Venice Art, architecture and travel

'Art or Sound' is the Prada Foundation's new synaesthetic Venice show

By Alice Pfeiffer Last updated 24 October 22

Berengo Studio brings a modern twist to the craft of Murano glass-blowing

Curated by Vik Muniz and Koen Vanmechelen, the sixth edition of Glasstress explores the possibilities of glass through the lens of contemporary art at the 58th Venice Biennale

By Jessica Klingelfuss Last updated 21 October 22

World tour: the 2016 Venice Architecture Biennale’s national participations

By Ellie Stathaki Last updated 20 October 22

Venice Architecture Biennale’s new crop of national pavilions for 2018

By Harriet Thorpe Last updated 20 October 22

Venice Biennale 2017: the top ten pavilions, from colossal sculptures to dystopian visions

By Emma O'Kelly Last updated 19 October 22

In Venice, artist Luc Tuymans is going against the current

The Belgian artist’s gripping retrospective casts the neoclassical surrounds of Palazzo Grassi in a sombre shroud as he reflects on history’s darkest chapters

By Harriet Lloyd-Smith Last updated 18 October 22

Last chance to see: Murano glass designs mesmerise in Venice exhibition

Luca Nichetto curates ‘Empathic – Discovering a Glass Legacy’ at Venice’s Punta Conterie gallery (until 10 April 2022), featuring work by eight international designers made in Murano glass workshops

By Rosa Bertoli Last updated 17 October 22

Tuft love: R & Company and Amini bring fun to the floor with artistic rugs

By Natalia Rachlin Last updated 17 October 22

Sprawling Venice showcase ‘Homo Faber’ displays the pinnacle of European craftsmanship

By Ali Morris Last updated 14 October 22

The Milk of Dreams: inspiring women artists headlining the Venice Biennale 2022

Curator Cecilia Alemani focuses the long-awaited 59th edition of the Venice Biennale on contemporary women artists,  embracing, ‘symbiosis, solidarity and sisterhood’

By Flora Vesterberg Last updated 14 October 22

Bethan Laura Wood designs glass tables for Wonderglass inspired by travels

Bethan Laura Wood created the ‘Chain’ glass collection during lockdown, using Wonderglass’s cast glass to build tables shown at Venice Glass Week

By Laura May Todd Last updated 14 October 22

Debut show: we visit the 2016 Venice Architecture Biennale’s newcomers

By Sara Sturges Last updated 14 October 22

Tour the 2021 National Pavilions at Venice Architecture Biennale

Stuck at home? We got you. Our virtual tour of the 2021 National Pavilions at the 17th Venice Architecture Biennale will help transport you to the avant-garde of contemporary architecture from across the globe

By Ellie Stathaki Last updated 13 October 22

Duality shapes Delvendahl Martin Architects’ exhibition design in Venice

By Holly Black Last updated 13 October 22

Discussing ‘Freespace’ with the curators of the Venice Architecture Biennale 2018

By Ellie Stathaki Last updated 13 October 22

Venice Biennale looks back on 125 years of exhibitions

Formafantasma designs ‘The Disquieted Muses, When La Biennale di Venezia Meets History’, a show that displays works from all six artistic disciplines, looking back to 125 years of Biennale exhibitions and events

By Rosa Bertoli Last updated 12 October 22

The glass industry in Venice carves space for the next generation

David Landau, the founder of Venice Glass Week, discusses how Murano is healing old wounds, and the global gaze on the city's glass industry

By Laura May Todd Last updated 12 October 22

Sean Scully delivers sermon of stripes at Venetian church

The Irish-born painter and printmaker will transform every corner of the 16th-century San Giorgio Maggiore church with new paintings, sculptures and drawings during the Venice Biennale

By Emma O'Kelly Last updated 12 October 22

Taloi Havini’s first sonic work dunks the listener in an ocean of sound

At Ocean Space in Venice, Papua New Guinea-born artist Taloi Havini explores ecological conservation and the indigenous history of Oceania in her first sound work, coinciding with the 2021 Venice Architecture Biennale

By Amah-Rose Abrams Last updated 12 October 22

Brigitte Niedermair puts fashion in focus at Venice retrospective

By Tom Seymour Last updated 11 October 22

Vatican Chapels steal the glory at the Venice Architecture Biennale

By Bethan Ryder Last updated 11 October 22

Annie Leibovitz on the legacy of Henri Cartier-Bresson

Leibovitz was one of five artists and collectors asked by Palazzo Grassi to reinvent the French photojournalist’s ‘Master Collection’ of 385 images

By Tom Seymour Last updated 11 October 22

Land artist Zahrah Al Ghamdi’s tactile encounters in Venice

Saudi Arabia returns to the Venice Biennale after an eight-year hiatus with an installation by the Jeddah-based artist

By Emma O'Kelly Last updated 10 October 22

A design insider’s guide to Venice bars and restaurants

By Ellie Stathaki Last updated 10 October 22