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The legend has it that the evangelist Mark, after his trip to Cyrenaica, arrived in Alexandria where he was forced to look for a shoemaker because one of his sandals had broken. He went to the workshop of Aniano who got injured while repairing Mark’s shoes. Mark miraculously healed him and Aniano decided to convert himself and got baptized. Since then, Sant’Aniano has been considered as the patron saint of the Venetian shoemakers.

Every shoe has a story to tell. A shoe it is not just an accessory to wear, it carries a wealth of curiosity and anecdotes that make it a real work of art. The 17th century Villa Foscarini Rossi, next to Villa Pisani, stands on the banks of the Brenta River and for almost thirty years has been housing the “Shoe Museum” built by Luigino Rossi, footwear entrepreneur. Opened in 1993, it testifies the evolution of the history of costume from the second half of the 20th century.

Not only to avoid the phenomenon of high water and to dirty one’s clothes with mud, but also to restrict women’s freedom of movement. For over two centuries, the “calcagnini” o “calcagnèti” have been the most popular footwear in Venice and were a statement piece in Venetian ladies’ wardrobes, attracting the attention of foreigners. 

First, it was used in wool mills to refine the wool, but later it became a cosmetic product, thanks to a Venetian intuition. Famous for its quality and exported by the Serenissima all over the world, the so-called “Bianco di Venezia” was born in the lagoon and was one of the first soaps created for personal hygiene in the world.

Seducing while concealing unpleasant odour. To do so, they used to smell wigs, clothes, gloves, body, fans, coins and the environments in which they lived. The musketeers were the holders of these secret recipes, which mixed rose, lavender, orange blossom, musk, ambergris and civet for which they were paid “handsomely” representing the privileged status and flourishing trade of Venice. 

Majestic and solemn, wearing the armour of the “Capitano da Mar”, with one arm she clasps her son to her, with the other she brandishes a sceptre, a sign of power attributed to the commanders of the Venetian fleets. A figure that, for more than three hundred years, has been watching over St. Mark’s Basin, protecting the lagoon and the city with her loving gaze. The Virgin Mary of the Basilica of Santa Maria della Salute holds a special place in the hearts of the Venetians because in 1630 she saved them from one of the worst epidemics of plague, which brought the whole territory of the Serenissima to its knees.

At the end of the 13th century, the famous Venetian merchant and traveller Marco Polo returned home from China, bringing with him the glands of the musk deer, the animal from which the fragrant substance is obtained, as well as the description of how to extract it and use it. For Venice, it was the beginning of a great love story and a flourishing business that would continue for centuries.

It was 1668 when the Venetian nobleman Scipione Vinciguerra di Collato, returning from a trip to Paris, took a walk in Piazza San Marco sporting on top of his head an accessory that, for the following century and a half, would dominate the Venetian fashion scene. It was the first appearance of the wig in Italy. Born to cover the baldness of the French king Louis XIII, this item soon became a sign of wealth and power, to show off on all worldly occasions.

“The last touch of a woman’s toilet is to look for and find the location for those in niches shaped like heart, moon, comet, crescent moon, star, fuzz. And what an attention to arrange gracefully these baits of love”. With these words Edmond and Jules de Goncourt described, in the book ‘The woman in the 18th century’, one of the many faces of the everyday life of women on the 19th century, the application of the mosques, the fake neo.

It is a new day in 18th-century Venice, the sun has risen and its rays light up the calli and canals of the lagoon city. In some far-away salon of a palace, a Venetian lady sits at her dressing table, carefully inspecting every inch of her face in the mirror. A long and complex ritual is about to begin, between powders, wigs, ceruse and fake beauty marks.

History, politics, culture, and art are constantly intertwined in Saint Mark’s Square, which has always been the beating heart of the Serenissima. With its riot of domes, arches and sculptures, even the Basilica dedicated to the city's patron saint has had a long and rich life since the laying of the first stone, in the distant 832 AD. During the last year and a half, archaeological investigations related to the preservation works of the church have added another important piece to its history puzzle.

Talking about fashion means touching transversally all those aspects that affect the life of every person. And talking about fashion in Venice means investigating a story of commerce, of distant routes, of sea and ships, of customs, of society, of pomp and laws to limit them.

