Venice

Dries Van Noten gives Harriet Quick a tour of the recently opened foundation in Venice’s Palazzo Pisani Moretta, which marks the Belgian fashion designer’s next move after exiting his eponymous label in 2024

By Harriet Quick Published 28 April 26

The Holy See pavilion will celebrate nearly a millennium of sonic possibilities through specially commissioned compositions, artworks and installations. Here’s who’s participating

By Anna Fixsen Published 15 April 26

The Central Pavilion at the Giardini della Biennale is relaunching following extensive restoration, just in time for the 2026 Venice Art Biennale

By Ellie Stathaki Published 22 March 26

From landmark restorations to remote retreats, these are the hotel debuts shaping the year ahead

By Nicola Leigh Stewart Published 2 January 26

A year after departing the runway, Dries van Noten unveils his next chapter: the Fondazione Dries Van Noten, a newly announced cultural initiative in Venice celebrating craft in all its forms. Wallpaper* meets the designer to find out why he’s not ready to retire.

By Ali Morris Published 12 December 25

Chinese architects Wang Shu and Lu Wenyu have been revealed as the curators of the 2027 Venice Architecture Biennale

By Ellie Stathaki Published 26 November 25

From Capri to Ibiza, luxury fashion brands are taking over seaside resorts with exclusive boutique pop-ups and bespoke poolside accessories

By Sofia de la Cruz Published 25 June 25

The luxury yachting leader unveils a stunning new space in a palazzo restored by Piero Lissoni – where art, innovation, and sustainability come together

By Cristina Kiran Piotti Published 14 June 25

Art advocacy and activism platform TBA21's Venetian project, Ocean Space, addresses the climate issues the city is facing

By Will Jennings Published 14 June 25

Luc Tuymans is the latest artist to be commissioned by San Giorgio to present work inside its famous space

By Finn Blythe Published 21 May 25

The impressive showings of the USA's Venice pavilion in the Giardini belie the ambitious fundraising efforts that underpin them. Past and present curators tell us how it works

By Anna Fixsen Published 17 May 25

The Venice Architecture Biennale 2025 is now open to the public, and our ultimate guide for the what, who and where of the biannual festival is here to help you navigate the Italian island city and its rich exhibition offerings

By Ellie Stathaki Last updated 15 May 25

The Dalmore Luminary Series sculpture No.3 by Ben Dobbin of Foster + Partners, co-curated by V&A Dundee, launches in Venice during the 2025 Architecture Biennale

By Henrietta Thompson Published 15 May 25

‘Diagrams’, an exhibition by AMO/OMA, celebrates the powerful visual communication of data as a valuable tool of investigation; we toured the newly opened show in Venice’s Prada Foundation

By Tim Abrahams Published 13 May 25

Having visited ‘Intelligens’, the 19th Venice Biennale's main show by curator Carlo Ratti, the Wallpaper* editors discuss what they saw at the world's biggest global architecture festival

By Ellie Stathaki Published 12 May 25

Designed by architect Mariam Issoufou, the Rolex Pavilion is full of sustainably-minded soul – here’s what to expect from the building and the exhibit

By Ellie Stathaki Published 10 May 25

The construction company and the Chilean architect launch innovative carbon-sink technology for housing at the Venice Architecture Biennale

By Emma O'Kelly Published 8 May 25

For the latest iteration of Golden Goose’s ‘Haus’, the footwear brand’s creative platform, Italian-Canadian artist Marco Brambilla presents an otherworldly installation that explores memory, fantasy and desire

By Tianna Williams Published 8 May 25

Nairobi practice Cave Bureau explores architecture’s role in the geological afterlives of colonialism, as part of a team exhibiting at the British pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale 2025

By Marwa El Mubark Published 22 April 25

Pioneering Lisbeth Sachs is the Swiss architect behind the inspiration for creative collective Annexe’s reimagining of the Swiss pavilion for the Venice Architecture Biennale 2025

By Adam Štěch Published 21 April 25

Created in partnership with UNESCO-IOC and designed by Carlo Ratti, the centre marks the first educational space of its kind in Italy

By Laura May Todd Published 8 April 25

Saskia Colwell draws on classical and modern references for ‘Skin on Skin’, her solo exhibition at Victoria Miro, Venice

By Millie Walton Published 24 February 25

Stay on track with our pick of the most luxurious train journeys around the world, whether in 1920s-style opulence or contemporary chic

By Tianna Williams Published 19 February 25

From the Japanese art islands of Naoshima and Teshima to the Malaysian tropical paradise of Langkawi, here’s where Wallpaper* editors plan to travel to in 2025

By Sofia de la Cruz Published 30 December 24