Venice Gardens Foundation to Restore and Open Redentore Garden to Public
Chaired by Adele Re Rebaudengo, the Venice Gardens Foundation has revealed plans for the restoration and public unveiling of the Compendio del Giardino del Convento della Chiesa del Santissimo Redentore in Venice. The initiative, titled In Venetia Hortus Redemptoris, focuses on reviving the historic site, which encompasses the Orto, meditation chapels, and greenhouse, for public enjoyment. Landscape architect Paolo Pejrone is leading the restoration, which has secured €2 million from the EU's NextGenerationEU fund. The foundation took charge of the site, which suffered damage during the November 2019 acqua alta, in 2021. Work commenced on January 30, 2023, with plans for free entry for Venetians by 2024. Previously, the foundation restored the Giardini Reali di San Marco in 2019.
Key facts
- Venice Gardens Foundation led by Adele Re Rebaudengo
- Restoration of the Redentore church garden complex in Venice
- Project named In Venetia Hortus Redemptoris
- Landscape architect Paolo Pejrone leading the design
- Architect Alessandra Raso curating the project
- €2 million funding from EU NextGenerationEU
- Over 2,500 trees and plants to be planted
- Construction started January 30, 2023
Entities
Artists
- Paolo Pejrone
- Russell Page
- Roberto Burle Marx
- Alessandra Raso
- Andrea Palladio
- Remo Salvadori
- Lucia Veronesi
- Guido Guidi
- Francesco Neri
- Adele Re Rebaudengo
Institutions
- Venice Gardens Foundation
- Curia Provinciale dei Frati Minori Cappuccini
- Santa Sede
- Soprintendenza Archeologia Belle Arti e Paesaggio
- Biennale di Venezia
- Triennale di Milano
- Unione Europea
- NextGenerationEU
- Venice Garden Foundation
- Church of the Santissimo Redentore
- Capuchins
- illycaffé
- Artribune
Locations
- Venezia
- Italy
- Giudecca Canal
- Laguna
- Roma
- Venice
- Cerreto Guidi
- Mantova
- Cesena
- Catanzaro