The historic ship “Amerigo Vespucci” has docked for the 27th time in Venice, on the occasion of the thirteenth edition of the "Trans-Regional Seapower Symposium of the wider Mediterranean" (XIII T-RSS), an international maritime forum to be held from 5 to 7 October at the Venice Arsenal, with an attendance of over 60 navies and 80 international organisations interested in maritime issues. Unicef ambassador since September 2007, the “Vespucci” was described by the Americans in the 1970s as "the most beautiful ship in the world

With many tender words, in 1667 Giovanni Sagredo exalted the beauty of the Riviera del Brenta, with its placid waters and villas with lush gardens. Indeed, it is a place that was able to fascinate writers of international fame - including Michel de Montaigne, Johann Wolfgang Goethe, Ernest Hemingway - and offered refuge to the royalty of Europe.

It’s one thing to cover yourself and another to dress. Fashion,
understood as evolution and changes in clothes, changes end evolves over the centuries, since
the birth of Venice, which celebrates 1600 years since its foundation

For eight hundred years an area north of Venice, hidden between the streets and squares of the Castello district, has been the guardian of a centuries-old treasure

Venetian fashion has long roots and has been for centuries the mirror of the dominion and
power of the Serenissima Republic. City capable of anticipating trends has been able to express
the excellence of local artisans who have become one of the cornerstones of the economy of

A week after the traditional Historical Regatta, on Sunday, September 11^th at 18 o’clock, in Pisa will take place another highlight of the annual calendar of the rowing season: the 67^th edition of the Palio of the Ancient Maritime Republics. The event recovers the 2020 edition, which was cancelled due to the pandemic Covid-19.

A dull noise, a cloud covering the square and an unusual emptiness that changes the skyline of the city. The Bell Tower crumbled, making room to rubbles and ruins. It’s July 14^th, 1902, one hundred and twenty years ago, when the Venetians witnessed the collapse of St. Mark’s bell tower.

Regatta, Venetian Regatta, Royal Regatta, and finally Historical Regatta.  The appointment this year is for Sunday, September 4^th at 16, when along the Grand Canal historic boats with costumed figures, gondolas and boats of rowing associations of Venetians will parade. Later in the afternoon the races of the eight categories in the race will follow.

90 years and 18 thousand films have passed since the first edition of the Venice International Film Festival, which this year turns with style, creativity and courage to its 79^th edition. A festival made of ups and downs, which in its long life has gone through a world war, the tensions of the riots of 1968 and the economic crises of the 80s and 90s. The festival, however, has never lost its independent and compelling spirit, which has created new spaces, shaped a new idea of Italian cinema and launched many future Oscars.

A thin strip of land about 12 km long, bordered by the ports of San Nicolò to the north and Malamocco to the south, standing between the lagoon and the Adriatic Sea. It is the Lido di Venezia, one of the largest islands of the lagoon today the beach of venetians while in the past the first line of defense against enemies. 

For 445 years on the 3^rd Saturday of July, the Venetian tradition enlivens the Giudecca Canal: the installation of a 334 meters long temporary floating bridge, connecting Fondamenta delle Zattere and the Basilica del Cristo Redentore located on the island of Giudecca. Two waterfronts of Venice which are usually divided by the water of the lagoon. Iconic and unfailing it is the symbol of the Festa del Redentore. 

In the so-called “triangle of entertainment” there is a factory where thousands of fireworks are created. Flower-shaped colourful fountains of fire that light up the sky of Venice and hypnotise people who stare at the sky for 40 minutes. A skyline of water, boats, and colours that melts, recalling once more the ancient Serenissima Republic. It is by the expert hands of fifty employees of the Parente Fireworks in Melara di Rovigo, that more than 6 thousand fireworks are prepared, the ones that will be shot in the air on July 16^th on the “notte famosissima” (the most famous night), the most awaited venetian event promoted by the Municipality of Venice in partnership with Vela spa.

Brilliant, mysterious, and eccentric. In her eighties she was given the honorary citizenship and was proclaimed as the “last venetian dogaressa”. This is the title with which Peggy Guggenheim marked the history of a city that has more than 1600 years. ​

In 1946, Anita Mezzalira became the first woman to enter the Office of assessor in a council of the city of Venice, a city that today celebrated 1600 years of its foundation. She devoted her whole life to her ideas, to a lofty idea of justice

The tradition of masks is an important part of the history of Venice and its Carnival, which this year is celebrated from 12 February to 1 March and is part of the celebrations for the city's 1600^thanniversary. Coloured, decorated, simple or more whimsical

This year, on the occasion of the city’s 1600 years celebrations, the Carnival of Venice will be celebrated from February 12th to March 1st. Many are the typical sweets produced in this period, such as the galani, castagnole, fried cream 

It was 1094 when for the first time its name appeared between the lines of a document written by the Doge Vitale Falier. Two centuries later an edict of the Serenissima proclaimed it an official public holiday, making it coincide with the day before the beginning of Lent

