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This guide helps you prepare your visit to the Italian Pavilion.
It also helps you understand the exhibition,
for example the artworks and the activities.

In this guide you find information about:

what the Venice Biennale is;
what you can see in the Italian Pavilion;
how to get to the exhibition;
opening hours;
how to buy tickets;
the public programme activities;
services and tools to make the visit accessible to everyone.

What is the Venice Biennale

The Venice Biennale is an Italian organisation.
It organises cultural activities
It is based in the city of Venice.
For more than 100 years it has organised a large art exhibition.

This exhibition is called the International Art Exhibition.
The exhibition takes place every two years.
One year is for art.
One year is for architecture.
This exhibition is very important for contemporary art,
that means the art of today.
At the exhibition artists, curators and the public meet.
Curators organise exhibitions.
They decide how to present artworks.
The public can see new ideas
and new forms of art from all over the world.
Each country presents artists and artworks
in a space called a pavilion.
Italy also has a large space
called the Italian Pavilion.
The Italian Pavilion is at the Tese delle Vergini,
in the Arsenale.

This year is the 61st edition of the International Art Exhibition.
The title is in English: “In Minor Keys”.
The curator Koyo Kouoh chose the theme of the exhibition.

The exhibition takes place
from 9 May to 22 November 2026.

It takes place in different areas of Venice:
the Giardini, the Arsenale and other places in the city.

What you can see in the Italian Pavilion

In the Italian Pavilion you can see an exhibition
about the work of Chiara Camoni.
The title of the exhibition is Con te con tutto.
Chiara Camoni connects life and art.
In this exhibition, you can see
how relationships with people
and things become part of the artworks.

To create her artworks,
Chiara Camoni works with assistants
and also with groups of friends.
Thinking together and sharing experiences
make creative work possible.
This is how Chiara Camoni’s works are created.

In the first room, you can see
twenty-four ceramic sculptures.
The sculptures are bigger than real people.
These sculptures look like protective spirits.
The sculptures seem to look at each other
and also at the visitors.
These sculptures are made of:

natural materials, for example clay, flowers and plants
artificial materials, for example plastic and pieces of glass.

In the second room, you can see

a space under construction.
This space is like a house or a garden.
You can see floors made of marble
and recycled plastic, silk curtains
and natural colors, carpets, and benches.
You can also sit on the benches.
There are cabinets, many objects and many images.

Some objects are made by other artists.
These objects are related to Chiara Camoni’s artworks.
These works are part of the section called Dialoghi.

During the exhibition you can take part in activities.
These activities add more ideas
to the themes of the exhibition.
These activities are part of the public program.

How to get to the exhibition

The Italian Pavilion is at the Arsenale in Venice.

You can arrive in Venice by train,
or by car or bus.
To move around Venice you need to take a vaporetto.
A vaporetto is a large boat that carries people.
Near Piazzale Roma and the train station
you can find the vaporetto stop.
You need to take line 1
or line 4.1.
You need to get off at the stop Arsenale.

There are two entrances to the Arsenale:
Campo della Tana, 2169/F
or Ponte dei Pensieri (Salizada Streta).
Both entrances are accessible for wheelchair users.

Opening hours

The Italian Pavilion is open from Tuesday to Sunday.
It is usually closed on Monday,
but on some dates it is open on Monday.

Opening hours change during the exhibition.

From 9 May to 27 September:

the exhibition is open from 11:00 to 19:00
on Friday and Saturday it is open from 11:00 to 20:00

From 29 September to 22 November:

the exhibition is open from 10:00 to 18:00

How to buy tickets

You can buy tickets:

on the website
at the ticket office

The ticket office is at the Infopoint for visitors,
near the Naval Museum, Castello 2149, Venice.
The ticket office is about a three-minute walk
from the exhibition entrance.

You can choose tickets:

for one day
for several days
for the whole exhibition period

There are discounts for students
and for people with disabilities.
Carers of people with disabilities do not pay.
They can enter for free.

You can book a guided tour.
A guided tour is not free.
You need to pay to take part.
If you book online
you also pay a small booking fee.

Public program activities

During the exhibition you can take part in activities.

These activities are called public program.
These activities focus on the theme of voice.
The voice helps people meet and know each other.
The voice also helps imagine a world
where everyone can live well together.

Activities calendar

You can find all activities
in the online calendar.

Services and tools for accessibility

In the Italian Pavilion accessibility is very important.
This means everyone has the right to visit the exhibition,
take part in activities and understand the content.
The Pavilion team worked with the National School of Cultural Heritage and Activities.
This helps make cultural spaces accessible to everyone.

If you have difficulty walking, you can ask for:

an electric vehicle
a wheelchair
a walker

Thanks to a project by Fondazione Amplifon called Ciao!,
many older people can visit the exhibition online
and take part in activities.

You can also read some texts in easy language.
These texts are written by Stefania Span and by test readers
from the social cooperative Trieste Integrazione – Anffas.

Before your visit you can use some tools.

Visual story

The visual story helps you understand how to visit the exhibition.
It explains what you find in the Pavilion spaces.

Sensory map

The sensory map shows the stimuli in the spaces,
for example sounds and lights.
It helps you plan your visit.

Video with subtitles

You can watch a video about the exhibition.
You can read subtitles in the video.
This is especially useful for deaf people.

During your visit you can use tools
that help people
and make the visit easier.

Audio guide

You can listen to the audio guide.
The audio guide explains the artworks and the spaces.
You can listen with your phone
or your headphones.

Interactive map
You can use the interactive map to find the artworks
and read information.
You can use it on the website.

Tactile kit

You can use a tactile kit to understand where artworks are.
A tactile kit is a set of objects
you can touch.
It is useful especially for blind and partially sighted people.

If you want to use these tools or if you need help,
ask the staff in the exhibition rooms.

Website tools
The website offers tools to make content easier to use.
There is a special menu.
With this menu you can:

change colour contrast
make the text bigger
stop animations

The symbol indicates that this page has been written following the “European standards for making information easy to read and understand”, a project by Inclusion Europe.

The guide was developed in collaboration with Cooperativa Sociale Trieste Integrazione a m. Anffas, with the kind help of Chiara Prelz.