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 Venice Carnival 2011 events: The flight of the Angel - 27th february 2011
The “Flight of the Angel” is a traditional event that goes back to the Serenissima period where an unknown guest of Venice, flying along a rope from San Marco bell tower to the middle of the square, will offer an homage to the Doge, and will be greeted by the crowded parterre of the period costumes ...
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Venice Carnival 2011: what to expect The Venice carnival is the most famous carnival in Europe and a number of factors add to the glamor of this carnival including the beautiful city of Venice, the fantastic street music, the splendid Italian food and the festive atmosphere.
This carnival has become one of the most anticipated ...
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Venice Carnival 2011 Venice Carnival 2011. 19th February to 8th March 2011.
Venice Carnival.
NINETEENTH CENTURY, from Senso to Sissi, to City of Women
Venice, its islands and mainland:
19th February to 8th March 2011.
The Venice Carnival is th ...
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VENICE BIENNALE 53rd International Art Exhibition.Making Worlds. Open through 22 November. VENICE BIENNALE
53rd International Art Exhibition.
Making Worlds.
Open through 22 November.
53rd edition of the number one contemporary art event in Italy.
The show, centering on a theme conceived by its director, Daniel Birnbaum, combines two exhibition spaces ...
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'Prendergast in Italy' at the Peggy Guggenheim Collection - Oct 10 2009 - Jan 3 2010 For the first time in Italy, the Peggy Guggenheim Collection pays tribute to the American artist Maurice Prendergast (St. John’s, Canada, 1858 – New York, USA, 1924) hosting the exhibition “Prendergast in Italy” (October 10, 2009 – January 3, 2010).
Maurice Prendergast spent his youth in Bosto ...
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35th Vogalonga - St. Mark's Basin and Northern Lagoon: 31 May 2009. 35th Vogalonga
St. Mark's Basin and Northern Lagoon
31 May 2009.
The most popular non-competitive rowing race of the year, known as the Venice Lagoon rowing marathon. ...
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iShares Cup: Extreme 40 Sailing Series. St. Mark’s Basin, 15-17 May. iShares Cup: Extreme 40 Sailing Series.
St. Mark’s Basin, 15-17 May.
Opening leg in the prestigious European race of catamarans.
Compagnia della Vela, tel. 041.520.08.84
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Mare Maggio and Pianeta Acqua. Arsenale, 14-17 May 2009. Mare Maggio and Pianeta Acqua. Arsenale, 14-17 May 2009.
Event that focuses on the history and future of the Navy with a historical program that includes exhibitions, meetings and testimonies associated with the Venetian naval tradition.
Accompanied by a market-show dedicated to water.
Inf ...
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Gardenal. Travel Stories, City Projects. Open until 10 May. A solo show of the Mestre artist whose career spans over thirty years, on view in the exhibition halls on the museum’s ground and first floors (Hall 10) and presenting some sixty works including paintings, installations, performance art and public art projects, all produced in the last ten years. Or ...
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Nigra sum sed formosa. Religion and Beauty in Christian Ethiopia. Open until 10 May 2009. First sizable Italian exhibition dedicated to one of the oldest Christian civilizations in Africa.
The show, presented as an organic and fascinating story, revolves around a few historical personalities, including the celebrated Queen of Sheba – who was the inspiration for the famous verse Nigra ...
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8th Venice International Boat Show - Opening (by invitation), Saturday 14 March. 8th Venice International Boat Show.
Venice Boat Lounge.
Opening (by invitation), Saturday 14 March.
Opens to the public immediately following; until 22 March.
Eighth edition of the established fair dedicated to the nautical world, one of the biggest Italian shows of this boating trad ...
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Antique Art Market: 3-4-5 April 2009. Antique Art Market
Campo San Maurizio,
3-4-5 April 2009.
Traditional Easter date with the antique art trade.
Presented by the Venice Exhibitors Association.
Info, tel. 333.965.99.94.
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Carlo Cardazzo. A New Vision of Art. Extended through 1 March 2009 Carlo Cardazzo.
A New Vision of Art.
Exhibition dedicated to the Venetian patron of the arts, collector, publisher and gallery owner who was one of the leading figures in the history of Italian art, reconstructing his collection which in the 1930s and 1940s was considered to be among the most i ...
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Venice International Boat Show. Festival of the Sea 14-22 March 2009 Venice International Boat Show.
Festival of the Sea
Venice Seaport Station, 14-22 March 2009.
Eighth edition of the acclaimed Italian event dedicated to the boating and sea-faring event.
Expo Venice tel. 041.533.48.50 ...
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Match-Play National Championship. Venice Golf Circle: 27-28-29 March 2009. Match-Play National Championship.
Venice Golf Circle: 27-28-29 March 2009.
A prestigious golf classic match played with the leading national champions on the Lido links.
Info, tel. 041.731.333. ...
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Venice Carnival. Sensation 2009. 6 Senses For 6 Sestieri. 13 to 24 February 2009. Venice Carnival.
