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12 Must-See Events at the 2024 Venice Biennale

festival-fair · 2026-04-26

The 60th Venice Biennale showcases a range of events focusing on migration and collaboration. From April 21 to October 27, 2024, the Ghetto di Venezia will host a group exhibition curated by Marcella Ansaldi. 'Travellers Mirror Cities' at Venice International University will feature artists Qiu Anxiong, Josè Angelino, and Rä di Martino, running from April 17 to May 18. CYFEST 15 is set to take place at CREA Cantieri del Contemporaneo. Additionally, Fondation Valmont will present 'ULYSSES. We are all Heroes' from April 20, 2024, to February 23, 2025. At Ca’ d’Oro, works by Burri, Fontana, and Pistoletto will be on display from April 17 to June 16. Other highlights include Cen Long’s tour, Qatar Museums' exhibition, GLASSTRESS, and installations by Bernar Venet and Lorenzo Quinn.

Key facts

  • Ghetto di Venezia migration show: April 21–October 27, 2024, curated by Marcella Ansaldi.
  • Travellers Mirror Cities at Venice International University: April 17–May 18, 2024.
  • CYFEST 15 media art festival at CREA Cantieri del Contemporaneo.
  • Fondation Valmont exhibition ULYSSES: April 20, 2024–February 23, 2025.
  • Ca’ d’Oro hosts Umbrian masterpieces with modern works: April 17–June 16, 2024.
  • Cen Long tour at Palazzo Querini: April 20–November 24, 2024.
  • Qatar Museums show at ACP–Palazzo Franchetti: April 19–November 24, 2024.
  • Wadi AlFann preview at Abbazia di San Gregorio: April 16–30, 2024.
  • GLASSTRESS at Murano and Arsenale Nord: April 18–August 25, 2024.
  • Eun-Me Ahn ritual at San Giacomo Island: April 18, 2024.
  • Bernar Venet at Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana: through June 16, 2024.
  • Lorenzo Quinn installation at Ca’ Rezzonico: April 20–September 15, 2024.

Entities

Artists

  • Marcella Ansaldi
  • Qiu Anxiong
  • Josè Angelino
  • Rä di Martino
  • Guo Fei
  • H.H. Lim
  • Matteo Nasini
  • Oliviero Rainaldi
  • Gabriele Silli
  • Fu Tong
  • Jin Wang
  • Yang Yongliang
  • Gayle Chong Kwan
  • Stephanie Blake
  • ISAO
  • Didier Guillon
  • Duccio di Boninsegna
  • Gentile da Fabriano
  • Maestro della Madonna di Perugia
  • Giovanni Baronzio
  • Cataluccio da Todi
  • Bartolomeo Caporali
  • Alberto Burri
  • Gino De Dominicis
  • Lucio Fontana
  • Marisa Merz
  • Michelangelo Pistoletto
  • Carol Rama
  • Cen Long
  • Manal AlDowayan
  • Ahmed Mater
  • Koen Vanmechelen
  • Sabine Wiedenhofer
  • Eun-Me Ahn
  • Bernar Venet
  • Lorenzo Quinn
  • Marco Polo
  • Baldassare Longhena

Institutions

  • Biennale d'Arte di Venezia
  • Ghetto di Venezia
  • Museo ebraico di Venezia
  • Comunità ebraica di Venezia
  • Opera Laboratori
  • Shifting Vision
  • MoCA Shanghai
  • Venice International University
  • CYFEST
  • CREA Cantieri del Contemporaneo
  • Fondation Valmont
  • Valmont
  • Galleria Nazionale dell’Umbria
  • Galleria Giorgio Franchetti alla Ca’ d’Oro
  • Musei Nazionali di Perugia
  • Direzione regionale Musei Umbria
  • Direzione regionale Musei Veneto
  • Fondazione Ugo e Olga Levi
  • Qatar Museums
  • ACP–Palazzo Franchetti
  • Abbazia di San Gregorio
  • Wadi AlFann
  • AlUla
  • Fondazione Berengo Art Space
  • Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo
  • Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana
  • Museo Correr
  • Ca’ Rezzonico
  • Museo del ‘700 veneziano
  • Artribune

Locations

  • Venezia
  • Italy
  • Ghetto di Venezia
  • Cannaregio
  • Venice International University
  • San Servolo
  • Giudecca
  • Palazzo Bonvicini
  • Ca’ d’Oro
  • Perugia
  • Umbria
  • Veneto
  • Firenze
  • Palazzo Querini
  • Medio Oriente
  • Africa
  • Sud-Est asiatico
  • Arabia Saudita
  • AlUla
  • Murano
  • Arsenale Nord
  • Giardini della Biennale
  • Isola di San Giacomo
  • Piazzetta San Marco
  • Sala Sansoviniana
  • Canal Grande

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