{"id":43298,"date":"2024-12-04T17:39:42","date_gmt":"2024-12-04T16:39:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.veneziadavivere.com\/winter-in-venice-lights-concerts-and-cultural-events\/"},"modified":"2026-03-25T14:04:03","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T13:04:03","slug":"winter-in-venice-lights-concerts-and-cultural-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.veneziadavivere.com\/en\/winter-in-venice-lights-concerts-and-cultural-events\/","title":{"rendered":"Winter in Venice: Lights, Concerts, and Cultural Events"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\" id=\"wpb-content-root\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"figure\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-33863 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.veneziadavivere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/ca-pesaro-matta-ph-irene-fanizza.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"800\"><\/div>\n<h2>Ice skating in San Polo, chandeliers in Piazza San Marco, Lucio Fontana at the Cini Foundation, Carlo Moretti at the Glass Museum, art, photography, and theater. Here are the events of the Venetian winter in Venice <\/h2>\n<p>Venice welcomes the month of December 2024 with numerous art and culture appointments. Here is the first part of our guide on <b>what to do and see in Venice in December 2024<\/b>. <\/p>\n<h3>Events and Exhibitions<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Ice Skating in Campo San Polo <\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>until March 4, 2025<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The <strong>ice rink<\/strong> in Campo San Polo will remain <b>open until March 4, 2025<\/b> (the last day of Carnival) to experience the Venetian winter with a pair of skates on your feet. Info and hours: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.veneziaunica.it\/\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">www.veneziaunica.it<\/a>. <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Murano Illuminates the World<br \/>\n<\/strong>until March 4, 2025<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>Procuratie Vecchie in Piazza San Marco<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Eleven Murano glass chandeliers light up at sunset, illuminating the Procuratie Vecchie and transforming Piazza San Marco into an open-air gallery. The project brings together <strong>international artists and architects, master glassmakers, and Murano furnaces<\/strong> in a contemporary reinterpretation of the classic chandelier; it is promoted for the second year by <a href=\"https:\/\/theveniceglassweek.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><strong>The Venice Glass Week<\/strong><\/a> and the City of Venice. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Works, Artists, Masters, and Furnaces<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>AZ2024<\/strong><\/em>, Liceo Abate Zanetti &amp; Eros Raffael, master Eros Raffael, ISS Abate Zanetti<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Bilancia<\/em><\/strong>, Marina and Susanna Sent<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Colpo di vento<\/em><\/strong>, Kimiko Yoshida, master Gianni Seguso, Seguso Gianni Murano<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>dieXe<\/strong><\/em>, Kengo Kuma, Salviati<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Digit Light<\/em><\/strong>, Emmanuel Babled, NasonMoretti<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Enlighten&#8217;s the Word<\/strong><\/em>, Joseph Kosuth, master Marco Barbini, Barbini Specchi Veneziani<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Inariaa<\/em><\/strong>, Arturo Tedeschi, masters Nicola Moretti and Stefano Bullo, Nicola Moretti + Vetrate Artistiche Murano<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Quadri<\/strong><\/em>, Philippe Starck, Aristide Najean, master Cristiano Rossetto, Najean &amp; Sy<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Solomon Chopsticks<\/strong><\/em>, Fiedler O Mastrangelo, master Giorgio Giuman + Michele Urban Moleria, Giorgio Giuman, sponsor United Risk<\/li>\n<li><strong>TransFormation<\/strong>, Deborah Czeresko, masters Giorgio Valentini, Claudio Zama, and Massimiliano Schiavon + Will Bardella Moleria, Massimiliano Schiavon Art Team<\/li>\n<li><strong>Venetian Wavebreakers Chandelier<\/strong>, Hans Weigand, master Nicola Causin, Berengo Studio<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"rgg-container\" data-rgg-id=\"2\">    <div class=\"rgg-imagegrid captions-overlay-hover-show captions-effect-slide_up \" data-rgg-id=\"2\">\n                    <a  title=\"\" data-caption=\"\" class=\" size-full rgg-img\" data-ratio=\"1.6\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rgg-tile-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.veneziadavivere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/dieXe-Kengo-Kuma-fornace-Salviati.