On the occasion of Homo Faber 2026
Discover the programme on the occasion of Homo Faber 2026
A programme of more than 20 handpicked exhibitions, talks and concerts celebrating Venice and its rich craft heritage, staged in beautiful locations across the city – from mosaic art and student showcases to site-specific photography in newly restored gardens.
Fondazione Cologni dei Mestieri d'Arte – Starhotels
The Beauty of Utility
02.09–11.10.2026 | Daily 10:00–20:00
Hotel Gabrielli Venezia Starhotels
Riva degli Schiavoni 4110, 30122 Venice
Free entrance to exhibition; no booking required
An exhibition of masterpieces by Italian master artisans, finalists in “The Beauty of Utility” award, as part of La Grande Bellezza – The Dream Factory by Starhotels, in collaboration with Fondazione Cologni dei Mestieri d’Arte and Gruppo Editoriale.
Hotel Gabrielli is one of Venice’s historic five-star hotels, which has recently been acquired and completely refurbished by Starhotels, with the involvement of local artisans.
Fondazione Dries Van Noten
The Only True Protest Is Beauty
25.04–04.10.2026 | Wed–Mon 10:00–18:00, Tue 12:00–18:00
Palazzo Pisani Moretta
Sestiere San Polo 2766, 30125 Venice
Friend card required
Curated by Dries Van Noten with Geert Bruloot, this presentation unites fashion, art, design and craft to reveal the human dimension of making. Inspired by activist Phil Ochs, the title frames beauty as a catalyst for provocation and transformation.
Built in the late 15th century in the Venetian Gothic Fiorito style, Palazzo Pisani Moretta, a landmark of Venetian history and architecture, is on the left bank of the Grand Canal between the Rialto Bridge and the "volta di canal" by Ca’ Foscari.
NPO Syuto Kanazawa
GO FOR KOGEI Ethnography of the Body and Material – Slowness and Depth in an Accelerated Society
09.05–22.11.2026 | Wed–Mon 11:00–19:00
Palazzo Pisani Santa Marina
Cannaregio 6104, 30121 Venice
Free entrance to exhibition; no booking required
Curated by Yuji Akimoto, Artistic Director of Go for Kogei, ten Japanese artists explore material-driven, craft-based approaches and examine how making can restore a sense of time and physical perception in an accelerated society.
Located in Venice’s Cannaregio district, Palazzo Pisani Santa Marina is a historic palace in a quiet residential area within walking distance of the Rialto and other major cultural sites in Venice.
École Boulle – Fondation Etrillard – Fondazione dell'Albero d'Oro
Metamorfosi di una collezione
01–30.09.2026 | Daily 10:00–13:00 / 14:00–18:00
Fondazione dell’Albero d’Oro, Palazzo Vendramin Grimani
San Polo 2033, 30125 Venice
Free entrance to exhibition; no booking required
Fondazione dell’Albero d’Oro presents the work of students from Paris's École Boulle, drawing on 140 years of artisanal tradition, reinterpreting three works from the Fondation Etrillard collection for this occasion.
Overlooking the Grand Canal, Palazzo Vendramin Grimani is an elegant proto‑Renaissance building in the heart of San Polo and the seat of Fondazione dell’Albero d’Oro, which hosts exhibitions and cultural activities throughout the year.
Van Cleef & Arpels – Venice Gardens Foundation
What the Garden Whispers, Juliette Agnel
28.08–06.10.2026 | Wed–Sat 10:00–18:30
Venice Gardens Foundation: The Convent Garden of the Church of the Most Holy Redeemer
Giudecca 194/A, 30133 Venice
Access to exhibition included in Convent Garden ticket. You can purchase your entrance ticket on-site or book online
Juliette Agnel's photography reveals a microcosm in rebirth in the Convent Garden of the Most Holy Redeemer, restored by Venice Gardens Foundation, also with support from Van Cleef & Arpels – continuing the maison's patronage of Agnel since 2023.
The Convent Garden of the Church of the Most Holy Redeemer on Venice’s Giudecca island is a vast and unique space stretching between the Giudecca Canal and the lagoon. The complex also includes the Meditation Chapel, Old Workshops and Greenhouse.
