From 26th December 2011 to 6th January 2012

A thick programme of theatre shows for everybody will entertain old and young, locals and tourists during the Christmas holidays and New Year’s Eve in Venice and Mestre.

The underlying theme will be the circus and clowns.

Until  January 22nd, 2012
Doge’s Palace, St.Mark Square

The Exhibiton“Venice and Egypt” will be opened in the spectacular Sala dello Scrutinio of the Doge’s Palace in St.Mark Square, the heart and symbol of the Serenissima, until January 22nd, 2012. For the first time ever,

From June to September 25, 2011
Isola della Giudecca (Giudecca Island)

The Casa dei Tre Oci, an architectural landmark in Venice built in the early 20th century and characterised by its archi-acuti (the three eyes) windows, reopens, following a lengthy restoration period, for the “Modernikon” Exhibition.

Until November 27th 2011
Palazzo Fortuny

Palazzo Fortuny, in Venice, is home – from June 4th 2011, thanks to the well-oiled collaboration between the Foundation of the Civic Museums of Venice and the Vervoordt Foundation – of TRA. EDGE OF BECOMING. The exhibition brings together more than 300 works, exploring the cross-connections among places, history,

July 16th-17th 2011

This year too in Venice the magic of the Feast of the Redeemer cannot absolutely be misses: On July 16th a multitude of boats, of all shapes and sizes, will gather in St. Mark’s Basin, waiting for the firework display expected to take place at midnight.

This is one of the holidays more sincerely felt by the Venetians, in which the religious and the spectacular aspects cohabit. The tradition of the Redeemer dates back to

From 26th February until 8th March 2011

A dramatic new event at this year’s Carnival of Venice 2011 will be the special theatrical tours designed by Alberto Toso Fei. Actors in costume will lead you through a magical and secret Venice in “The Secrets of Venice“.

Visitors will be drawn into a real touring show that will reveal the many mysteries and tales linked to evocative and little-known places in the city. Why

19/20 February and 26 February – 8 March
Ottocento – Da senso a Sissi – The city of women

Venice discovers in 2011 the vibrant soul of its “theme” Carnival.“Ottocento” the nineteenth century evocation, will outline the Carnival, edition 2011, scheduled from February 19th till March 8th. It will be developed among romantic suggestions and Risorgimento impulses, while wearing its charming redingote and top hats, corsets and crinolines.

31st December 2010
Venice, St.Mark Square

At last it was announced the timetable for the New Year’s Eve 2010 in Venice, which includes the installation of a wonderful Cassarmonica, designed by Mariano Light, famous worldwide for its lights, a brilliant carousel- shaped stage topped by a cupola, which will provide a perfect acoustic amplification so that the sound is audible from anywhere in the Square, where the show “Love 2011” will start from 10.30 p.m., presented by the speaker

From 16th October 2010

Palazzo Grimani in Campo SantaMaria Formosa, which has been just re-opened to the public, continues with its cycle of exhibitions dedicated to the protagonists of the Italian art. The exhibition on Giorgione has been extended until 1st November even though his well known painting ‘The Storm’ will be moved to the Civic Museums of Eremitani in Padua from 16th October.

September 4, 2010–January 9, 2011
Peggy Guggenheim Collection

The exhibition surveys the art of the American artist Adolph Gottlieb (1903-1974): from his initial paintings of Surrealist influence, to his expressionist and abstract works. The popularity of Gottlieb derives from his invention of a visual language more basic and universal than written language, purged of symbols with historical precedents.