-Ph.-Giorgio-Bombieri.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>            <\/a>\n                    <a  title=\"\" data-caption=\"\" class=\" size-full rgg-img\" data-ratio=\"1.6\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rgg-tile-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.veneziadavivere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Quadri-artista-Philippe-Starck-e-Aristide-Najean-maestro-Cristiano-Rossetto-fornace-Najean-Sy.-Ph.-Giorgio-Bombieri.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>            <\/a>\n                    <a  title=\"\" data-caption=\"\" class=\" size-full rgg-img\" data-ratio=\"1.6\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rgg-tile-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.veneziadavivere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Venetian-Wavebreakers-Chandelier-di-Hans-Weigand-maestro-Nicola-Causin-fornace-Berengo-Studio.-Ph.-Giorgio-Bombieri.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>            <\/a>\n                    <a  title=\"Colpo di vento by Kimiko Yoshida, master Gianni Seguso, Seguso Gianni Murano furnace. Ph. Giorgio Bombieri\" data-caption=\"Colpo di vento by Kimiko Yoshida, master Gianni Seguso, Seguso Gianni Murano furnace. Ph. Giorgio Bombieri \" class=\" size-full rgg-img\" data-ratio=\"1.6\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rgg-tile-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.veneziadavivere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Colpo-di-vento-di-Kimiko-Yoshida-maestro-Gianni-Seguso-fornace-Seguso-Gianni-Murano.-Ph.-Giorgio-Bombieri.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><span class=\"rgg-caption-container\"><span class=\"rgg-caption\"><span class=\"rgg-inner-caption\">Colpo di vento by Kimiko Yoshida, master Gianni Seguso, Seguso Gianni Murano furnace. Ph. Giorgio Bombieri <\/span><\/span><\/span>            <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Homage to Basaglia: From the Asylum to Care<br \/>\n<\/strong>from December 4 to January 25, 2025 &#8211; closed from December 23 to January 8, 2025<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/eventi.emergency.it\/author\/sede_venezia\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">EMERGENCY<\/a>, Fondamenta San Giacomo 2212 Giudecca<br \/>\nEmail <a href=\"mailto:infovenice@emergency.it\">infovenice@emergency.it<\/a><br \/>\nFree admission from Thursday to Saturday, 12 PM\u20136 PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A tribute to the doctor who changed the concept of mental health, taking his struggle beyond the walls of asylums and the boundaries of the possible. EMERGENCY, Archivio Basaglia, and Associazione Gian Butturini remember <strong>Franco Basaglia<\/strong> on the centenary of his birth with a photographic exhibition by <strong>Gian Butturini<\/strong> that traces the revolution started at the psychiatric hospital in Trieste. The images capture the concrete signs of a historic change: open wards, broken walls, and lives freed from segregation.  <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>InLaguna Film Festival 2024<br \/>\n<\/strong>from December 4 to 8<br \/>\nVarious locations in Venice<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Cinema as a point of connection with the city<\/strong> is the focus of the International Independent Film Festival <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inlagunafilmfestival.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><strong>InLaguna<\/strong><\/a>, organized by the Rete Cinema in Laguna association. For the official opening, it will pay tribute to Swiss director <strong>Daniel Schmid<\/strong> with Out of Competition screenings of the films <em>La Paloma<\/em> and <em>The Written Face<\/em> at <strong>Palazzo Trevisan degli Ulivi<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.veneziadavivere.com\/en\/craftsmanship-open-ateliers-in-dorsoduro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dorsoduro<\/a>), in collaboration with the Swiss Consulate and the Cin\u00e9math\u00e8que Suisse.<\/p>\n<p>The evening of Thursday, December 5, at Cinema Rossini will be dedicated to the writer <strong>Daniele Del Giudice<\/strong>, in collaboration with the Einaudi bookstore and the publishing house of the same name, featuring the screening of <em>Wimbledon Stadium<\/em> by <strong>Mathieu Amalric<\/strong>, in the presence of the actor and the French director.