Experience: Venice Biennial 2026

Join us for an exclusive summer trip to Venice for the 61st International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia 2026. Enjoy art, sunshine, and inspiring company in the heart of Northern-East Italy together with fellow enthusiasts of contemporary three-dimensional art.

The Venice Biennale is one of the world’s most prestigious contemporary art events, founded in 1895 and still the largest and best-established biennale today. Every edition transforms the city into a global stage for artistic innovation.

The 2026 Biennale Arte, titled In Minor Keys, presents the final curatorial vision of the late Koyo Kouoh, who developed the exhibition’s full conceptual framework, artist selection, and design before her passing in May 2025. La Biennale di Venezia will realise the exhibition exactly as she conceived it, honouring her influential work and preserving her legacy.

This 61st edition is grounded in a deep belief in artists as the vital interpreters of the social and psychic condition and catalysts of new relations and possibilities. The exhibition’s composition is formed by artistic practices that open portals, that refresh and nourish, that prompt relation and relationship, that advance concept and form through networks and schools — understood freely and informally.

Opening on 9 May, the exhibition unfolds across the Giardini, the Arsenale and various venues throughout the city. Full details, including the list of participating artists and countries, will be announced on 25 February 2026.

Our trip includes:

• Specially curated guided tours focusing on sculpture and three-dimensional art, led by experienced Biennale experts at Arsenale
• A curated selection of the must-seen pavilion at the Giardini
• Discussion rounds and Q&A sessions with art historians Saskia Wijne and artist and art educator Yke Prins in smaller groups
• Introductory lectures to help you navigate the Biennale’s themes and highlights
• Tips on the collateral events and exhibitions happening in Venice during the Biennial for your free time
• Accommodation in a quiet, central hotel
• Dinners in authentic local restaurants
• Plenty of free time to wander, reflect, and enjoy Venice at your own pace
• Group of maximum 25 participants from different countries: a nice mix of artists, curators and friends of the arts - guarantees exclusiveness
• One extra day (Sunday 5 July - separate bookable) to discover the Island of Murano and its glass factory

The trip starts directly in Venice on Thursday 2 July at 16:00 and ends Sunday 5 July in the morning (check-out after breakfast). More information and the registration link will follow soon.
Mark your calendars—we hope to see you in Venice in July 2026!

To secure a place, you are welcome to email us to join the non-binding waiting list and receive all information in advance: info@sculpture-network.org  

Please note: Sculpture Network members receive a 20% discount on the participation fee.
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