International tourism spending in Italy is expected to grow 9% in the summer of 2026. Villages account for 8% of national tourism spending, with peaks of 27% in Umbria. Veneto remains a major attraction for foreign visitors.
From 2 to 12 September 2026, the Venice Lido will host the 83rd Venice International Film Festival of the Venice Biennale, the oldest and most prestigious film festival in the world.
During the Biennale, Venice is transformed into a large open-air artistic laboratory, where historic buildings, foundations, deconsecrated churches, industrial spaces and courtyards become places of experimentation and cultural exchange.
On the occasion of the 61st International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale, Marinella Senatore presents We Rise by Lifting Others, a site-specific exhibition project conceived for The Human Safety Net and hosted in the spaces of La Casa di The Human…
The 61st Pietrangelo Buttafuoco Art Biennale opens its doors today for the "vernissage" and to the public on Saturday
The contemporary art system is undergoing a profound transformation, moving from a structure based on separate national states to an increasingly interconnected and transnational ecosystem.
The 61st International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale prepares for the 2026 edition with the announcement of the International Jury, called to evaluate the National Participations and projects for the exhibition In Minor Keys. A selection of prominent curatorial and academic figures…
The 2026 Venice Art Biennale (May 9 - November 22, 2026) should be read less as an event and more as a thermometer of the contemporary art system
"Art," says Buttafuoco, "is not decoration but a preview of what is to come." - The programs of the three Festivals from June 7th to October 24th
The 61st International Art Exhibition - In Minor Keys by Koyo Kouoh - organized by La Biennale di Venezia, will be accompanied by 99 National Participations and 31 Collateral Events
From May 9 to November 22, 2026, La Biennale di Venezia will inaugurate the 61st International Art Exhibition, confirming Venice's centrality in the international cultural landscape. La Biennale di Venezia 2026 will not only be an exhibition, but a widespread event that…
On the centenary of Gastone Novelli's birth, Ca' Pesaro is dedicating a major monographic exhibition to him, fully portraying one of the most decisive and erratic figures in post-war Italian art.
The Architecture Biennale will conclude on November 23rd, but we can safely say that this edition has taught us some powerful and timely lessons, from a different approach to technological humanism to a new orientation toward a more…
As the 82nd Venice International Film Festival gets underway, with celebrities parading the red carpet and a lineup of films in competition, one can't help but notice…
On the occasion of the 2025 Architecture Biennale, the Espace Louis Vuitton Venice presents the exhibition The Evil Eye, an exhibition dedicated to the French artist Clément Cogitore
Casa Sanlorenzo in Venice for a new vision of contemporary art, a place designed to combine entrepreneurship, creativity and research in a single space of connection and future growth
In June, free guided tours conducted by the directors and curators of the museums of the Dorsoduro Museum Mile will return, to accompany the public among the most evocative works with reduced-price access to the museums that make up the art mile
The Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement and the Special Golden Lion in Memory of the 2th International Architecture Exhibition of the Venice Biennale - Intelligens. Natural. Artificial. Group Exhibition have been awarded to American philosopher Donna Haraway and Italian architect, planner and designer Italo Rota (1953 October 6 – 2024 April 19) respectively.
The Fondation Cartier pour l'Art Contemporain is pleased to present the exhibition The Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain by Jean Nouvel, which will be held from 10 May to 14 September 2025 on the occasion of the 19th International Architecture Exhibition - La…
The 2025 Venice Biennale, curated by Carlo Ratti, opens with a reflection on the future, between natural and artificial intelligence. The event will spread throughout the city, with installations and innovative projects that address global challenges
The composition of the Jury was decided by the Board of Directors of the Venice Biennale on the proposal of Carlo Ratti, curator of the 19th Exhibition that opens on May 10th.