<\/p>\n<p>Among the films In Competition, hosted between the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.comune.venezia.it\/content\/casa-cinema\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Casa del Cinema<\/a> in Salizada San Stae and the <strong>Teatrino di Palazzo Grassi<\/strong>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1owi1kTgk3xuX4u37fPgC1IX9B9nBecT3\/view\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><strong>program<\/strong><\/a> features the Italian premieres of <em>Olivia y las nubes<\/em> by T\u00f3mas Pichardo Espaillat, <em>La Imatge Permanent<\/em> by Laura Ferr\u00e9s, and <em>\u00c0 Son Image<\/em> by Thierry De Peretti, who will be present to meet the audience.<\/p>\n<p>Two <em><strong>Industry Days<\/strong><\/em> (December 7 and 8) with meetings organized at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zazacomics.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Super Zaz\u00e0<\/a> comic book store, designed to foster dialogue and exchange between audiovisual professionals, Venetian productions, and young people aspiring to work in the sector.<\/p>\n<p>Romanian director <strong>Radu Jude<\/strong> will close the festival on Sunday, December 8, with the presentation of his film <em>Don\u2019t Expect Too Much from the End of the World<\/em> at Cinema Rossini.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Storie sotto el felze 2024<\/strong><br \/>\nThursday, December 5, at 4 PM<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/bibliotecanazionalemarciana.cultura.gov.it\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Libreria Marciana<\/a>, Piazza San Marco 7<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The final appointment of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.elfelze.it\/storie-sotto-el-felze\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><em>Storie sotto el felze 2024<\/em><\/a>: a meeting dedicated to the <strong>Mariegole editorial series<\/strong>, which uses an interdisciplinary approach to enhance Venice&#8217;s intangible cultural heritage. <strong>Piero Brunello<\/strong>, historian, and <strong>Giovanni Caniato<\/strong>, curator, recount the journey of a project born in 2007 from the collaboration between the El Felze association and <a href=\"https:\/\/edizioni.cierrenet.it\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><strong>Cierre edizioni<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The arts and crafts of the Serenissima within the pages of volumes such as <em>L\u2019arte dei remeri<\/em> and <em>Con il legno e con l\u2019oro<\/em>. Each book restores the memory of materials and knowledge, passed down through centuries of gestures and practices. <\/p>\n<p>The concluding toast, offered by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.associazionepiazzasanmarco.it\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><strong>Associazione Piazza San Marco<\/strong><\/a>, seals a meeting between history, culture, and craftsmanship.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>A Successful Editorial Experience in Service of Venice&#8217;s Intangible Cultural Heritage<br \/>\n<\/strong>Thursday, December 5, at 4 PM<br \/>\nSalone Sansoviniano, Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana<br \/>\nFree admission while seats last<br \/>\nEmail <a href=\"mailto:b-marc.stampa@cultura.gov.it\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">b-marc.stampa@cultura.gov.it<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A meeting dedicated to the <strong><em>Mariegole<\/em><\/strong> series, created thanks to the collaboration of the El Felze Association and Cierre Edizioni, discussing Venetian arts, history, and intangible heritage, with contributions from <strong>Piero Brunello, Giovanni Caniato<\/strong>, and <strong>Andrea Dilemmi<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Stefano Trovato<\/strong>, director of the Biblioteca Marciana, will open the event, which will conclude with a toast offered by the <strong>Associazione Piazza San Marco<\/strong>. The conference will be streamed on the Library&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCesk4_I8FuO08GpqmnYJINg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">YouTube<\/a> channel. <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Lucio Fontana: Origins and Imagery<br \/>\n<\/strong>Thursday, December 5 and Friday, December 6<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cini.it\/eventi\/lucio-fontana-origini-e-immaginario\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Fondazione Giorgio Cini<\/a>, Island of San Giorgio Maggiore<br \/>\nFree admission while seats last<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Twenty-one speakers will explore Fontana&#8217;s creative legacy, from his experience in Argentina to the exhibitions that defined his central role in 20th-century international art.