Venice
Anish Kapoor is converting a vast, crumbling Venetian palace into his permanent exhibition space and workshop
The 18th-century Palazzo Manfrin will house a collection of the British-Indian sculptor's work
Venice is not in danger, according to Unesco
For the third time, the World Heritage Committee has voted not to add the Serenissima to list of sites at risk
An ancient Roman road may lie beneath Venice’s lagoon, researchers say
Team using sonar technology have found evidence of structures and settlements on the seafloor
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
Now is the time for Unesco to call Venice's authorities to order
For decades, short-termism and conflicting interests have prevented a sustainable plan for Venice from being developed or enacted
Italy bans cruise ships from the Venice lagoon from 1 August
Unesco and citizen action groups have campaigned for the move for years
Up close and personal with 600 years of the doges
New book explores the grandest monuments to the leaders of Venice, seductively photographed, and with their life histories
Seven sites, including Venice, may be added to Unesco in Danger list
Of the 53 sites on the list—which will be reviewed at a committee meeting next month—only four are in the West
Visitors return to Venice—but at what cost?
The city took a big financial hit during the pandemic. But as things improve, locals are pushing for a more sustainable form of tourism
The damnation of Venice: locals are being systematically driven out by officials who are selling off sites for tourism
Venetians are leaving the city in thousands because rents are unaffordable, while more than 11% of social housing stands empty
Venice Biennale 2022 title inspired by Surrealist artist Leonora Carrington
The exhibition’s president and curator also announced the main exhibition’s three themes
Museum chiefs—and Mick Jagger—say Venice must be saved as cruise ships are set to return to lagoon city after 18-month break
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
Kenyan caves and ancient Mesopotamian boats: Venice Architecture Biennale proposes solutions to impending global housing crisis
Hashim Sarkis's central exhibition touches on the fate of the planet at a time of climate change and Covid-19
Giuseppe Penone’s monumental tree rises from Venetian lagoon as Architecture Biennale opens
This year's exhibition in Venice brings together artists as well as architects to explore the question How Will We Live Together?
Has Venice really banned cruise ships? It appears not
The Italian government must intervene against powerful forces opposed to change
Only connect: Icomos and Europa Nostra join up to influence European Union’s one trillion euro Green Deal
Conservation experts and lobby group launch a Green Paper to put Europe’s heritage at the heart of the EU’s greening policy
Six scholars fool the public with invented documents about the date Venice was founded
On 25 March, the city began celebrating 1,600 years of its history—but the date is somewhat fishy
After long complaints about pollution and blocked views, Italy bans cruise ships in Venice’s historic centre
Decision will affect partying art collectors and redirect the mass tourism routed through the Giudecca Canal
‘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
Billionaire collector Nicolas Berggruen takes steps to buy historic Venetian palace and turn it into a cultural thinktank
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
Culture war erupts over Venice mayor's closure of Doge's Palace and other civic museums until April
Luigi Brugnaro's "entrepreneurial" decision violates Venice's historic agreement with Italian state to keep the landmark open to the public
Venice Biennale pleads with Christoph Büchel to return migrant boat to Sicily
Biennale officials and Sicilian town council call on artist to honour his commitment to return controversial Barca Nostra exhibit after one year
Revealed: official plan to save Venice from flooding sacrifices St Mark’s basilica for Marghera, the industrial port of Venice
The mobile barriers have at last held back a flood, but they will not be raised to protect the low-lying parts of town
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
How to save Venice: a five-point plan by a leading citizen
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
Venice Biennale awards Golden Lions to the late curators Okwui Enwezor and Germano Celant
Honour bestowed on four previous artistic directors of the international exhibition
Star curators take on Henri Cartier-Bresson in Venice
Wim Wenders and Annie Leibovitz among those showing their unique interpretations of the French photographer’s own master collection at the Palazzo Grassi
In Pictures | Can’t travel to Venice? Immerse yourself in a new book on Turner’s paintings of the watery city
Five paintings and sketches by the British artist selected from a new book
Today, a live-streamed, UN-sponsored discussion about what culture can do in the face of sea-level rise
Send in your comments, to be presented to the UN General Assembly in September