The new exhibition organized at LE STANZE DEL VETRO, 1932-1942 Murano Glass and the Venice Biennale, curated by Marino Barovier, opens to the public on the Island of San Giorgio Maggiore from 13 April to 23 November 2025
There are 11 Collateral Events of the 19th International Architecture Exhibition entitled Intelligens. Natural. Artificial. Collective., curated by Carlo Ratti and organized by the Venice Biennale
Paolo Baratta, architect of the relaunch of the Venice Biennale, recounts in his book his experience at Svimez and the crucial role in the development of the Mezzogiorno. A journey through culture, economics and politics
The Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the 81st Venice International Film Festival goes to Australian director and screenwriter Peter Weir and American actress Sigourney Weaver
Sveva Alviti will open on '81. Exhibition on the evening of Wednesday 28 August 2024, on the stage of the Sala Grande (Palazzo del Cinema al Lido) on the occasion of the inauguration ceremony and will lead the closing ceremony on Saturday 7 September
The recognition of the Venice Biennale for Vittorio De Sica's masterpiece shot 70 years ago. It is among the best Italian films and represents the strength and feelings of a people. Fully restored film.
Five Italian films in competition at the Venice Film Festival, edition number 81, which from 28 August on the Lido is preparing to celebrate a newfound relationship with the public. Films, directors and actors: here's what you need to know
Venice, on a rainy day the 19th International Architecture Exhibition was presented, which will take place from 10 May to 23 November 2025. It was announced by president Pietrangelo Buttafuoco followed by the speech of Carlo Ratti
The new exhibition project: 1912 -1930 Murano glass and the Venice Biennale. Open until November 24th on the island of San Giorgio
Fondazione Prada presents “Monte di Pietà”, a project conceived by the artist Christoph Büchel, at the Ca' Corner della Regina headquarters in Venice, from 20 April to 24 November 2024
Yesterday, April 17, the 60th International Art Exhibition entitled Stranieri Ovunque - Foreigners Everywhere began on the first day of the three-day pre-opening, curated by Adriano Pedrosa and produced by the Venice Biennale. While the…
The expression 'Foreigners Everywhere' - explained the curator Pedrosa - has various meanings. It means that wherever you go and wherever you are you will always encounter foreigners: they are/we are everywhere. Secondly, that regardless of your location,…
On the occasion of the 60th International Art Exhibition - La Biennale di Venezia, the Fondation Louis Vuitton invited the French artist Ernest Pignon-Ernest to present Je Est Un Autre, a unique exhibition conceived specifically for the Espace Louis Vuitton Venice. From the 20th…
The Venice Biennale has been the amusement park of the great powers for twenty years and this pamphlet by Maurizio Cecchetti tries to analyze the art system in an ironic and fun way
The Golden Lions for Lifetime Achievement of the 60th International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale - Foreigners Everywhere were awarded to the Brazilian artist (Italian by birth), Anna Maria Maiolino and the Turkish artist (resident in Paris) Nil Yalter - Foreigners Everywhere
The Venice International Art Exhibition 2024 and entitled Stranieri Ovunque – Foreigners Everywhere, curated by Adriano Pedrosa and produced by the Venice Biennale will open to the public from Saturday 20 April to Sunday 24 November 2024, at the Giardini and…
The Eightieth edition of the Venice International Film Festival ended with great success. The Golden Lion for best film went to 'Poor Things' by Lanthimos (UK; the Grand Jury Prize to Aku Wa…
After a start full of celebrities and the Red Carpet. From today we are publishing the calendar of films scheduled for the famous Venetian event: 80th Venice International Film Festival
The 80th Venice International Film Festival organized by the Venice Biennale and directed by Alberto Barbera will be held on the Venice Lido from 30 August to 9 September 2023
Preview of the 60th International Art Exhibition which will see - as usual - the National Participations with their own exhibitions in the pavilions at the Giardini and at the Arsenale, as well as in the historical center of Venice. It will take place from 20 April to 24 November…
The 23th International Art Exhibition entitled "The milk of dreams" will take place from 27 April to 2022 November 59, curated by Cecilia Alemani, organized by the Venice Biennale chaired by Roberto Cicutto
