Daily programme

A Glasshouse Restaurant

In a bespoke glass building, Local’s head chef Salvatore Soldano presents three tasting menus with wine pairings, transforming premium local ingredients and traditional dishes into modern Venetian masterpieces. All within a setting that blends botanical beauty with contemporary cuisine and creativity.

A Trattoria on an Island

Housed in the elegant Capriate Pavillion, this relaxed trattoria celebrates the authentic spirit of Venice and its rich culinary heritage through seasonal ingredients sourced from the Venetian archipelago, balancing rustic simplicity and refined technique.

A duo of café-bars

Duo self-service café-bars dotted around the grounds of Fondazione Giorgio Cini offer seasonal salads, sandwiches and gourmet desserts, along with wine, spritz and artisanal soft drinks – perfect places to pause and relax in a stunning island setting in the Venetian archipelago.

Eventi Insoliti the Music Circles Festival in collaboration with Palazzo Contarini Polignac

An Island in Holland, concert and cocktail

A concert inspired by the exhibition's floral creations, featuring Jérémie Moreau, Léon Blekh and Alexander Warenberg, followed by a cocktail reception in Simone Crestani's exhibition as part of The Venice Glass Week at Palazzo Contarini Polignac. 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 VENICE HOTEL

Antonio Bonaldi, ceramista

The 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. The 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.

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

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.

Fornace Orsoni

CaCO3 - Hyperbolic andamento

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.

Lo Studio – Nadja Romain

Dallo Sguardo al Segno – Armand Louis

Lo Studio – Nadja Romain presents, in collaboration with Rossana Orlandi Gallery, the work of Armand Louis: blown glass born from observation, fire and the knowledge of Murano maestros. The pieces are produced at Wave Murano Glass. Drag Drag On the Zattere in Dorsoduro, Lo Studio – Nadja Romain is a project space and gallery where contemporary art, design and architecture engage with Venice’s enduring traditions of making. Located near the Accademia and Punta della Dogana.

ENSEMBLE VOCALE HARMONIA CORDIS

Sacred polyphony from the Renaissance and 20th century

Ensemble Vocale Harmonia Cordis, conducted by Jacopo Facchini, performs sacred Renaissance and 20th-century polyphony and Gregorian chant by composers Palestrina, Weerbeke, Morales, Gjeilo, Stravinsky and Refice. The church of San Zulian, tucked away in the eponymous campo in San Marco, was founded in the 10th century and rebuilt several times. Its current form dates to the 16th century.

Luisa Conventi

Festa delle Impiraresse

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.

FORTUNY

Fortuny and San Patrignano present “The Art of the Hand Print”

In a collaboration between Fortuny and San Patrignano, wallpaper reveals rare evidence of the human hand. Meet the artisans for a live demonstration of this hand-printed collection born of artistic heritage, exacting craft and shared purpose. Opened by artist Mariano Fortuny in 1921, the original factory on Giudecca island continues to produce the famous fabrics with the techniques and machines invented by Fortuny over a century ago.

Eventi Insoliti the Music Circles Festival in collaboration with Palazzo Contarini Polignac

Gibigiana, demonstration, concert and cocktail

The Music Circles present an intimate salon concert dedicated to Mozart and inspired by Lorenz Boegli’s triptych, with pianist Jérémie Moreau and quintet Léon Blekh, Joep van Beijnum, Lucas Aerts, Pierre Fontenelle and Julita Fassseva. 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.

NPO Syuto Kanazawa

GO FOR KOGEI Ethnography of the Body and Material – Slowness and Depth in an Accelerated Society

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.

Ministry of Culture, Government of India. Event programmed by Serendipity Arts for the National Pavilion of India at the 61st International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia in partnership with Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre

Hakchang - Polang (Body Vessel)

This movement-based performance imagines a relationship between body and material, based on listening, respect, and mutual transformation. Through this work, folklore, mythology, symbolism, artisan knowledge, and traditional practices converge. Since 2024, following extensive restoration, Palazzo Diedo has come back to life: its monumental frescoed spaces host the activities of Berggruen’s Institute of Contemporary Arts and Culture.

MAKER MILE at The Human Safety Net

Maker Mile. Talk with outstanding Venetian artisans and film screening of documentaries

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".

Caigo da Mar

Meet Caroline Besse

French artist Caroline Besse works on washi paper with mineral and gemstone pigments. These pieces, created especially for this exhibition, feature jade, serpentine and green opal powders to capture Venice’s interplay of light, water and reflection. A gallery and interior design studio in Venice, Caigo da Mar highlights handmade artisanal craftmanship that combines functionality and luxuriousness for strong visual impact.

École Boulle – Fondation Etrillard – Fondazione dell'Albero d'Oro

Metamorfosi di una collezione

Fondazione dell’Albero d’Oro presents the work of students from Paris's École Boulle, drawing on 140 years of artisanal tradition, reinterpreting two 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.

El felze associazione at The Home of Human Safety Net

Michela Scibilia: Murano, a guide to the island. Book Launch and talk

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".

The Venice Glass Week

Murano Illumina il Mondo

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”.

Bottega Cini – Comitato per la Salvaguardia dell'Arte delle Perle di Vetro Veneziane

Perle di Luce

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.

Caterina Tognon arte contemporanea

Richard Marquis and his Murrine. Featuring artworks of Mathieu Grodet and Denis Barr

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 of fine art. Contemporary art gallery located on the ground floor of a traditional Venetian palazzo, a few minutes' walk from Piazza San Marco.

Fondazione Cologni dei Mestieri d'Arte – Starhotels

The Beauty of Utility

Exhibition of the finalists of the “Beauty of Utility” prize, part of “The Great Beauty. The Dream Factory” by Starhotels. The programme is part of The Venice Glass Week and features visits to the Seguso chandeliers at historic Hotel Gabrielli. 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

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.

The Venice Glass Week

The Venice Glass Week HUB by Generali

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

A flagship event of the 10th edition of The Venice Glass Week, HUB Under35 presents glass works by 40 emerging Italian and international artists, selected via open call. The exhibition is staged in collaboration with Fondazione Bevilacqua La Masa.

Van Cleef & Arpels – Venice Gardens Foundation

What the Garden Whispers, Juliette Agnel

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.

La bottega del Tintoretto

Whole Lotta Love! Forty Years of Cherishing the Art of Printmaking in the Historic Tintoretto Workshop

To mark the Tintoretto Workshop’s 40th anniversary, a special exhibition will be on view. 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, including engraving, woodcut and lithography, houses a 3,000-title collection and 19th-century presses, and produces limited editions via La Stamperia.

Querini Stampalia Foundation

Dreaming in Full Light. The luminous thread connecting care, craftsmanship, and music as practices of transformation

A talk with pianist Gloria Campaner to explore “doing” as a gesture that transforms dreams into reality: intuition, practice, care, and talent become tools for shaping the future. The Querini Stampalia Foundation is among the oldest Italian cultural institutions. Since 1869 promoted “the cult of good studies and useful disciplines”, with a passion for the future.