There's a lot to see during this year's edition of the city-wide event, so we've rounded up a few things you might want to skip

Alongside the main event, there's a plethora of exhibitions vying for visitors' attention. We've selected some of our favourites, ranging from Shahzia Sikander fairytale gothic palace to Andrzej Wróblewski's poignant depictions of war

Take a tour of a women's prison on Giudecca or a picturesque church in Cannaregio with our pick of pavilions beyond the Giardini and Arsenale

Artists draw with their eyes and play with Zeus at the city's former shipyards and armories

From cocoa-covered creations, to spaceships and rotting fruit, here is our selection of top shows from the first preview day

Other art institutions in the Special Administrative Region also enjoyed healthy figures in 2023, according to The Art Newspaper's annual attendance survey

Our exclusive Visitor Figures 2023 survey shows that many of the world’s leading art museums returned to their pre-pandemic attendance levels. But some, especially in the UK, are still missing millions of visitors

In 2023, many of the world’s major museums equaled—or surpassed—their 2019 attendance figures. However, some UK institutions are still lagging behind, finds The Art Newspaper’s annual survey

From Cartier's Islamic inspiration at the Louvre Abu Dhabi to Pakistani artist and activist Lala Rukh at the Sharjah Art Foundation

Once controversial because of its humble materials, the work of the recently deceased artist is now under fire because of his alleged crime

The Grand Egyptian Museum should open at last, while Masp in São Paulo gets a tower-block extension

The shows to visit in London, New York, Los Angeles, Basel and Paris

Figures for the first half of 2023 show an increase over the year before, although still below their pre-Covid peaks

Curator Chus Martínez on how she wants to spark curiosity and conversation with her selection

A new exhibition at Louvre Abu Dhabi brings together some of the oldest and most important religious manuscripts from Judaism, Christianity and Islam to show the deep connections between the three faiths

The Korean artist's work will be suspended from the ceiling of the Coex venue

A selection of artists have been invited by Abramovic to stage long-form performances in the concert venue—including backstage areas normally off-limits to visitors

The finalists for the 2023 Museum of the Year award, all of which focus on the importance of community engagement, will compete for a record £120,000 prize

An interactive show of multimedia works has opened at Museum Tinguely while the Fondation Beyeler has reunited a series of Basquiat paintings

Museum's model, giving access to works not on display, has been replicated throughout the world

Li Hei Di, Minh-Lan Tran and Nicole Bachmann will perform their work around the city in June

The Washington, DC, institution wants to better connect with Asian American communities

Plus, the Manet/Degas rivalry in Paris and one of the most significant female Impressionists

Our exclusive Visitor Figures 2022 survey shows that numbers in Paris and Seoul were almost back to normal last year, while other major centres such as London struggled to hit pre-pandemic levels

Paris institution tops our visitor figures survey yet again, while the city’s other museums do well too

The new Hong Kong museum attracted more than 2 million people in its first full year

The Art Newspaper's annual Visitor Figures survey has found the National Gallery has lost more visitors since 2019 than any other art museum worldwide

The ten shortlisted artist for this year's prize are showing work in the Louvre Abu Dhabi

We meet the artist nominated for the Richard Mille Art Prize

We meet the artist nominated for the Richard Mille Art Prize