Caterina Tognon arte contemporanea
Richard Marquis e la murrina
13.09–21.11.2026 | Tue–Sun 10:00–19:00 | OPENING: 13.09.2026, 10:00–13:00
Caterina Tognon arte contemporanea
Ca Nova di Palazzo Treves in Corte Barozzi. San Marco 2158, 30124 Venice
Free entrance
Richard Marquis (USA) reimagines murrine by blending Venetian technique with playful, contemporary design. His works use vibrant patterns and precise glasswork, transforming traditional forms into ironic, expressive pieces that bridge craft and fine art.
In a contemporary art gallery located on the ground floor of a traditional Venetian palazzo, a few minutes' walk from Piazza San Marco.
El felze associazione at The Human Safety Net
Michela Scibilia: Murano a guide to the island. Book Launch and talk
19.09.2026, 17:30
The Home of The Human Safety Net
Piazza San Marco 105, 30124 Venice.
Free entrance, subject to availability
Venetian craft expert, author and visual designer Michela Scibilia in discussion with Lino Tagliapietra about how daily life and work practices in Murano are changing, and the new generation of artisans dedicating themselves to glassblowing.
This space, free and open to all, in the heart of Venice, is home to a movement of people helping people, and offers a unique experience of self-discovery through the interactive exhibition "A World of Potential".
Website (El Fèlze) | Website (The Human Safety Net)
Book free entrance from the website. Groups admission is free upon reservation by e-mail to: prenotazioni.procuratie@coopculture.it
MAKER MILE at The Human Safety Net
Maker Mile. Talk with outstanding Venetian artisans and film screening of documentaries
26.09.2026
The Home of The Human Safety Net
Piazza San Marco 105, 30124 Venice.
Free entrance, subject to availability
A selection of videos that tell stories of outstanding artisan lives, highlighting the relationship between work and community within Venice’s social fabric. A discussion will be alternated with the screening of the videos.
This space, free and open to all, in the heart of Venice, is home to a movement of people helping people, and offers a unique experience of self-discovery through the interactive exhibition "A World of Potential".
Website (Maker Mile) | Website (The Human Safety Net)
Book free entrance from the website. Groups admission is free upon reservation by e-mail to: prenotazioni.procuratie@coopculture.it
Fondation Valmont
Colpo di Vento: a dialogue between artist Kimiko Yoshida and Murano master artisan Gianni Seguso, conducted by Giordanna Naccari
01–30.09.2026 | Wed–Sun 10:00–13:00 / 14:00–18:00 | TALK: 12.09.2026, 11:00
Fondation Valmont, Palazzo Bonvicini – The Intimate Museum
Calle de Ca' Bonvicini, Santa Croce 2161A, 30135 Venice
Free entrance
Giordanna Naccari leads a conversation with artist Kimiko Yoshida and master artisan Gianni Seguso about their collaboration on the Rezzonico-style chandelier Colpo di Vento, on display at Fondation Valmont for the exhibition PENELOPE Her Journeys.
Palazzo Bonvicini, a Renaissance palace with Rococo décor, is home to Fondation Valmont, founded in 2015 to promote contemporary art, foster intercultural dialogue and challenge artistic conventions.
Luisa Conventi
Festa delle Impiraresse
11.09.2026 | 17:00–19:00
Chiostro di San Francesco della Vigna
Calle di San Francesco 2786, 30100 Venice
Free entrance
Organised by Luisa Conventi, this event explores the lives and work of the Impiraresse – women who strung Venetian glass beads – through exhibition and performance, tracing a journey from history to a fantastical future of beads in cosmic space.
San Francesco della Vigna is a serene Franciscan church in Venice's Castello district and one of the city's finest Renaissance landmarks, with a Palladian façade, active in promoting citizen activities, and a quiet campo of history and architecture.