Every morning a team of 35 people, including plasterers and restorers, starts from the workshop, a few steps from the bridge of Pugni, to head each to their own yard. Every day new surfaces and decorations are realized6 antique furniture

La Fenice Opera House, one of the symbols of Venice, a theatre admired all over the world and which wrote – and continues to write – pages of the city's history. Andrea Muzzati, a 60-year-old Venetian who has been working there since 1981

In Venice, the celebrations for the International Holocaust Remembrance Day continue with the laying of new stolpersteine, the small blocks of concrete, lacquered in brass, which commemorate the name, surname, place of deportation

1400 manuscripts, 42 thousand old printed books, among which rare editions of incunables and “cinquecentine”, 3 thousand engravings and more than 350 geographic maps and atlas. And a modern printed collection involving more than 400 thousand volumes

They call it the “Fourth Industrial Revolution” and it involves a clear shift in the history of humanity, marked by the advent of Artificial Intelligence and new digital technologies in people’s lives. To be a pioneer in this field it is Venice that, for 1600 years now

His terrestrial and celestial globes, enriched down to the last detail with all the geographical discoveries of the time, have enchanted the courts of Europe, from that of the Duke of Parma to that of Louis XIV in France. His geographical maps

Dolo’s water, the so-called “blue gold”, was considered a real treasure for Venice and for this small village on the Riviera del Brenta. It was an essential good, a real lifeblood, which gave life not just to the people but to their economy as well

The magic of Christmas drawn by a Venetian cartoonist. The snow falls on the iconic, and loved by all, characters living in Duckburg and Mousetown which are brought to life by the hand of Giorgio Cavazzano, one of the most famous cartoonists

At the beginning it was the “sciamito”, a specific kind of velvet, similar to corduroy. Then, in the 1300s, some weavers from Lucca sought political asylum in Venice and, from that moment on, the tradition of craftmanship begun, a tradition that has maintained its relevance all over the world. In the 1500s, in the city of Venice, there were at least 6000 frames producing velvet with thousands of people working in laboratories or in their own houses.

Nowadays everything is on screen, although off the stage there is a whole story to be told. From the magical lantern to the old camera, these tools are just a memory. With patience and dedication, Carlo Montanaro built this life-long archive

The fist Italian lira in history had engraved on one side Doge Niccolò Tron, and on the other the iconic symbol of the Serenissima Republic’s power, the St. Mark Lion. It's a long and beautiful story that starts from Venice, the one of Lira

He set up more than sixty exhibitions and won several awards and recognitions, he published four novels and many articles. He was deeply involved in the field of religious art, and he commissioned more than forty wall paintings

Rusty pincers, wooden hacksaws, old tools originally used at the Arsenale of Venice, Regattas ancient flags dating back to the period that preceded the Unification of Italy and tiny models of ancient venetian boats. Part of the venetian naval history

^{A project born from the desire to let Venice have its own musical. In this way was born “Casanova opera pop”, a musical created and produced by Red Canzian, which will be presented in January on national preview, at the Teatro Malibran as a tribute to Venice and its 1600 years of history}

Wars, battles, revolutions, victories and defeats: all the most important moments of Venice history, since the 13th century up to the 19th century, became the main characters of this cycle of meetings, all organized by the Ateneo Veneto during the celebrations

Cinema in Venice and Venice on the screen. Masterpieces, movies that reported on the screen the history of the city that since 1932 has been invading the cinema halls of the Lido di Venezia with its world premieres and local production that, still today

Stars, zodiac signs, horoscope: just by observing the sky has always raised curiosity and fascination in the human being. Especially, great interest was raised in Venetian citizens and professional sailors, who has always dealt with the effect of the stars 

One is set in a tiny little Venice, one is made of biscuits whilst, in addition to the typical nativity scenes, statues representing the Guardia di Finanza police officers wearing their uniform are included.  These nativity scenes are displayed at the exhibition 

To see them is a rare event, as tells the story. In Venice, the Three Wise Men are represented with statues marking the 12 hours from Saint Mark’s bell tower: a slow parade that began in the 1500s and that has been included in the celebrations 

Wake up at 6 o’ clock, breakfast, flag raising ceremony and then straight to class for the first lessons of the day. Study, training, and sacrifice. Individual and teamwork. Studying at the Naval Military School Francesco Morosini

The story begins in Venice, and the ancient art of building boats is its main character. An art that has guaranteed Venice a dominant position for centuries, and an art that the Serenissima Republic had passed through generations.

