This evening Art Night returns to Venice, the long Night of Art, with a rich and varied program organized by Ca’ Foscari University in collaboration with the Municipality of Venice. Since 2011, Art Night has transformed the Saturday closest to the summer solstice into a great cultural stage, involving residents and tourists with hundreds of free events.
Having become a fixed appointment in the calendar of European Art Nights, the event offers extraordinary evening openings of buildings, museums, galleries and foundations, together with theatrical performances, readings, concerts, exhibitions and workshops. This initiative allows young people, adults and families to explore and appreciate Venice’s unique artistic heritage under the stars.
With more than 140 participating exhibition spaces, the 13th edition presents a vast program, which can be consulted on the official website of the event, which we suggest visiting since many activities require reservations.
Among the cultural institutions participating, the Peggy Guggenheim Collection stands out for its thirteenth consecutive year. The museum offers a free special opening from 6pm to 10pm, with last entry at 9.15pm. During the evening, from 6.30pm, 7.30pm and 8.30pm, there will be the opportunity to visit the temporary exhibition Jean Cocteau. The juggler’s revenge and the permanent collection. Furthermore, from 6.30 pm to 8.00 pm, children aged 4 to 10 years will be able to participate in the workshop The square of my dreamsfor which booking is mandatory.
Palazzo Diedo – Berggruen Arts&Culture participate with the exhibition Janus, open from 5pm to 11pm, hosting the Marathon of conversations and performances with Hans Ulrich Obrist. Furthermore there will be the inauguration of the new site-specific work Venice Inclined, Oval Staircase, of the artist Carsten Höller, which will remain on display for the entire duration of Janus. This new space for contemporary art presents 11 site-specific interventions by international artists such as Urs Fischer, Piero Goliaand others, as well as two special projects in collaboration with The Kitchen of New York and the Polaroid Foundation, conceived in dialogue with the architecture of Andrea Tirali’s eighteenth-century building, once home to one of the most powerful Venetian families.
L’Academy of Fine Arts Venice renews its appointment with Art Night with Open Ateliers, a program that includes events, exhibitions, performances, workshops and screenings. Furthermore, visitors will be able to explore the temporary pavilion in the courtyard Josèfa Ntjam: swell of spæc(i)es, collateral event of the 60th Venice Biennale. The evening will be animated by a DJ set starting from 6.30pm at the Academy’s headquarters, located in Fondamenta degli Incurabili.
Capsules Venice, at the Marchesani Foundation, located in the Fondamenta Rossa of Dorsoduro, offers its visitors guided tours of the exhibition Hovering starting from 6.00 pm, while from 9.00 pm you can watch the performance Celestial Bloom Of Emiliano Maggiwhich will offer a unique experience combining music and dance.
At Home of The Human Safety Net in the Procuratie Vecchie, from 10pm to midnight, there will be a performative reading of poems by Forugh Farrokhzadin Italian and Persian, taken from the work I speak from the edges of the night, edited by Domenico Ingenito and with the artistic direction of Simonetta Nardi, in collaboration with Libreria la Toletta and the Voci di carta association. Furthermore, from 6.00 pm to 10.00 pm, there will be the opportunity to visit the interactive exhibition A World of Potential and the artistic project About Us by Tracey Snelling, edited by Luca Massimo Barbero.
Finally at the Cyprus Pavilionof the 60th Venice Biennale, from 9.00 pm the public will be able to immerse themselves in a unique sound installation, where the voices of the Wordless Singing Group choir – directed by Nina Baietta – will be remodulated through a water organ immersed in the adjacent canal, offering a extraordinary experience of sounds and art in one of the most evocative contexts of the city.
Art Night is a unique opportunity to explore and experience Venice in a night dedicated to art and culture, where every corner of the city is transformed into an open-air exhibition space. This special night not only celebrates the rich artistic tradition of Venice, but also promotes innovation and contemporary creativity, creating a dialogue between past and present that resonates across the streets and canals of the Serenissima.
Participating in Art Night means immersing yourself in a unique atmosphere, where art becomes the common thread of a collective experience that unites residents and visitors, artists and spectators, in a choral celebration of beauty and creativity. The city of Venice, with its eternal charm, thus becomes the stage for an unforgettable night, where art and culture are the true protagonists.
