Plus, Venice's tourism problem and Finnish artist Outi Heiskanen

The Berggruen Institute also announced that philosopher Peter Singer was the recipient of its annual $1m prize

The US artist created the commission Green Lens for the fashion brand Saint Laurent

The 18th-century Palazzo Manfrin will house a collection of the British-Indian sculptor's work

For the third time, the World Heritage Committee has voted not to add the Serenissima to list of sites at risk

Team using sonar technology have found evidence of structures and settlements on the seafloor

It would support the difficult measures the government will have to enact to save Venice from certain death. But Unesco is toothless

For decades, short-termism and conflicting interests have prevented a sustainable plan for Venice from being developed or enacted

Unesco and citizen action groups have campaigned for the move for years

New book explores the grandest monuments to the leaders of Venice, seductively photographed, and with their life histories

Of the 53 sites on the list—which will be reviewed at a committee meeting next month—only four are in the West

The city took a big financial hit during the pandemic. But as things improve, locals are pushing for a more sustainable form of tourism

Venetians are leaving the city in thousands because rents are unaffordable, while more than 11% of social housing stands empty

The exhibition’s president and curator also announced the main exhibition’s three themes

Signatories of the open letter supporting ten point-plan to save La Serenissima also include the artist Anish Kapoor and The Art Newspaper's founding editor Anna Somers Cocks

Hashim Sarkis's central exhibition touches on the fate of the planet at a time of climate change and Covid-19

This year's exhibition in Venice brings together artists as well as architects to explore the question How Will We Live Together?

The Italian government must intervene against powerful forces opposed to change

Conservation experts and lobby group launch a Green Paper to put Europe’s heritage at the heart of the EU’s greening policy

On 25 March, the city began celebrating 1,600 years of its history—but the date is somewhat fishy

Decision will affect partying art collectors and redirect the mass tourism routed through the Giudecca Canal

Roberto Cicutto's plans range from encouraging collaboration between Venice's arts organisation to delving into the biennial's archives

If the sale goes ahead, La Casa dei Tre Oci will be the Berggruen Institute's space for its European programming with plans to partner with major museums such as Tate and MoMA

Luigi Brugnaro's "entrepreneurial" decision violates Venice's historic agreement with Italian state to keep the landmark open to the public

Biennale officials and Sicilian town council call on artist to honour his commitment to return controversial Barca Nostra exhibit after one year

The mobile barriers have at last held back a flood, but they will not be raised to protect the low-lying parts of town

Multimedia installation synthesises three years of scientific research into marine transformation across the planet

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

Polls show that Venetians are about to re-elect a populist mayor who promises to bring back all the tourists—but none of the other eight candidates has presented a realistic alternative

Honour bestowed on four previous artistic directors of the international exhibition

Wim Wenders and Annie Leibovitz among those showing their unique interpretations of the French photographer’s own master collection at the Palazzo Grassi

Five paintings and sketches by the British artist selected from a new book

Send in your comments, to be presented to the UN General Assembly in September

With museums in Bilbao and Venice poised to reopen, while New York remains in lockdown, Richard Armstrong, Juan Ignacio Vidarte and Karole Vail talk about weathering the financial crisis

Organisers say "it is impossible to move forward within the set time limits in the realisation of such a complex and worldwide exhibition"

National spending package includes emergency support for state museums, arts organisations and cultural businesses

The fire is now under control, but the mayor warns people to stay indoors and keep their windows closed

Restoration on the Bellini workshop piece at Venice studio was halted by coronavirus outbreak

Contrary to assurances, the MSC Opera was sailing under its own power, reports the navy

He designed many prestigious buildings in Italy and internationally and led the visual arts section of the Venice Biennale twice in the 1970s

Images of clearer water and returning wildlife to the Italian city are being posted on social media

Exhibition at Galléria dell'Academia will be first time public can see artist's works using the controversial Vantablack material

The biennial's 17th edition will now only run for three months rather than six

Public and private institutions in Venice, Milan and Turin will stay closed for at least a week as more than 200 cases of Covid-2019 are confirmed

Selection committee says British Afro-Caribbean artist "has consistently probed one of society’s big questions: how do we live with difference?”

Pro-Israel arts group protested to French culture ministry about her appointment

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

The High Line and Art Basel Cities curator is the first Italian woman to hold the position

Officials warn cathedral cannot take any more damage after the record-breaking floods that hit Venice in November

Following years of corruption and issues with Italian administration, an independent expert is the best bet to rescue the city from peril

Its official international role, to which Italy signed up, enables it to mobilise world expertise and funds

Most cultural institutions open to the public again today

More evidence has emerged that the flood barriers have serious technical problems

A remarkable cultural ambassador in London's art, political, and musical scene and on return visits to her native Russia. One of the founders of Venice in Peril

Belgian collector Marnix Neerman revealed as buyer as exhibition of masterpieces from Flemish collections opens at the Palazzo Ducale this week

A look back at our coverage of the contemporary art event, including interviews with Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster and Ralph Rugoff

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

A new report by Icomos details how the science/culture divide is stopping world heritage coming to the aid of climate change and urges speedy action

“Where have the ethics and sense of a global mandate to protect the world’s heritage gone?”, asks Francesco Bandarin