Exhibitions
in Venice
Exhibitions
in Venice
A monthly Overview
EXHIBITIONS IN Venice 2026
Here you will find detailed information about the most important exhibitions and events that take place in Venice every month. Just click on the desired month and find information about exhibitions and other activities.
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June
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August
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September
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October
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November
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December
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January
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February
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March
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April
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May
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Until November!
61st International Art Biennale
The 61st International Art Biennale will take place from 9 May to 22 November 2026!
Don’t miss it!
Here is our report on the 2024 Art Biennale!
Top 3 Exhibitions
June 2026
Biennale Arte 2026
In Minor Keys
directed by Koyo Kouoh
61st International Art Exhibition
until 22 November 2026
Tickets only via official website
Peggy Guggenheim Collection
Peggy Guggenheim in London: The Birth of a Collector
until 19 October 2026
Pinault Collection – Punta della Dogana
Paulo Nazareth
The Brazilian artist invites visitors to accompany him on his travels. For over fifteen years, he has systematically journeyed through the Americas and the African continent, mostly barefoot, to walk on the same ground and pay respect to his enslaved ancestors, who were stripped of their shoes as a symbol of oppression.
Until 22 November 2026
other exhibitions
in June
Accademia Cinemersiva
Serenissimersivo: Immersive exhibition about Salvador Dalí
until 30 September 2026
Biennale Arte 2026
In Minor Keys
directed by Koyo Kouoh
61st International Art Exhibition
until 22 November 2026
Tickets only via official website
Ca Pesaro
JENNY SAVILLE
until 22 November 2026
Still Life, Living Nature
until 14 June 2026
HERNAN BAS. Visitors
until 30 August 2026
Ca’ Rezzonico (Museum of 18. Century Venice)
Calouste Gulbenkian’s “The Guard”
until 8 June 2026
Chiesa di San Lorenzo / Ocean Space
Tide of Returns
until 11 October 2026
Nature Speaks. A Sign for the Rights of Nature in Venice and Europe
until 11 October 2026
Cini Foundation
Georg Baselitz. Golden Heroes
until 27 September 2026
Island of San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice
Free Admission
David Salle: Contemporary Painting
until 27 September 2026
Palazzo Cini: The Gallery, Venice
How to Reach the Sky
until 12 July 2026 – As part of the 2026 Venice Biennale
Island of San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice
Doge’s Palace
Etruscans and Veneti: Waters, Cults, and Sanctuaries
until 29 September 2026
Fondazione Querini Stampalia di Venezia
The Invisible Chord: Hans Hartung and Music
until 13 September 2026
The Dreamer: an episodic film
open end (for now)
Galleria dell’Accademia
Marina Abramovićs „Transforming Energy“
until 19 October 2026
Glas Museum Murano
BABEL
12 June 2026 to 30 March 2027
Lace Museum Burano
Exhibitions of fine lace
until 8 January 2027
Le Stanze della Fotografia
Host P. Horst. The Geometry of Grace
until 5 July 2026
Roberto Dutesco: 30 Years. The Wild Horses of Sable Island
until 5 July 2026
Le Stanze del Vetro
Murano Glass and the Venice Biennale 1948–1958
until 22 November 2026
Museo Correr
BIZHAN BASSIRI
until 22 November 2026
Museo d’Arte Orientale di Venezia
MUSHI (虫). Dragonflies and other insects in the paintings of Stéphane Dubé
until 30 August 2026
The museum is located on the upper floor of the Ca Pesaro.
Museo M9 Mestre
Pertini. The Art of Democracy
until 31 August 2026
Museum of Natural History
In and out of the water. The tidal landscape of the northern Adriatic
5 June to 13 September 2026
Museum Palazzo Mocenigo
LE TARBOUCHE. When an accessory becomes a symbol
until 8 November 2026
Palazzo Contarini del Bovolo
Wallace Chan: Myths
until 18 October 2026
Palazzo Contarini del Bovolo
as part of the 2026 Biennale
Tickets for the staircase & exhibition
Palazzo Fortuny
Erwin Wurm
until 22 November 2026
Palazzo Grassi
Amar Kanwar: His latest major installation, The Peacock Cemetery (2023)
until 10 January 2027
Michael Armitage
A comprehensive overview of his work, in which he interweaves personal memories, collective history, and symbolic imagination to unleash visions and landscapes that are both inhabited and hallucinatory.
until 10 January 2027
Peggy Guggenheim Collection
Peggy Guggenheim in London: The Birth of a Collector
until 19 October 2026
Pinault Collection – Punta della Dogana
Paulo Nazareth
The Brazilian artist invites visitors to accompany him on his travels. For over fifteen years, he has systematically journeyed through the Americas and the African continent, mostly barefoot, to walk on the same ground and pay respect to his enslaved ancestors, who were stripped of their shoes as a symbol of oppression.