You can find it there, between apses, central naves, and main altars of venetian churches. These are nativity scenes, traditional representations that decorate Venetian churches filling them with the magic of Christmas through tiny statues

In 2004, eight years after the fire that destroyed La Fenice Theatre on January 26th, 1996, it was decided that on New Year’s Day, a concert representing a symbolic rebirth of the Theatre will have always been played.

Ink jars, brushes, frames, and colors scattered everywhere. Paper sheets clustered in every corner, prints hanging from the walls, huge work tables. Set squares, brushes, and chisels. Getting into the Fallani screen printing workshop in Venice means joining a little hidden treasure, where day by day arts become alive to impress a paper sheet, keeping bearing witness of the history of a city that has 1600 years on its back.

When Venice wakes up under a blanket of snow, whitewashed on a cold winter day. In the headquarters of the Regional Command of the Italian finance Police, in Campo San Polo, a hundred of black and white postcards are exhibited while kept inside glass display cabinets, as real precious jewels. Some of them contain wishes or greeting messages written by hand, others are just shots of everyday life.

“Il volo del turco '' (the flight of the Turkish), the Historical Regatta, the marriage of the sea, the Carnival, and the famous bull hunting. People are gathered along the shores and at their windows. There are parades and State ceremonies. In these 67 paintings there is the whole Serenissima Republic.

Not only traditions, Christmas markets and lights paths: Christmas in Venice means culture too. Nativity in Venice is explained through art. Christmas, in the city that this year celebrates its 1600 years from its foundation, means to deep dive within the huge artistic heritage of the Serenissima. 

In Venice, Christmas only comes with the typical Frari’s Nativity Scene. The comet flashing outside, the Christmas melody ringing when people get near the front door and, every year, the surprise of admiring every single movement.

To see them is a rare event, as tells the story. In Venice, the Three Wise Men are represented with statues marking the 12 hours from Saint Mark’s bell tower: a slow parade that began in the 1500s and that has been included in the celebrations for the 1600 years of the city of Venice.

Only on Christmas Eve, the Doge used to leave the Palace and show himself to the public. An event that took place once in a year for the visit to the ancient island of San Giorgio Maggiore.

Celebrating the rivalry and the feats between the Italian Marine Republics, Venice, Amalfi, Genoa, and Pisa. This is the aim of the Regatta of the Historical Marine Republics, sporting event inspired by the historical re-enactment of 1955.

Testaments from which the fear of dying without having settled their belongings can be perceived. Ancient documents of the Serenissima protecting the arts. A document – signed by Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and John Adam

From Istria to Dalmatia, from Cyclades to Cyprus, to the hinterland of the Friuli and Lombardy. Many places prove the glorious Venetian supremacy, both by sea and by land, 1600 years after the foundation of the city.
In order to retrace

With its 150 years of history is one of the most ancient foundations in Italy. Created by a venetian man, considered as forward-looking and pioneer of a system that nowadays can be defined as “welfare”.  This is the Fondazione Querini Stampalia

A docufiction telling the history of Venice over its 1600 years. This year, the city is celebrating its mythical foundation in 421, and the Cers (Consorzio Europeo Rievocazioni Storiche – Consortium of Eurpoean Re-enactment) presents ten episodes

She is considered the protector of the eyes, of opticians, ophthalmologists, electricians, and children. In some Northern cities, the 13^th December, Saint Lucia’s night is a magical night. Children cannot wait for it because

No doubt, eyeglasses were invented in Venice. This discovery has ancient origins. It dates back to 1200 and 1300, by starting in Murano and Venice and, then, by conquering the world. An object firstly used as prothesis and secondly converted

Directly facing onto Venice’s narrow canals, with their gaze toward the crowded city’s squares, and their wall painted by some of the name who fully entered the art history’s volumes, furnished with antique pieces and collectible objects 

Wood, ivory, bone, parchment are all elements composing the typical Venetian telescopes. Initially, they were used for military purpose and, later, to observe the sky and discover the information revolutionising the history of the universe

A piano, a creative mind and a pair of hands ready to untangle the not of sequential notes not imagined yet. Ca’ Foscari University of Venice decides to pay tribute to Venice’s 1600^th anniversary with the musi and the interpretative

Short stories in order to tell the Serenissima over its 1.600 years of history. Brief videos lasting two minutes each, concerning curious topics which would interest a wide foreign audience. So as to celebrate the 1.600^th anniversary

“El Paron de Casa” (the landlord), as venetians call the St.Mark’s bell tower, became the main character of the cultural project addressed to 250 children attending the year 4 of the primary school which has been presented this morning

Step by step, back in time, an ideal itinerary through some of the most beautiful paintings, porcelain objects, ancient books, and works of art that guard Venice's 1600 years of history, to tell its story and recall the ancient roots

Every November 21^st Venetian citizens take a long road in order to bring a church candle to the Saint Mary of Health. No wind, no rain, no snow obstructing their walk. Go and pray the Saint Mary is a must. People usually ask for personal and family protection.

