Venice
Giardini & Arsenale
Venice asks you to move by foot and by vaporetto: national pavilions in the Giardini, project rooms in the Arsenale, and churches that become temporary galleries without losing their silence.
No city stages the argument between history and the present as visibly. When the Biennale is on, the whole lagoon becomes a single itinerary — but Venice rewards return visits in the quieter months too.
Art institutions
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La Biennale di Venezia
Giardini & Arsenale
The world's most influential recurring exhibition of contemporary art. Every serious follower of contemporary art returns here.
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Punta della Dogana
Dorsoduro 2
The Pinault Collection's spectacular waterfront museum combines bold contemporary exhibitions with Tadao Ando's architecture.
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Palazzo Grassi
Campo San Samuele 3231
Large-scale international exhibitions presented within one of Venice's grand historic palazzi.
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Peggy Guggenheim Collection
Dorsoduro 701
A landmark collection of twentieth-century art housed in Peggy Guggenheim's former home overlooking the Grand Canal.
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Ocean Space
Campo San Lorenzo
An experimental venue exploring the intersection of art, ecology, and environmental research.
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