Sensation 2009.
6 Senses For 6 Sestieri.
13 to 24 February 2009.
Venice, its islands and mainland:
13 to 24 February 2009.
Second edition of the new format of the Venice Carnival, the traditional event of fun, parties and culture. Artistic director, Marco Balich ...
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DEPERO. Works from the Fedrizzi Collection. Open through 1 March 2009. Show presented by the Venice Civic Museums as part of the 100th anniversary celebrations of Futurism, offering for the first time the complete precious collection of the Fedrizzi Collection dedicated to Fortunato Depuro (1892-1960).
On view are over eighty works produced from 1914 to 1956, includi ...
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GEORGE BARBIER 1882-1932. The Birth of Art Deco. Open through 5 January 2009.
First ever exhibition dedicated to the illustrator, decorator, theater costume and fashion designer, and famous exponent of French Art Deco. Over two hundred works, including paintings, drawings, articles, pochoir, photographs, books, manuscripts and films – coming from ...
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18th Century Images from the Rava' Estate. Publications, books and engravings.
Until January.
On view on the second floor of the museum is a display of works from the collection of Aldo Ravŕ (1879 -1923), Venetian collector and scholar of 18th-century art and literature. Curated by Piero Correr.
CORRER MUSEUM
Napoleonic Wing, St. Mark’ ...
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DEPERO. Works from the Fedrizzi Collection. Open through 1 March 2009.
Show presented by the Venice Civic Museums as part of the 100th anniversary celebrations of Futurism, offering for the first time the complete precious collection of the Fedrizzi Collection dedicated to Fortunato Depero (1892-1960).
On view are over eighty works produced ...
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GEORGE BARBIER 1882-1932 - The Birth of Art Deco. Open through 5 January 2009 GEORGE BARBIER 1882-1932.
The Birth of Art Deco. Open through 5 January 2009.
First ever exhibition dedicated to the illustrator, decorator, theater costume and fashion designer, and famous exponent of French Art Deco. Over two hundred
works, including paintings, drawings, articles, p ...
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EDUARD ANGELI - VENICE - Correr Museum - Through December 8th EDUARD ANGELI - VENICE.
Open to the public through 8 December.
On view are the latest works of the Austrian artist, a leading figure in the contemporary art world and a resident of Venice since 2001.
The solo show offers paintings on rough jute fabrics or on paper, created with coal, ...
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Feast Day of the Madonna della Salute: Basilica della Salute, 21 November. Feast Day of the Madonna della Salute
Basilica della Salute, 21 November.
Traditional procession to the church built by Longhena in fulfillment of a vow taken during a terrible plague in the 17th century.
Basilica di S. Maria della Salute, tel. 041.522.55.58.
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Carlo Cardazzo: A New Vision of Art. Carlo Cardazzo: A New Vision of Art.
Guggenheim Collection, 31 October 2008 – 9 February 2009.
Exhibition dedicated to the Venetian patron-of-the-arts, collector, publisher and gallery owner, one of the leading figures in the history of Italian art.
Info, tel. 041.240.54.11 ...
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23rd Venice Marathon. 23rd Venice Marathon.
Stra (Riviera del Brenta) - Venice: Sunday 26 October.
Annual return of one of the most important marathon runs in the world.
Info, tel. 041.94.06.44.
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Genji Monogatari - The resplendent prince in the collection of the Oriental Art Museum of Venice - through 9 November Genji Monogatari - The resplendent prince in the collection of the Oriental Art Museum of Venice
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“Genji Monogatari” is the first novel in history. The venetian museum celebrates it with an exhibition of over 40 works from its collection (usually not on display), including paintings, p ...
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International Architecture Exhibition - La Biennale - 15 - 28 September International Architecture Exhibition - La Biennale - 15 - 28 September
Out There: Architecture Beyond Building.
Open to the public, Sunday 14 September through 23 November 2008.
Eleventh edition of the important biennial exhibition dedicated to architecture or more specifically to cont ...
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Salvatore Ferragamo Celebrates Peggy Guggenheim in Venice VENICE.- 2008 marks both the sixtieth anniversary of the Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice and the eightieth year of the Salvatore Ferragamo fashion label.
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Genuine, Fake and Recovered: 60 years of activity of the Italian Customs Corps protecting culture and art in the Veneto - Ca' Foscari until 7 September Genuine, Fake and Recovered: 60 years of activity of the Italian Customs Corps protecting culture and art in the Veneto - Ca' Foscari until 7 SeptemberPALAZZO GIUSTINIAN DEI VESCOVI
Organized by the Venetian university in collaboration with the Venetian branch of the customs and revenue po ...
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Fondazione Cini, from September, 10th: Japan. Genji. The essence of beauty: art exhibition and meeting From September, 10 Fondazione Giorgio Cini will present two international events related to Japanese art and culture.
From September, 10 to November, 2 a graphic art exhibition will take place in San Giorgio Maggiore Island, titled: TDC2008 New Graphic Design Japan.
September, 1 ...
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