Bottega Cini – Comitato per la Salvaguardia dell'Arte delle Perle di Vetro Veneziane
Perle di Luce
12–20.09.2026 | Daily 10:00–18:00 | EVENT: 18.09.2026, 17:00–19:00
Bottega Cini
Dorsoduro 862, 30123 Venice
Free entrance, no registration
Marking Mattia Gaido's photography exhibition at Bottega Cini: a talk with the artist, artisans and Place of Wonder foundation, followed by live demonstrations of flameworking and the ancient craft of pearl stringing perfected by the Impiraresse.
A concept store and dialogue hub between culture and companies, Bottega Cini is dedicated to the world of artistic crafts, collecting documentation about the protagonists of Venetian social, cultural and historical life.
Website (Arte delle Perle di Vetro) | Website (Perle di Luce)
La bottega del Tintoretto
Whole Lotta Love! Fourteen Years of Cherishing the Art of Printmaking in the Historic Tintoretto Workshop
01–30.09.2026 | Mon–Fri 10:00–18:00 | EVENT: 05.09.2026, 15:00-18:00
La Bottega del Tintoretto
Cannaregio 3400, 30121 Venice
Free entrance to the exhibition and event; no booking required
To mark the Tintoretto Workshop’s 40th anniversary, an exhibition will run until December 2026. On 5 September, books and etchings by Goya, Fini, Klinger, Rouault, Mattotti and others will be unveiled with a public talk and garden reception.
Founded in 1986 beside Tintoretto's Venice home, the Workshop offers courses in engraving, woodcut and lithography, houses a 3,000-title collection and 19th-century presses, and produces limited editions via La Stamperia.
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Culture, Abbazia di San Gregorio
Crafting Matter: Stories, Memory, Knowledge
WORKSHOPS: 22-27.09.26, 14:00–19:00 (session commence every hour) | 06.05–22.11.2026 | Tue–Sun 11:00–19:00 (last entrance 18:30)
Abbazia di San Gregorio
Dorsoduro 172, 30123 Venice
Workshops: free, by reservation only, on fixed day and time. Exhibition: free entrance
On the Occasion of Homo Faber 2026, the Ministry of Culture of Saudi Arabia will host hands‑on workshops at Abbazia San Gregorio, led by Saudi creatives exploring natural materials from their territory as carriers of memory and cultural knowledge.
The Abbazia di San Gregorio, a historic 9th-century Venetian abbey overlooking the Grand Canal, is hosting A Necessary Fiction: Maps, Art & Models of Our World, an exhibition organised by Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Culture for Biennale Arte 2026.
Venice Venice
Antonio Bonaldi, ceramista
16.09–02.11.2026 | Daily 10:30–19:30
The Venice Venice Hotel c/o M’Art Gallery
Cannaregio 5631, 30121 Venice
Free entrance
Venice Venice Hotel presents ceramicist Antonio Bonaldi, whose work centres on the completeness of gesture, from wheel-throwing to wood-firing, yielding to atmosphere, time and combustion.
Venice Venice Hotel blends hospitality with culture in a historic Grand Canal palazzo, combining contemporary art, design and local craftsmanship to create an immersive dialogue between Venice’s past and evolving identity.
Lo Studio – Nadja Romain, Galleria Rossana Orlandi
Dallo Sguardo al Segno – Armand Louis
29.08–30.09.2026 | Tue–Sat 10:00–13:00 / 14:00–18:00
Open Sun Venice Glass Week (13–20.09.2026)
Lo Studio – Nadja Romain
Dorsoduro 928, 30123 Venice
Free entrance
Rossana Orlandi and Lo Studio – Nadja Romain present the work of Armand Louis: blown glass born from observation, fire and the knowledge of Murano maestros. Produced by Wave Murano Glass.
On the Zattere in Dorsoduro, Lo Studio – Nadja Romain is a gallery founded around the dialogue between contemporary artists and the making traditions of Venice, steps from the Accademia and the Punta della Dogana.
Fornace Orsoni
Hyperbolic andamento
01.09–16.10.2026 | Mon–Fri 10:00–17:00
Domus Orsoni
Orsoni Venezia 1888, Cannaregio 1045, 30121 Venice
Free entrance. Please note that the visit does not include access to the Orsoni Furnace premises.
