The rubble began to be cleared from the burnt-out shell of the theatre in May, as rumours leaked from the judicial enquiry that the fire which destroyed it in January may have been arson. There is no proof, however, and investigations continue, while the mayor of Venice, Massimo Cacciari, tries to speed up the rebuilding by putting the town hall technical department in charge of drawing up the preliminary plan

Palazzo Grassi's “Greeks in the West” exhibition is pulling in the visitors

A company owned 51% by the town council and 49% by the Réunion des Musées Nationaux

A marriage of science and spectacle

Newly discovered drawings now on show

Fiat’s cultural showplace, the Palazzo Grassi, collaborates for the first time ever with a Venetian museum

Highlights include the “Vitruvian Man”

A French magazine suggests that the Adriatic city should be put in the charge of the EC, echoing a proposal by the European Commissioner for the Environment

Leonardo the artist and the scientist will be on show

Plans to replace Milan with Venice as a candidate have been scrapped