<\/p>\n<p>The Institute of Art History of the Fondazione Giorgio Cini and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fondazioneluciofontana.it\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><strong>Fondazione Lucio Fontana<\/strong><\/a>, with the support of Intesa Sanpaolo, promote a dialogue among scholars to analyze Fontana&#8217;s production through new perspectives and recent studies. The conference represents an opportunity to delve into the experiments that marked his career from the 1920s to the 1960s. <\/p>\n<p>Between inventions and research, Fontana&#8217;s work spans materials and languages that position him among the pioneers of contemporary art, an artist capable of inspiring generations and redefining the boundaries of the artistic imagination.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20241120_Fontana_digitale.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Download the program<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"rgg-container\" data-rgg-id=\"4\">    <div class=\"rgg-imagegrid captions-overlay-hover-show captions-effect-slide_up \" data-rgg-id=\"4\">\n                    <a  title=\"\" data-caption=\"\" class=\" size-full rgg-img\" data-ratio=\"1.6\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rgg-tile-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.veneziadavivere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/\u00a9-Fondazione-Lucio-Fontana-Milano-by-SIAE-2024.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>            <\/a>\n                    <a  title=\"\" data-caption=\"\" class=\" size-full rgg-img\" data-ratio=\"0.66625\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rgg-tile-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.veneziadavivere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/\u00a9-Fondazione-Lucio-Fontana-Milano-by-SIAE-2024-1.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>            <\/a>\n                    <a  title=\"\" data-caption=\"\" class=\" size-full rgg-img\" data-ratio=\"0.66625\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rgg-tile-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.veneziadavivere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/RE-CHICCHINELLA_ph\u00a9MasiarPasquali.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>            <\/a>\n                    <a  title=\"\" data-caption=\"\" class=\" size-full rgg-img\" data-ratio=\"1.6\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rgg-tile-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.veneziadavivere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Doppio-Senso.-Percorsi-Tattili-alla-Collezione-Peggy-Guggenheim.-Photo-\u00a9-Fei-Xu.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>            <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>RE CHICCHINELLA<\/strong><br \/>\nFriday, December 6, at 8:30 PM | Saturday, December 7, at 7 PM | Sunday, December 8, at 4 PM<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.teatrostabileveneto.it\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Teatro Goldoni<\/a>, San Marco 4650\/B<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Emma Dante<\/strong> engages with <strong><em>Lo cunto de li cunti <\/em><\/strong>by Giambattista Basile, bringing back to the stage a fundamental narrative model that, through ogres, dragons, bold heroes, talking horses, princesses, and fairies, has inspired Italian and European fairy tale writers.<\/p>\n<p>A king, prisoner of his own illness and an unloving family, discovers an inexplicable change: a hen, having accidentally entered his body, slowly transforms him from within. The sovereign and the animal become indistinguishable, while the court observes the process with wonder and detachment. <\/p>\n<p>Through a narrative made of words that evoke images and symbols, the story highlights human dynamics and power relations. The king&#8217;s metamorphosis becomes a tale about the body and identity, unfolding between irony and mystery. <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Secret Arborescence<br \/>\n<\/strong>from December 6 (opening at 6 PM) to January 12, 2025<br \/>\nPalazzo Contarini del Bovolo, San Marco 4303<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The white wood sculptures by <strong>Michele Zaza<\/strong>, approximately 80 cm high with gilded edges, seem to emerge from the floor of the Sala Tintoretto at Palazzo Contarini del Bovolo, a site known for its unique external spiral staircase (b\u00f2volo in Venetian).<\/p>\n<p>The site-specific installation transforms the space into a symbolic dimension between light, matter, and spirituality, where seven neon lights on the floor illuminate the sculptures, creating an ethereal atmosphere in dialogue with two large specular photographs of a male and female face, transfigured by golden makeup.