Until 22 November 2026
Lorna Simpson
The American artist presents, for the first time in Europe, a comprehensive overview of her work, focusing on over a decade of painting.
Until 22 November 2026
San Giorgio Maggiore
Barry X Ball: The Shape of Time
until 22 November 2026
Tommaso Calabro Galerie
See You, Venice
until 8 July 2026
Top 3 Exhibitions
July 2026
Biennale Arte 2026
In Minor Keys
directed by Koyo Kouoh
61st International Art Exhibition
until 22 November 2026
Tickets only via official website
Cini Foundation
Georg Baselitz. Golden Heroes
until 27 September 2026
Island of San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice
Free Admission
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Palazzo Fortuny
Erwin Wurm
until 22 November 2026
other exhibitions
in July
Accademia Cinemersiva
Serenissimersivo: Immersive exhibition about Salvador Dalí
until 30 September 2026
Biennale Arte 2026
In Minor Keys
directed by Koyo Kouoh
61st International Art Exhibition
until 22 November 2026
Tickets only via official website
Ca Pesaro
JENNY SAVILLE
until 22 November 2026
HERNAN BAS. Visitors
until 30 August 2026
Chiesa di San Lorenzo / Ocean Space
Tide of Returns
until 11 October 2026
Nature Speaks. A Sign for the Rights of Nature in Venice and Europe
until 11 October 2026
Cini Foundation
Georg Baselitz. Golden Heroes
until 27 September 2026
Island of San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice
Free Admission
David Salle: Contemporary Painting
until 27 September 2026
Palazzo Cini: The Gallery, Venice
How to Reach the Sky
until 12 July 2026 – As part of the 2026 Venice Biennale
Island of San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice
Doge’s Palace
Etruscans and Veneti: Waters, Cults, and Sanctuaries
until 29 September 2026
Fondazione Querini Stampalia di Venezia
The Invisible Chord: Hans Hartung and Music
until 13 September 2026
The Dreamer: an episodic film
open end (for now)
Galleria dell’Accademia
Marina Abramovićs „Transforming Energy“
until 19 October 2026
Glas Museum Murano
BABEL
until 30 March 2027
Lace Museum Burano
Exhibitions of fine lace
until 8 January 2027
Le Stanze della Fotografia
Host P. Horst. The Geometry of Grace
until 5 July 2026
Roberto Dutesco: 30 Years. The Wild Horses of Sable Island
until 5 July 2026
Le Stanze del Vetro
Murano Glass and the Venice Biennale 1948–1958
until 22 November 2026
Museo Correr
BIZHAN BASSIRI
until 22 November 2026
Museo d’Arte Orientale di Venezia
MUSHI (虫). Dragonflies and other insects in the paintings of Stéphane Dubé
until 30 August 2026
The museum is located on the upper floor of the Ca Pesaro.
Museo M9 Mestre
Pertini. The Art of Democracy
until 31 August 2026
Museum of Natural History
In and out of the water. The tidal landscape of the northern Adriatic
until 13 September 2026
Museum Palazzo Mocenigo
LE TARBOUCHE. When an accessory becomes a symbol
until 8 November 2026
Palazzo Contarini del Bovolo
Wallace Chan: Myths
until 18 October 2026
Palazzo Contarini del Bovolo
as part of the 2026 Biennale
Tickets for the staircase & exhibition
Palazzo Fortuny
Erwin Wurm
until 22 November 2026
Palazzo Grassi
Amar Kanwar: His latest major installation, The Peacock Cemetery (2023)
until 10 January 2027
Michael Armitage
A comprehensive overview of his work, in which he interweaves personal memories, collective history, and symbolic imagination to unleash visions and landscapes that are both inhabited and hallucinatory.
until 10 January 2027
Peggy Guggenheim Collection
Peggy Guggenheim in London: The Birth of a Collector
until 19 October 2026
Pinault Collection – Punta della Dogana
Paulo Nazareth
The Brazilian artist invites visitors to accompany him on his travels. For over fifteen years, he has systematically journeyed through the Americas and the African continent, mostly barefoot, to walk on the same ground and pay respect to his enslaved ancestors, who were stripped of their shoes as a symbol of oppression.
