Climate change in Venice
St Mark’s architect warns that Venice’s historic houses are falling down
In an interview, Maria Piana, the architect responsible for the famous basilica, says urgent action is needed to save the city’s houses from rising water levels
For the second time, Venice escapes listing as at risk, but now Unesco is the enemy
Italy’s politicians attack the cultural body as “arrogant”, “politicised” and lacking in common sense
How the war in Ukraine reveals the heightened politics of Unesco
Boycotted Russia resigned as chair of the World Heritage Committee last month
Venice erects glass barriers around St Mark’s basilica to fight flooding
The decision to keep the Venetian lagoon's barriers open and allow more ships into the port had left the church without protection and vulnerable to water
Canova’s monument gets protection from Venice's challenging conditions
Vast pyramid containing sculptor’s heart has been restored with Venice in Peril funding, but will need continuous care and protection from worsening weather and pollution
At the 2015 Biennale we gave six reasons why Venice was doomed. Guess what: it still is
From the impact of the global sea level rise to Unesco’s abandonment of the city, the situation is looking bleak. Has anything changed for the better in the past seven years?
This is how Venice will fall: conservation expert shares day-by-day destruction caused by rising water levels
City will become uninhabitable if no adequate measures are taken, Mario Piana says
Sea-level rise will kill Venice by 2100: as Cop26 begins, cultural body appeals to Italian prime minister for urgent action
Scientists, historians and writers are lobbying Mario Draghi to create a new authority to protect the city from rising waters
The IPCC’s predictions of sea-level rise are why Italy should beg Unesco to put Venice on its at risk list
It would support the difficult measures the government will have to enact to save Venice from certain death. But Unesco is toothless
Has Venice really banned cruise ships? It appears not
The Italian government must intervene against powerful forces opposed to change
‘Art suffers when money is scarce’: Venice Biennale’s new president on saving the city from economic devastation
Roberto Cicutto's plans range from encouraging collaboration between Venice's arts organisation to delving into the biennial's archives
Ocean art space in Venice church confronts city's perilous battle with climate change
Multimedia installation synthesises three years of scientific research into marine transformation across the planet
New laser-scanning project will allow Venice to live on forever as a digital avatar
A team of scientists are digitally mapping the entire island of San Giorgio in a mission to preserve the sinking city as combinations of 0 and 1
The cost of Venice's worst floods since 1966
We survey the multi-million-euro impact of the disaster on the city's cultural heritage sites—and the funds pledged for restoration so far
Governing body of St Mark’s basilica wants to build a Perspex anti-flood wall
Officials warn cathedral cannot take any more damage after the record-breaking floods that hit Venice in November
From trafficked treasures to the ravages of climate change: the heritage headlines of 2019
We look back at the biggest stories of the year
Works of art in Venice museums and the Biennale undamaged by floods, but major attrition to buildings with great loss of private property
Most cultural institutions open to the public again today
Don’t believe what you read in the papers: Venice won't lose its cruise ships any time soon
A lack of a long-term plan combined with the economic benefits brought by the luxury liners means a cruise ship ban will take long to implement