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Double Meaning: In Your Hands<br \/>\n<\/strong>Saturday, December 7<br \/>\nPeggy Guggenheim Collection, Palazzo Venier dei Leoni, Dorsoduro 701<br \/>\nInfo and reservations: <a href=\"mailto:doppiosenso@guggenheim-venice.it\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">doppiosenso@guggenheim-venice.it<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.guggenheim-venice.it\/it\/educazione\/programmi-di-accessibilita-e-inclusione\/doppio-senso-percorsi-tattili\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><em>Double Meaning<\/em><\/a> program makes the art of the Peggy Guggenheim Collection accessible through <strong>tactile paths <\/strong>and multisensory experiences that allow visitors to explore artworks through touch, with relief reproductions and descriptive sheets in Braille and high-legibility characters.<\/p>\n<p>The event, which is free and subject to availability, is <strong>dedicated to blind, visually impaired, and sighted people <\/strong>and is led by <strong>Valeria Bottalico<\/strong>, an expert in museum accessibility and curator of the project.<\/p>\n<p>At the end of the tour, created with the support of the Milan Institute for the Blind, the blind sculptor <strong>Felice Tagliaferri<\/strong> will lead a workshop that helps consolidate mental images through manual experience.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Paolo Toffolutti: Soggetti Smarriti<\/strong><br \/>\nfrom December 9 (opening Friday, December 6 at 6 PM) to January 6, 2025<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.veniceartfactory.org\/sparc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">SPARC*<\/a>, Campo Santo Stefano 2828a<br \/>\nOpening hours: Monday &#8211; Friday, 10 AM\u20136 PM or by appointment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Curated by <strong>Luca Berta <\/strong>and <strong>Francesca Giubilei<\/strong>, <em>Soggetti Smarriti <\/em>(Lost Subjects) proposes a reflection on moments of uncertainty and fragmentation. The works of <strong>Paolo Toffolutti<\/strong> represent interruptions, incomplete traces, and voids that seep into our way of seeing and remembering. Every mark on the canvases suggests a distraction or a lack: forgotten words, elusive concepts, details left in suspense.  <\/p>\n<div class=\"rgg-container\" data-rgg-id=\"6\">    <div class=\"rgg-imagegrid captions-overlay-hover-show captions-effect-slide_up \" data-rgg-id=\"6\">\n                    <a  title=\"\" data-caption=\"\" class=\" size-full rgg-img\" data-ratio=\"0.66625\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rgg-tile-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.veneziadavivere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Paolo-Toffolutti-Andrea-2020.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>            <\/a>\n                    <a  title=\"\" data-caption=\"\" class=\" size-full rgg-img\" data-ratio=\"0.66625\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rgg-tile-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.veneziadavivere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Paolo-Toffolutti-Grande-Peso.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>            <\/a>\n                    <a  title=\"\" data-caption=\"\" class=\" size-full rgg-img\" data-ratio=\"0.66625\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rgg-tile-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.veneziadavivere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Paolo-Toffolutti-E.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>            <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>STORIES OF FACTORIES, STORIES OF FAMILIES: Donation of Carlo and Giovanni Moretti 1958-2013<\/strong><br \/>\nfrom December 6 to June 30, 2025<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/museovetro.visitmuve.it\/it\/mostre\/mostre-in-corso\/donazione-carlo-e-giovanni-moretti-1958-2013\/2024\/07\/20409\/mostra-donazione-carlo-e-giovanni-moretti\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Glass Museum<\/a>, Murano, Spazio Ex Conterie<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In Murano, <strong>453 glass works<\/strong> recount the stylistic and technical evolution of the <a href=\"https:\/\/carlomoretti.com\/it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><strong>Carlo Moretti<\/strong><\/a> company, founded in 1958 by Carlo and Giovanni Moretti, who redefined the language of glass with creations that combine essential lines, creativity, and craftsmanship.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The Tea Ceremony<\/strong><br \/>\nDecember 6, 14, 20, and 27. Two sessions: at 5 PM and 6:30 PM<br \/>\n<b>On December 14 at 5 PM, the ceremony will be accessible to deaf people thanks to the presence of a LIS (Italian Sign Language) interpreter<\/b><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/fondoambiente.it\/eventi\/la-cerimonia-del-te\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">FAI Olivetti Showroom<\/a>, Piazza San Marco<br \/>\nEmail <a href=\"mailto:fainegoziolivetti@fondoambiente.it\" target=\"\" rel=\"\">fainegoziolivetti@fondoambiente.it<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The story of the bond between architect <strong>Carlo Scarpa<\/strong> and Japanese culture comes to life with a guided tour followed by the tea ceremony, a refined Japanese art codified in the 16th century, led by master <strong>Senyo Machida<\/strong>, who will reveal the secrets and history of this ritual.