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Biennale Arte
The 61st International Art Exhibition, In Minor Keys, places national pavilions and a major curated exhibition across Venice for more than six months.
2026 dates
- Venue
- Giardini, Arsenale and venues across Venice
- Where to plan around
- Castello, Giardini, Arsenale and Forte Marghera
- Access
- Timed and multi-day tickets are sold through La Biennale. National pavilions and collateral exhibitions may keep different hours.
- Official information
- Visit La Biennale di Venezia ↗
Why it is here
Venice remains one of the clearest places to see how Asian artists and national cultural institutions enter a global canon. The long exhibition rewards comparison across pavilions, diasporic practices and the curatorial frame rather than a rushed opening-week circuit.
Plan it well
Give Giardini and Arsenale separate days. Stay in Castello for easier morning access, check Monday closures carefully and resist combining both principal venues with distant collateral exhibitions in one itinerary.