Since 2006, Ravenna's CaCO3 collective has explored mosaic as a contemporary medium, seeking new possibilities of matter and light in dialogue with archaeological conservation and restoration. Exhibition curated by Daniele Torcellini.
The only working furnace in Venice's historic centre, Orsoni Venezia 1888 has produced glass smalti and 24-karat gold-leaf mosaics since 1888. Domus Orsoni now hosts the Orsoni Art & Culture exhibition programme.
Music Circles Festival
Gibigiana, demonstration, concert and cocktail
13.09.2026 | Demonstration 17:30, Concert 19:00, Cocktail 20:30
Palazzo Contarini Polignac
Dorsoduro 874, 30123 Venice
Upon registration only, €70.
The Music Circles present an intimate salon concert dedicated to Mozart and inspired by Lorenz Boegli’s triptych, with pianist Nikola Meeuwsen and quintet Lorenzo Gatto, Léon Blekh, Tomoki Sakata, Pierre Fontenelle and Carlos Payan.
An early Renaissance palace with a marble façade inspired by Tuscan classicism, Palazzo Contarini Polignac was once Winnaretta Singer's salon, hosting Stravinsky and Smyth.
Music Circles Festival
An Island in Holland, concert and cocktail
14.09.2026 | Demonstration 17:30, Concert 19:00; Cocktail 20:30
Palazzo Contarini Polignac
Dorsoduro 874, 30123 Venice
Upon registration only, €70.
The Music Circles present a concert inspired by the exhibition’s floral creations. Musicians Nikola Meeuwsen, Léon Blekh and Alexander Warenberg perform with presentations by master glassmaker Simone Crestani and paper flower artist Juliana Stolberg.
A rare early Renaissance palace attributed to Giovanni Buora, Palazzo Contarini Polignac dazzles with its marble façade. Once home to Princess Winnaretta de Polignac's legendary salon, it hosted Stravinsky, Smyth and Europe's musical avant-garde.
The Venice Glass Week
Murano Illumina il Mondo
12.09–15.11.2026 | 24hr
Procuratie Vecchie
Piazza San Marco, 30100 Venice
Free entrance
Murano Illumina il Mondo features 12 artist-designed chandeliers, created with Murano glass masters, transforming the Procuratie in Piazza San Marco into an open-air gallery and reaffirming Murano as a centre of artisanal excellence and innovation.
The exhibition takes place under the vaults of the Procuratie Vecchie of Piazza San Marco, “the most beautiful drawing room in the world”.
The Venice Glass Week
The Venice Glass Week HUB
12–20.09.2026 | Daily 10:00–18:00
Campo Santo Stefano: complete information to come
TO BE ADDED LATER
Free entrance
More information to be added
The Venice Glass Week HUB showcases some 50 contemporary glass artists and designers from Italy and worldwide, selected through an open call. A flagship event of the festival, it highlights the diversity and excellence of international glass art.
The Venice Glass Week
The Venice Glass Week HUB Under35
12–20.09.2026 | Daily 11:00–18:00
Istituzione Fondazione Bevilacqua La Masa
Galleria di Piazza San Marco, Piazza San Marco 71/C, 30124 Venice
Free entrance
A flagship event of the tenth Venice Glass Week, the HUB Under35 presents 30 selected emerging Italian and international artists from an open call, staged with Comune di Venezia and Fondazione Bevilacqua La Masa, curated by a team of experts.
Venice Gardens Foundation at the Giardini Reali di Venezia
Book presentation: I Giardini Reali di Venezia and I Giardini Reali di Venezia – Trasformazioni storiche dell'area
21.09.2026, 18:00
Serra Giardini Reali – Human Garden
Piazza San Marco, 30124 Venezia
Free entrance to event, subject to availability
The first book focuses on Venice Gardens Foundation’s restoration of the Royal Gardens, revived as a thriving ecosystem, full of biodiversity, beauty and public life. The second one retraces the area’s historic transformations.
The Serra is an elegant architectural landmark within Venice’s Royal Gardens, combining historic design with contemporary use as a space for exhibitions, research and public engagement.