<\/p>\n<p>The event explores the influence of Japanese architecture on Scarpa&#8217;s work, visible in his references to wood, light and shadow, and the concept of <em>Ma<\/em>, a term indicating the interval or empty space between two elements, not as an absence but as a presence that gives meaning to the whole.<\/p>\n<div class=\"rgg-container\" data-rgg-id=\"8\">    <div class=\"rgg-imagegrid captions-overlay-hover-show captions-effect-slide_up \" data-rgg-id=\"8\">\n                    <a  title=\"\" data-caption=\"\" class=\" size-full rgg-img\" data-ratio=\"0.66625\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rgg-tile-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.veneziadavivere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Andrea-Favaro-\u00a9-FAI-Fondo-per-lAmbiente-Italiano-.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>            <\/a>\n                    <a  title=\"\" data-caption=\"\" class=\" size-full rgg-img\" data-ratio=\"0.66625\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rgg-tile-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.veneziadavivere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Andrea-Favaro-\u00a9-FAI-Fondo-per-lAmbiente-Italiano.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>            <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Rubelli for Christmas<\/strong><br \/>\nfrom December 5 to 23<br \/>\n&lt;at &#8221; href=&#8221;https:\/\/www.rubelli.com&#8221; target=&#8221;_blank&#8221; rel=&#8221;noopener&#8221;&gt;Rubelli, Ca&#8217; Pisani, San Marco 3395<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Fabrics, details, and craftsmanship of artisanal quality: Rubelli opens the doors of its historic headquarters and showroom at Ca\u2019 Pisani Rubelli for the traditional pre-Christmas sale, in a journey that highlights the quality of Italian weaving and the passion for the pursuit of beauty in a constantly evolving present.<\/p>\n<p>The protagonists are the precious fabrics that recount processing techniques, care in materials, and the details that define quality, worked with natural fibers such as silk, cotton, linen, vegetable viscose, hemp, and recycled fabrics according to a precise protocol of sustainability and compatibility.<\/p>\n<p>Three meetings are scheduled in the showroom on <strong>December 7, 15, and 21 at 4 PM <\/strong>(with reservation at <a href=\"mailto:venezia@rubelli.com\">venezia@rubelli.com<\/a>) focusing on:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Processing techniques<\/strong>, from complex textures to the weaves that characterize every Rubelli creation.<br \/>\n&#8211; <strong>History and inspirations<\/strong>, connecting the past to contemporary productions, highlighting the value of research and craftsmanship.<br \/>\n&#8211; <strong>The work behind every creation<\/strong>, showing how details, materials, and finishes are fundamental to recognizing quality and excellence.<\/p>\n<p>An absolute novelty are the <em><strong>Fashion Days<\/strong><\/em> &#8211; <strong>Friday 13, Saturday 14, and Sunday 15 from 11 AM to 7 PM<\/strong> &#8211; during which a seamstress will be available for advice on how to transform Rubelli fabrics into personalized garments.<\/p>\n<p>During the three weeks of the event, it will be possible to visit the <strong>Rubelli Foundation<\/strong>, which will host guided tours to discover the company&#8217;s historical archive: a treasure trove of drawings, patterns, and documents that recount the journey of the historic Venetian manufacturer.<\/p>\n<p>Free visits will be on Thursdays and Fridays at 11 AM and 4 PM, and exceptionally on Saturday, December 14 at 4 PM &#8211; by reservation only and subject to availability. (<a href=\"mailto:venezia@rubelli.com\">venezia@rubelli.com<\/a> \u2013 041 5236110)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Inauguration of the 2024-2025 Symphonic Season<\/strong><br \/>\nFriday, December 6 and Saturday, December 7<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.teatrolafenice.it\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Teatro La Fenice<\/a>, Campo San Fantin 1965<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The 2024-2025 Symphonic Season of the Fondazione Teatro La Fenice opens with a tribute to French music, led by the prestigious baton of Herv\u00e9 Niquet. Accompanied by the Orchestra and Choir of Teatro La Fenice, the conductor proposes a program ranging from Baroque to Classicism, with Charpentier&#8217;s <strong>Te Deum<\/strong> as the centerpiece. The performance is enriched by the rediscovery of Antoine Dauvergne and M\u00e9hul&#8217;s First Symphony, works that testify to the link between France and European musical traditions.  <\/p>\n<p>The concert will be preceded by an introductory lecture by musicologist <b>Roberto Mori<\/b>. The first appointment, broadcast live on Rai Radio3, marks a debut full of history, research, and great spectacle. <\/p>\n<div class=\"rgg-container\" data-rgg-id=\"10\">    <div class=\"rgg-imagegrid captions-overlay-hover-show captions-effect-slide_up \" data-rgg-id=\"10\">\n                    <a  title=\"\" data-caption=\"\" class=\" size-full rgg-img\" data-ratio=\"1.6\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rgg-tile-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.veneziadavivere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Teatro-La-Fenice_foto-orchestra-e-coro-ph.-Michele-Crosera.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>            <\/a>\n                    <a  title=\"\" data-caption=\"\" class=\" size-full rgg-img\" data-ratio=\"0.66625\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rgg-tile-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.veneziadavivere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Rubelli-ph.-Marta-Formentello-per-VeneziaDaVivere.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>            <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Venice Exhibition<\/strong><br \/>\nfrom December 6 to 20, free admission daily from 10 AM to 6 PM<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/it.paperoowl.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Paperoowl<\/a>, Santa Croce 821, Fondamenta Rio Marin<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Albumen prints, postcards, and visions: the visual narrative intertwines with a story made of details, glimpses, and atmospheres that bring back to light the Venice of the great 19th-century photographers. The collection of <strong>Giovanni Berlanda<\/strong> is a Venice of yesteryear with images from 1870 signed by masters of Italian photography such as <strong>Carlo Naya, Tommaso Filippi, G. Battista Brusa<\/strong>, and <strong>Alinari<\/strong>. <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Temporary Panoramas<\/strong><br \/>\nSaturday, December 7, at 10 AM for one hour<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinaultcollection.com\/palazzograssi\/it\/zig-zag-con-marina-donatone\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Teatrino di Palazzo Grassi<\/a>, San Marco 3260<br \/>\nInfo and registration: <a href=\"mailto:education@palazzograssi.it\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">education@palazzograssi.it<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A free workshop that combines the pleasure of movement with the discovery of creativity through imagination, physicality, and interaction with the environment. The protagonists of a special visit to the Palazzo Grassi Museum are <strong>boys and girls aged 6 to 11<\/strong>, who will bring to life the paintings exhibited at Palazzo Grassi &#8211; <strong>Julie Mehretu. <em>ENSEMBLE <\/em><\/strong>with <strong>Nairy Baghramian, Huma Bhabha, Tacita Dean, David Hammons, Robin Coste Lewis, Paul Pfeiffer<\/strong>, and <strong>Jessica Rankin<\/strong>, until January 6, 2025 &#8211; experiencing play as a performative and directorial experience. <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Eva Jospin: <em>Selva<\/em> and Eva Marisaldi: <em>Biribisso<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nSaturday, December 7, at 5:30 PM<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/fortuny.visitmuve.it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Palazzo Fortuny Museum<\/a>, San Marco 3958<br \/>\nAdmission by invitation, while seats last<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Presentation of the catalogs for <strong>Eva Jospin<\/strong> (Selva) and <strong>Eva Marisaldi<\/strong> (Biribisso), published by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dariocimorellieditore.it\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Dario Cimorelli Editore<\/a> and curated by <strong>Pier Paolo Pancotto<\/strong>. The artists, together with <strong>Chiara Squarcina<\/strong>, Scientific Director of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitmuve.it\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia<\/a>, and the curator, will delve into the work that accompanied the exhibitions. <\/p>\n<p>Eva Jospin has transformed the spaces of the Fortuny Museum with an artificial forest created through paper and embroidery, an installation that leads the visitor into an undefined and suspended landscape. Eva Marisaldi, at the <a href=\"https:\/\/carlogoldoni.visitmuve.it\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Carlo Goldoni&#8217;s House Museum<\/a>, has created a large multisensory installation, a reflection on theater and its language, built specifically for the spaces that host it. <\/p>\n<p>The exhibitions, created with the support of Galleria Continua and Galleria de&#8217; Foscherari, have been extended until January 13 and 14, 2025.