for its inhabitants; the right cue to define a cultural event to emphasize the decisive participation of […]
The Historical pageant re-enacts the welcome given in 1489 to Caterina Cornaro, bride of the King of Cyprus, who renounced her throne in favor of Venice. In 1797, the fall of the Republic, the Regatta did not cease. In that very year the Venetian democratic government induced two competitions, it was called the “Corsa di […]
One of the most heartfelt festivities by Venetians, in which the religious and the spectacular aspects coexist, thanks to the fireworks display which, on the night of Saturday 16 July, attracts numerous visitors: on the San Marco Basin plays of light and reflections trace a kaleidoscope of colors that stands out behind the spiers, domes […]
Fondazione Prada’s initiative dedicated to neuroscience, “Human Brains,” surveys different fields: from neurobiology to philosophy, from psychology to neurochemistry, from linguistics to artificial intelligence. Through a convergence of diverse scientific approaches, the human brain is examined in the plural-as expressed by the title-to underline its intrinsic complexity and the irreducible singularity of each individual. The […]
Mary Weatherford has drawn inspiration for her new series – exhibited for the first time here in the storied rooms of Palazzo Grimani – from the Venetian master Titian’s celebrated painting The Flaying of Marsyas. In The Flaying of Marsyas, Titian interprets an ancient mythological tale in which the satyr Marsyas rashly challenges the god […]
Dating to the Middle Ages, Palazzo Grimani began as an L-shaped structure standing along the Santa Maria Formosa and the San Severo canals, built in the Byzantine and Gothic style typical of Venice in that period. Antonio Grimani, one of Venice’s most accomplished merchants and Doge of Venice from I521 to 1523, purchased the palazzo […]
For the first time in 500 years, the Procuratie Vecchie have been opened to the public. Tourists and Venetians can discover the challenges that vulnerable people face, the social impact of The Human Safety Net programs and how they can help, through an interactive journey. Originally Procuratie Vecchie were a place of political power of […]
15 exhibitions, 22 curators and designers, 12 Japanese National Living Treasures,
over 850 unique works crafted by more than 400 designers and artisans from 43 countries. […]
Two years after Acqua Alta, Mariano Fortuny’s house museum reopened its door to the public. […]
We have prepared for you a list of exhibitions that are worth seeing in Venice in March. […]
If you are visiting Venice during the Carnival, you are about to live an incredible experience. […]
What do you have in mind when you think of Venice? Murano glass definitely comes to mind. […]
Did you know that in the heart of Venice you can admire the best artists from Africa? Meet the Akka Project. […]