Beautiful, coloured, loved, sophisticated, around the neck of women and men at the market as to indicate their social classes. Placed in Vudu shrines and burials, used in tribal initiation and religious ceremonies. For centuries, glass pearls 

The smell of wine and roasted chestnuts, wooden spoon beating on aluminium cover pots or jars, used as drums. In Venice, pastry and bakery window shops show colourful sweets for St. Martin’s Day: big or little shortbread biscuits

We all know it as “the beech cry” due to its huge foliage, with branches that can reach the ground, making it look like a weeping willow. For almost 2 centuries, an old beech has guarded San Michele’s deceased. Few know that, inside the monumental graveyard 

Venice, 2^nd November 2021 – Boxes, slabs, and acetate. Historical pictures representing a no longer existing Venice, events and celebrations in the Serenissima, from the International Film Festival to the concerts in the La Fenice Theatre.

In Venice, being a woman has never been considered as an obstacle. The city, which this year celebrates 1600 years from its foundation in 421, has always promoted, with a deeply modern vision, several inclusive aspects in the field of technology

Eighty works displayed along eight rooms of the Castello Visconteo of Novara, to explain the myth of Venice, and let the visitor dip into the magic atmosphere of the lagoon city. An exhibition that brings together works of some of the greatest masters

Venice, 4^th November 2021 – It is now 55 years, but the memory keeps untouched and the wound open. The 4^{th of} November 1966 Venice was almost completely submersed in the raging Adriatic Sea water.

Twenty-six writers from fourteen different countries, book pages being leafed through, authors in comparison, and exchanges of looks and words. This is Incroci di Civiltà (Civilization Intersections), the international literature Festival

Fast step, hands ready to sew, a tiny wooden seat with footboards, curtains open overlooking the city’s square, glasses and tools of the trade. This is how the lacemakers of Burano prepare themselves for another afternoon working

Spells, blood of the condemned, love potions. A handful of beans and a prayer to the Virgin Mary to understand if the beloved man was faithful, a glass of water lit by a candle, a palm reading. Witches and soothsayers according to the Inquisition

Visiting Venice through black and white pictures when it is immersed in the fog, or when captured by a high-altitude shot. Or, why not, even seen through the balaustrades in San Giorgio Isle, or in a postcard shot of one of the most photographed bridges in the world, Rialto

A train still alive in the collective memory, a one-way trip, a carriage carrying the unnamed body of a young soldier who lost his life in war. A train that passed through 120 stations, from Aquileia to Rome, and slowly crossed all the regions

The exhibition, curated by the art historian and professor Gloria Valais, thanks to the high-definition close-up photographs, sculptures, 3D models, video reconstruction and holograms- created by students and professors 

Wake up at dawn, grains of flour in the air, scent of melted butter, the oven spreading out the heat at the right temperature to create a crunchy topping, and a soft content. The attitude belonging to somebody who perfectly knows his job

Changing the course of a river to protect the beating heart of a city. Creating an archipelago made of eleven islands and fifteen bridges to prevent the enemy from attacking the castle and the fortress.

The road leading to the Paese del Sol Levante smells like eggs, milk, flour, and butter. From Venice to Japan passing through centuries of traditions. Venice is beloved all over the world, as a matter of fact. The fact that typical sweets are greatly appreciated

Narrow and dark streets, corners and ravines where thieves malicious hid. Today it seems impossible, but once Venice was a very dangerous city. And when the sun went down, it was easy to get lost, fall off bridges, end up in canal, or be pray to bad guys

ashion, colors, and fabrics intertwine and create new clothes. Innovations and new trends will be put at the center of the Venice Fashion Week, the Venetian event entirely dedicated to clothes, dresses, craftsmanship and new creations.

Bibliographic research, art, contamination, manual skills, teamwork. These are the keywords behind the project that led a group of people from Murano and Venice, lovers of traditions and history of Venice, to rediscover the “Bussolà Forte”.