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>BEHIND THE SCENES: Abramo Massalongo Special<\/strong><br \/>\nSaturday, December 7, at 10 AM<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/msn.visitmuve.it\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Giancarlo Ligabue Natural History Museum<\/a>, Salizada del Fontego dei Turchi 1730<br \/>\nThe activity is free with online reservation by selecting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketlandia.com\/m\/muve\/scegli\/adulti\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><em>Special paths<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Behind the exhibition halls lie the storage rooms: guardians of a heritage spanning centuries of scientific research. <strong>Abramo Massalongo<\/strong>, a naturalist from Verona, is one of the most significant scholars of the 19th century. On the bicentenary of his birth, the museum dedicates a path to him that explores his contribution to botany and paleontology. <\/p>\n<p>The study collections, usually not accessible to the public, reveal a dialogue between local and exotic biodiversity. Among these, Massalongo&#8217;s lichenological collection is the protagonist of a digitization project that will make it available for online consultation, opening new perspectives for study. <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Je Est Un Autre<\/b><br \/>\nEspace Louis Vuitton<br \/>\n<b>The exhibition is extended<\/b> until January 12, 2025<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<p>Curated by <b>Suzanne Pag\u00e9 and Hans Ulrich Obrist<\/b>, the exhibition celebrates the innovative art of <b>Ernest Pignon-Ernest<\/b>, a pioneer of &#8220;street art,&#8221; known for his life-sized images that dialogue poetically with places and their memory.<\/p>\n<p>The exhibition explores themes of ethical commitment and artistic innovation with works on Pasolini, Rimbaud, Anna Akhmatova, and Forough Farrokhzad.<\/p>\n<p>Free admission. <a href=\"https:\/\/secure.louisvuitton.com\/ita-it\/mylv\/prenotazione-appuntamenti?storeId=H51\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Book your visit<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"rgg-container\" data-rgg-id=\"12\">    <div class=\"rgg-imagegrid captions-overlay-hover-show captions-effect-slide_up \" data-rgg-id=\"12\">\n                    <a  title=\"\" data-caption=\"\" class=\" size-full rgg-img\" data-ratio=\"0.66625\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rgg-tile-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.veneziadavivere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Palazzo-Grassi-interni-ph.-Laura-Scarpa.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>            <\/a>\n                    <a  title=\"\" data-caption=\"\" class=\" size-full rgg-img\" data-ratio=\"1.6\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rgg-tile-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.veneziadavivere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/PAPERWOOL.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>            <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>Article by Lucia Pecoraro.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Cover photo: Ca&#8217; Pesaro ph, Irene Fanizza<\/em><em>.<br \/>\nSELVA Courtesy the artist and GALLERIA CONTINUA Photos by Beno\u00eet Fougeirol. \u00a9 ADAGP, Paris.<br \/>\nLucio Fontana, Concetto spaziale, Attese, 1959, aniline on canvas, cuts and holes, 97 x 130 cm. Fondazione Lucio Fontana, Milan. \u00a9 Fondazione Lucio Fontana, Milan, by SIAE 2024. Lucio Fontana, Concetto spaziale, 1962-63, glazed and lustred terracotta and gashes, 25.5 x 23.5 cm. Private collection. \u00a9 Fondazione Lucio Fontana, Milan, by SIAE 2024.<br \/>\nTea Ceremony \u00a9 Andrea Favaro FAI &#8211; Fondo per l&#8217;Ambiente Italiano.      <\/em><em><br \/>\nDouble Meaning: Tactile Paths at the Peggy Guggenheim Collection. Photo \u00a9 Fei Xu<br \/>\nPaolo Toffolutti. Painting. Property of the Author.<br \/>\nTeatro La Fenice &#8211; orchestra and choir photo \u00a9 Michele Crosera.<br \/>\nRubelli \u00a9 Marta Formentello.    <\/em><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;] Ice skating in San Polo, chandeliers in Piazza San Marco, Lucio Fontana at the Cini Foundation, Carlo Moretti at the Glass Museum, art, photography, and theater. 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