Until 22 November 2026
Lorna Simpson
The American artist presents, for the first time in Europe, a comprehensive overview of her work, focusing on over a decade of painting.
Until 22 November 2026
San Giorgio Maggiore
Barry X Ball: The Shape of Time
until 22 November 2026
Tommaso Calabro Galerie
See You, Venice
until 8 July 2026
Top 3 Exhibitions
August 2026
San Giorgio Maggiore
Barry X Ball: The Shape of Time
until 22 November 2026
Peggy Guggenheim Collection
Peggy Guggenheim in London: The Birth of a Collector
until 19 October 2026
Galleria dell’Accademia
Marina Abramovićs „Transforming Energy“
until 19 October 2026
other exhibitions
in August
Accademia Cinemersiva
Serenissimersivo: Immersive exhibition about Salvador Dalí
until 30 September 2026
Biennale Arte 2026
In Minor Keys
directed by Koyo Kouoh
61st International Art Exhibition
until 22 November 2026
Tickets only via official website
Ca Pesaro
JENNY SAVILLE
until 22 November 2026
HERNAN BAS. Visitors
until 30 August 2026
Chiesa di San Lorenzo / Ocean Space
Tide of Returns
until 11 October 2026
Nature Speaks. A Sign for the Rights of Nature in Venice and Europe
until 11 October 2026
Cini Foundation
David Salle: Contemporary Painting
until 27 September 2026
Palazzo Cini: The Gallery, Venice
Georg Baselitz. Golden Heroes
until 27 September 2026
Island of San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice
Free Admission
Doge’s Palace
Etruscans and Veneti: Waters, Cults, and Sanctuaries
until 29 September 2026
Fondazione Querini Stampalia di Venezia
The Invisible Chord: Hans Hartung and Music
until 13 September 2026
The Dreamer: an episodic film
open end (for now)
Galleria dell’Accademia
Marina Abramovićs „Transforming Energy“
until 19 October 2026
Glas Museum Murano
BABEL
until 30 March 2027
Lace Museum Burano
Exhibitions of fine lace
until 8 January 2027
Le Stanze del Vetro
Murano Glass and the Venice Biennale 1948–1958
until 22 November 2026
Museo Correr
BIZHAN BASSIRI
until 22 November 2026
Museo d’Arte Orientale di Venezia
MUSHI (虫). Dragonflies and other insects in the paintings of Stéphane Dubé
until 30 August 2026
The museum is located on the upper floor of the Ca Pesaro.
Museo M9 Mestre
Pertini. The Art of Democracy
until 31 August 2026
Museum of Natural History
In and out of the water. The tidal landscape of the northern Adriatic
until 13 September 2026
Museum Palazzo Mocenigo
LE TARBOUCHE. When an accessory becomes a symbol
until 8 November 2026
Palazzo Contarini del Bovolo
Wallace Chan: Myths
until 18 October 2026
Palazzo Contarini del Bovolo
as part of the 2026 Biennale
Tickets for the staircase & exhibition
Palazzo Fortuny
Erwin Wurm
until 22 November 2026
Palazzo Grassi
Amar Kanwar: His latest major installation, The Peacock Cemetery (2023)
until 10 January 2027
Michael Armitage
A comprehensive overview of his work, in which he interweaves personal memories, collective history, and symbolic imagination to unleash visions and landscapes that are both inhabited and hallucinatory.
until 10 January 2027
Peggy Guggenheim Collection
Peggy Guggenheim in London: The Birth of a Collector
until 19 October 2026
Pinault Collection – Punta della Dogana
Paulo Nazareth
The Brazilian artist invites visitors to accompany him on his travels. For over fifteen years, he has systematically journeyed through the Americas and the African continent, mostly barefoot, to walk on the same ground and pay respect to his enslaved ancestors, who were stripped of their shoes as a symbol of oppression.
Until 22 November 2026
Lorna Simpson
The American artist presents, for the first time in Europe, a comprehensive overview of her work, focusing on over a decade of painting.
Until 22 November 2026
San Giorgio Maggiore
Barry X Ball: The Shape of Time
until 22 November 2026
Text and image rights: © Céline Mülich 2023–2026
Image rights:
Screenshots of the respective exhibition announcements from the museums.
Since this is advertising for the museums and the public, I did not request image permission.