The Redentore, one of the most awaited celebrations for the venetians, this year has a greater resonance as Venice celebrates its 1600 years from its foundation. Celebrated on Saturday July 17^th, 2021 it recalls the end of the terrible plague

Sometimes discoveries are made at random, or perhaps assisted by luck. Or maybe just by lifting a hem of a parchment that reveals one of the most evoked Venetian names in the world. Marco Polo with his Million, a historical and geographical treatise, A Travel Book

Archaeological findings, artifacts, tools that date back to the XIII century and testimonies of the ancient history of Malamocco are the main characters of a series of videos realized to value the museum

This year, on the occasion of the Feast of the Redeemer (Festa del Redentore), the traditional Venetian rowing competition (regatta) is back, and pits 18 Venetians contestants compete to win the title of the race 

“Take the fish, fry it, boil some onions, chop and then fry them. Then take some water, vinegar, almonds, raisins and honey, boil all together and then add the fish”. That’s how an unknown cook used to write

Five hundred children turn the spotlight on the question of peace and build a bridge that strengthens friendship and solidarity between two cities connected by the Mediterranean. From Venice to Beirut, passing through the Covid era

A unique path, one of the most suggestive marathons in the world, that runs through the original landscape of the Venetians countryside until the heart of Venice. 42km and 195 meters made of sport, art, history, and culture.

At first sight, chaos seems to prevail although eventually, the composition turns out to be a clever one. A canvas filled with galleys, soldiers, and weapons. The outbreak of the battle and soldiers who fell under the blows of swords. It’s October 7th, 1751

Expertise, precision, and many working hours. The rémer is an ancient venetian craftsmanship job, survived to industrialization and technology. It’s a lonely, manual work, where calluses on the hands mark time and fatigue.

Not a classic re-enactment but an event made of architectural installations and a live performance by a contemporary circus, all to remember the 1600 years from the end of patriarchy and to celebrate Venice’s founding, 1600 years ago

Created this year, together with the anniversary of 1600 years from Venice foundation, to celebrate the greatest musician, Antonio Vivaldi. Funded by Enrico Castiglione, globally known movie, and artistic director, the “Vivaldi Festival”

There are countries in which tea marks every moment of the day, countries in which it is a symbol of welcome, composure and calm. With sugar, milk, or lemon. Green, black, with spices or mint. Together with cup-cakes or sandwiches

The ancient art of dyers achieved its greatest development between the fifteenth and sixteenth century and it has been an important piece of Venetian industry. Is dedicated to them, and mainly to the “Luigi Bevilacqua” firm

ust a few steps from Riva degli Schiavoni, next to the Church of San Zaccaria, from which it takes its name, there’s a building originally belonged to the Benedictine order that became, just after the annexation of the Veneto Region to the Italian Kingdom

The “Dogana da mar” (Venice’s old customs buildings), that unique glimpse of Venice, that building nestled between the Grand Canal and the Giudecca Canal, that tip of an island that is a treasure trove of art and architecture

On the anniversary of its foundation 1600 years ago, the venetian night shines again with art, for an inclusive and deepening experience in which venetians public and private cultural institutions will be involved in a free-admission marathon of events

Paintings embracing a new life as pregnancy gives birth to a new world that goes beyond the gaze. It had to be Venice, the final act of “Pance”, the project developed by artist Manuela Traini that wanted to dedicate a special painting on her belly to Venice

The time travel through the autumn of the 1600^th year of Venice, started only a few days ago, has a stop into the ancient vineyard of the Serenissima, in the hearth of the D.O.C Lison-Pramaggiore area.

A brochure describing both the historical, ancient, and contemporary locations which today host, within the Veneto region, the offices of the Mibact (Ministry of Culture): different types of offices including 7 national archives

The most famous bread in the world? The French baguette, for sure, although in Venice the typical “rosetta” is the most famous handmade bread. It’s the symbol of peace, of hunger and richness.

We eat and love them because they recall mysterious lands that are far away, but we also use them as medicine and perfumes. When Venice was known as the Serenissima, the trade of spices was an essential source of its income

Helping us to reflect on the relevance of learning languages in order to increase our personal growth and on the value of linguistic and cultural diversity, as a part of an intangible heritage to love, respect and protect.

Sixteen hundred years of craftsmanship of excellence, of arts and culture. Sixteen hundred years of tailor’s hands, goldsmith, impiraresse (typical venetian word used to describe the work of women that used to sew jewels)

A new project signed by Venice1600, dedicated especially to the youngest and aimed at illustrating the history of the Serenissima, with an outlook on the future. Every Thursday on the Official Instagram account of Venice1600

The municipality of Chirignago offers the public a unique opportunity to celebrate the 1600 year of Venice by making them re-experience the main stages of postal history at the time of the Serenissima Republic.

