Cá Select and Select Spritz week: the nectar of Venetians colours the city
What is Select? Select is the essential ingredient for those who want a taste of the authentic Venetian Spritz. It is a drink that, since 1920, thanks to the talent…
Events
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Discover the events we love in Venice: exhibitions, festivals, fairs, talks, and gatherings to experience the city the way we do.
CHRONORAMA. Photographic Treasures of the 20th Century
Palazzo Grassi “CHRONORAMA. Photographic Treasures of the 20th Century” is the first worldwide exhibition dedicated to photographic masterpieces (407 pieces!) from the Condè Nast archives that were recently acquired by…
De’ Visi Mostruosi e Caricature. From Leonardo da Vinci to Bacon
We went to see the exhibition “De’ Visi Mostruosi e Caricature. From Leonardo da Vinci to Bacon”, in the splendid location of Palazzo Loredan (hosting Fondazione Ligabue). The exhibition puts…
Biennale Art 2022 – The French Pavilion welcomes you
The 59th International Art Exhibition, taking place from the 23rd of April to the 27th of November 2022, is titled “Il latte dei sogni – The Milk of Dreams“. The…
The beginning of the millenium in Venice and other unmissable expositions before February 2022
The Venetian schedule of expositions and events for art and architecture aficionados. Here’s our selection! Palazzo Bonvicini – ALICE IN DOOMEDLAND – until February 27th, 2022 – Open everyday, 10…
The ocean inside the laguna. What to see at Ocean Space 2021
Not far from the S. Marco – S. Zaccaria stop, there is a global, artistic centre which promotes research and chains of support related to all the problems and sensitive…
Two great photographers in Venice
Two of the most interesting cultural spaces in Venice, Palazzo Grassi and Casa dei Tre Oci, are dedicating significant retrospectives to two masters of 20th century photography: Henri Cartier Bresson…
Fulvio Roiter | Tre Oci
This time, if you walk a few steps into “Casa dei Tre Oci” (House of the Three Eyes), an extraordinary building that combines neogothic and avantgarde with traditional architecture, being…
The feast of Madonna della Salute
On 21 November every year, Venetians have only one duty: walk across the temporary votive bridge of boats, which for the feast of Madonna della Salute, allows a crowd of…
Venice and the Big Cruise ships
The twenty-seven highly dramatic photos, Venice and the Big Cruise ships by Gianni Berengo Gardin, represent an act of love to one of the most beautiful but also one of…
Fulvio Bianconi or, in other words, the fabulous 50s of glass art
Did you know that glass art had its “fabulous 50s period”, too? And that one of its main protagonists was Fulvio Bianconi, a famous graphic designer? After Carlo Scarpa, Napoleone…
Jackson Pollock. Mural painting, energy made visible
After the amazing exhibition focussing on the incredible restauration of what it is considered to be maybe the most famous work by Jackson Pollock, Alchemy, the Peggy Guggenheim Collection goes…
Proportio / Palazzo Fortuny
Do you remember the old saying “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder”? Is it a universal truth or just a good excuse to defend your own or somebody…
Henri Rousseau. The Archaic Candour
Where if not in Venice, which dedicated a room to him during the Biennale of 1950, could such an ambitious exhibition take place: Henri Rousseau, the Archaic Candour? It is…