On Saturday, June 21, Art Night opens museums, foundations, galleries, bookstores, university sites, theaters, libraries, and artist studios for the white night of art in Venice. Here is our guide through the sestieri, the islands, and the mainland.
The events of Art Night 2025 are numerous and all unmissable: from performances to Japanese rituals, from the late-night opening of the Naval Museum and the Cini Foundation to Caribbean music concerts at the Conservatory, from tarot readings to meditation in churches at night: here is our guide through the sestieri, the islands, and the mainland, to experience the night in Venice.
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1 – Ca’ Foscari Main Campus, 6 PM
Workshops, performances, video art, Tango Night, A Day as a Psychodonna.
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2 – Dorsoduro Route
Illustrators, tarot, fashion, rituals, and nocturnal artisans.
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3 – Academy of Fine Arts
Open studios, lagoonal evanescence, sound installations, screenings, performances, workshops, and live music across three locations: Incurabili, Santa Marta, and Giudecca.
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4 –Studio Foreste. The Solstice Enchantment
Discover your amulet
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5 – San Marco Route
Spirituality, music, paper, books, textiles, ancient casini, and Carlo Scarpa
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6 – Benedetto Marcello Conservatory
Caribbean jazz from 1688, Chopin, electronics, neural hallucinations, and The Whale Project with multimedia artists IndraSynch, in the most innovative Conservatory in the world.
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7 – Church of Santa Croce degli Armeni
An inner pause amidst icons and Oriental suggestions, as part of the Patriarchate of Venice project offering Art Night participants a space for meditation and encounter in Venetian churches.
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8 – Castello Route
Honey, ocean, citizenship, Carlo Scarpa, ships at night, secret galleries, secret cradles, women, gardens, and coffee.
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9 – MUNAV by Night
Extraordinary opening of the Naval Museum and the Ships Pavilion amidst legends of the sea.
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10 – Cannaregio Route
Music, mosaics, palaces, theater, Antigone, hats, miracles, and space.
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11 – Studio Morgan O’Hara – The Cavana of Miracles
Live performance drawings of the gestures of artisans at work: the artist’s hand follows the rhythm of the craftsmanship of Paolo Brandolisio, Marzio De Min, Stefano Matteazzi, and Edoardo Cibin.
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12 – A Dream in a Hat
From June 21 to 22, the enchanted world of @Guifriday, the famous Hatter from Bologna, meets the magical universe of Evelyne Aymon to create a workshop of wonders.
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13 – Giorgio Cini Foundation
The Giorgio Cini Foundation on the island of San Giorgio opens for Art Night: Fondation Cartier, the Borges Labyrinth, and a nocturnal visit to the Foundation’s monumental spaces.
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14 – Santa Croce Route
Open architecture, exhibitions, and workshops in independent galleries and rediscovered palaces.
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15 – Salone Verde
“Built to Vanish: Growth and Decay in Architecture”: an unexpected cultural salon hosts a conversation, in English, between a researcher, an architect, and an artist on impermanence in architecture. Reservation required: keepcool@saloneverde.com
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16 – San Polo Route
Nature, creation, complicity, and synergies: San Polo is a widespread laboratory of art and community.
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17 – Studio Caigo
Serena Poletti presents the collective exhibition rērum natūra in her new studio in Rialto with an ancient Japanese ritual: the Kobido facial massage performed by Dominika Weglowska. Reservations: studiocaigo.ve@gmail.com
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18 – Open Studio Zolforosso
A workshop, association, and exhibition space, zolforosso is an open place for dialogue, an artist-run studio in Venice where 18 artists and curators work and conduct research, experimenting with new ways of working, participation, and sharing.
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19 – Campo San Rocco, 9:00 PM – 9:30 PM
GAZAAA! Gualtiero and Tobia Dall’Osto from Tragicomica present, with Grazia La Naia from the ASD Pianeta Danza school, a performance of dance, song, and handcrafted masks.
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20 – Mainland Route
Music on the lawn at the library, yoga and arts for children, visits to archaeological areas, and performances.
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21 – Sunday, June 22 at 9 AM in the gardens of San Sebastiano
Le petit déjeuner Arcobaleno – 8th edition. The morning after Art Night continues with a rainbow breakfast at San Sebastiano, in collaboration with Malìparmi. Participants bring everything needed to set up a full breakfast, which will be evaluated by a jury. During the morning, Anna Zhang will present her book “Pentole e Zodiaco. Il mio gioco da tavola” in conversation with Giuseppe Barbieri and Giovanni Pelizzato. Followed by the award ceremony for the three best breakfasts with Maliparmì prizes and relaxation in the greenery. Reservations: artnightvenezia@unive.it.
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Art Night 2025
Art sets the night free
Saturday, June 21, 2025
Article by Laura Scarpa