Three exhibitions and three different places to explain Venice architecture through images. To celebrate Venice 1600 years, Fondazione Venezia – in partnership with M9 Museo del ‘900 and the Circolo Fotografico La Gondola

60 shots that prove the bond between Venice and the Municipality of Meolo. The idea of a photographic exhibition set up inside the evocative frame of the XV century Venetian Villa, Ca’ Cappello, and realized on the occasion of Venice's birthday.

The oldest and deepest roots of Venice lie in Altino. On Sunday, September 19 at 5.00PM, the symbolic place where the origins of the city on the lagoon are traced, will hold the concert “Otto Stagioni”

The toponymy of the municipality of Venice contains a serious mistake: in the sestiereof Castello, what is known today as Campo di Santa Giustina detto de Barbaria should actually be called Campiello

Within the enchanting setting of the Teatro Goldoni, Sunday 12 September, the theatrical performance “La donna di fuoco”, based on the historical character and pioneer of Venetians beads, Marietta Badovier, was presented.

The first greatest anthology ever realized in Venice. Titled “Quella scia di luce lungo il Novecento. Omaggio a Virgilio Guidi”  the famous painter who was born in Rome in 1891 and died in Venice in 1984.

Celebrities swarming the Red Carpet throughout the years, during Venice Lido Film Festival, young boys diving into the Grand Canal, the massive floods of Venice on November 4 1966, elephants crossing bridges 

Yesterday at the Venice Arsenale was presented, as national premieres, the 54 minutes Rai Cultura documentary celebrating the heroic deeds of Captain Francesco Morosini, a significant piece of the Venetian Republic history.

Happy Birthday, Buon Compleanno Venezia! A shower of “starry” wishes from the world-famous celebrities fall over Venice. While swarming the red carpet in Lido, on their way between flashes, interviews and selfies

Palazzo Grassi’s first floor changes its face and celebrates Venice's birthday. It opens tomorrow on Sunday 5^th September at Palazzo Grassi, the exhibition “HyperVenezia”, an event entirely dedicated to the city of Venice 

A special opening with aperitif offers the chance to admire the exhibited works on the live notes of the duo Vendrasco-Tonolo. On Wednesday, September 8, from 7 pm, at the Querini Stampalia Foundation 

A gate for glass pearls art. “Through”, the work of art designed by architect Alessandra Gardin in partnership with the Comunità veneziana dell’arte della perla di vetro (Venetian Community for the glass pearl art)

How do you learn to row? No one teaches you; you just have to get on board and begin, and row for hours, years. It takes concentration, sweat and effort. You row with your head, arms, expertise and with your heart.

Saturday, September 4 at 8.30pm at the Venice Arsenale, will take place the award ceremony of the 59th edition of the annual Italian literary prize “Premio Campiello”. The ceremony will be live broadcasted worldwide

On Sunday, 5th September the Venice Historical Regatta will be held. It is one of the oldest events that take place in the city centre and, this year, will acquire a specific importance as we celebrate Venice 1600 years.

A precious selection of 63 artworks, some of which have never been displayed before whilst others fully restored, is the result of a project that has been carried out for the occasion which also includes the restoration of Tiepolo

From 1-11 September 2021 at Venice Lido, during the year for the 1600th anniversary of the foundation of Venice, the 78th Venice International Film Festival kicks off, organized by La Biennale di Venezia

The fifth edition of the yearly cultural and theatrical performative event (which previously was held in Mirano’s Belvedere Park, every May 1st), this year turns into a special online edition, taking part to the celebrations for Venice 

A magical place, a treat for art experts, where an unrevealed version of Jacopo Palma il Giovane can be admired. Here, throughout the crusade era, soldiers and pilgrims, heading towards or coming back from the Holy Land

Until September 4th Venice is hosting the Cinema Galleggiante – Acque Sconosciute. From sunset until evening (18.00 to 23.00), when the city is transformed by lights that make locals and visitors seem as if they were lulled 

A close bond binds the Capuchin friars of the Monastery of the Redeemer to the people living in the Giudecca Island. An historical bond, which finds its roots back in the 1500s, when the friars, already at the time

“Portogruaro wasn’t the only little village of the mainland in which the blueprint of the Serenissima Dominante was copied and applied faithfully. Houses were large and roomy, with a triple window in the middle

“A poet is a way of life,” said Joseph Brodsky. A great poet, essayist, translator, playwright and teacher, all this is about Brodsky. Venice became for Brodsky a place where he constantly returned in his life

To celebrate the birth of Venice, the Padua State Archive will organize, from September 18th to October 2nd in the room of the Archive, an exhibition that will show a wide selection of the best documents of the collection.

The Scuola Grande di San Rocco is one of the venetian Scuole (or schole) survived both to the Napoleonic era and to the fall of the Repubblica Serenissima. Moreover, it is one of the few Scuole still active in Venice.

St. Rocco’s Feast is one of the major recurrences that, still nowadays, take place in the city of Venice. Each year, on August 16, the Saint is celebrated with a procession that starts from Campo dei Frari 

It is a dialect, although for centuries it has been defined as a language, able to influence the modern Italian language with several words which are still used today. This is what Lorenzo Tomasin, philologist of Venetian origins

To see it, you have to look for it. As soon as you find it, the astonishment is inevitable. Stuck between narrow calli, the “Scala del Bovolo” - which in the venetian dialect means snail - is, due the breath-taking impact

April 25, St. Mark’s Day, is also commonly known as “Festa del bòcolo” In fact, an ancient Venetians tradition handed down up to the present time, wants that exactly on this day men offer as a present a red rose bud 

Until September 19th the exhibition “Francesco Morosini: la difesa di Venezia tra mare e terra a Creta e nel Peloponneso” displayed at the Museo Nazionale Atestino di Este, will be open. The exhibition is organized for Venice

Every year since 1577 Venice set up a path on water, a temporary passage created to reach on foot the symbol of its most heartfelt celebration: the Redentore. This connection allowed Venetians to cross the Giudecca

In the year in which Cristoforo Colombo sailed from Palos with the three caravels on his way to discover the Americas, Doge Agostino Barbarigo, at the Doge Palace, was signing a statute – the Mariegola

Understand the lagoon and respect it to protect its preservation. You have time until October 31 to visit “Laguna InVita - learn to know, respect and protect it. Experience it”, an artistic and informative exhibition for Venice

Is believed to be the oldest church in Venice, built in 421 by a carpenter named Eutinopo, coming from Candia, who devoted himself to Saint James asking him to put out a serious fire on the small island of Rivus Altus.

It stretches along the canal that divides the Island of Giudecca from Venice and looks straight towards Punta della Dogana. It took the name from the term used to call young venetian maidens in poor economic conditions

For more than two decades, the city centre of Moscow has been the theatre of the “Cherry Forest Open Art Festival”, in which exhibitions and shows of the great Italian masters of art, cinema, music and fashion are hosted.

They left Bergamo to come working in Venice where, for centuries, they practiced their art with great knowledge. The tagiapiera (a stonemason, who could also work as builder, master, or architect) the depentor 

The Basilica di San Giovanni e Paolo and the Scuola Grande di San Marco open their doors even during the night to celebrate the 1600^th anniversary from the foundation of Venice in order to recreate an ancient bond

On the trail of Venice among ramparts, a winged lion mark, flavours and smells that takes us back to the Serenissima. “Tracce veneziane nelle isole di Cherso e Lussino” is the photography exhibition created to celebrate Venice

The concept of “quarantine”, the forty-day period of isolation reserved for people suffering from contagious diseases and aimed at preventing their expansion, is a true Venetians intuition dated back to the fifteenth century

Someone may remember the threat “If you don’t behave, I’ll send you to San Servolo”, although luckily, this phrase has disappeared, carrying away with it what this island represented for centuries. 

The decorated ceiling that competes with the Doge's Palace, a Christ that has safeguarded the place for ages and that, by twisting of 180 degrees around it, allows you to witness his death, and an incomparable collection

Since the establishment of the city – which dates back to 421 and so this year will celebrate its 1600 birthday - Venetians had to think about possible ways to get drinking water. Originally, they used to collect rainwater

Loggias, frescoes, paintings, stuccoes, monumental halls and the highest terrace in Venice, from which you can enjoy an unrivalled 360-degree view of Venice. Being students of the Benedetto Marcello Conservatory

It is in Cannaregio, specifically in the area of San Giobbe, that the “pio luogo delle penitenti” is located. This used to be the place in which young repented prostitutes went to find shelter, be protected, and helped.

In order to see the elliptical stair that seems to challenge gravity laws we have to go to the Ospedale dei Derelitti, commonly known to the venetians as the Ospedaletto. It's a building  where a nursing home was located

On Friday, August 6, the Giorgio Franchetti art Gallery at the Ca' d'Oro opens its doors to “Canaletto incontra Guardi. Vedute veneziane a confronto: il Molo verso la Basilica della Salute", a tribute to the city of Venice