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Giorgio Cini

The Foundation is based in the monumental complex of the former Benedictine monastery of San Giorgio Maggiore.

Isola di San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice, Italy

The Fondazione Giorgio Cini is based in the monumental complex of the former Benedictine monastery of San Giorgio Maggiore, known for Palladian cloister, the Longhena library and Verde theatre.

The island is located right opposite Piazza San Marco and only a vaporetto stop away from there.

 

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OPENING TIMES:

Thu -Tue 10am – 6pm

CLOSING DAYS:

Wed

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Isola di San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice, Italy

ESTABLISHED
1951
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Homo Faber
A celebration of contemporary craftsmanship: inspiring objects realised by talented artisans create a global experience.
01 Sep 2024 - 30 Sep 2024
Giorgio Cini
Venice
Current Exhibitions
Exhibitions
Alex Katz: Claire, Grass and Water
The exhibition includes three major groups of works created between 2021 and 2022.
17 Apr 2024 - 29 Sep 2024
Giorgio Cini
Venice
Exhibitions
Chu Teh-Chun: In Nebula
The retrospective exhibition “In Nebula” featuring the works of Chu Teh-Chun (1920–2014)...
20 Apr 2024 - 30 Jun 2024
Giorgio Cini
Venice
Exhibitions
Alessandro Mendini: Visi
Fourteen objects and six drawings by Alessandro Mendini form the core of the exhibition project, curated...
19 Mar 2024 - 16 Jun 2024
Giorgio Cini
Venice
Past Exhibitions
Exhibitions
Luciano Baldessari: Architetture per la scena
The exhibition in Fondazione Cini's magnificent 'Biblioteca Manica Lunga' documents how Luciano Baldessari's scenic eye "exploded" in the Berlin season of the 1920s and became a trace of method that governed his way of looking at the world, and thus at architecture, throughout his life.
05 May 2023 - 26 Nov 2023
Giorgio Cini
Venice
Exhibitions
The Installations of ‘Venini: Light 1921-1985’
The two large installations that were part of the exhibition ‘Venini: Light 1921-1985’, curated by Marino...
18 Sep 2022 - 09 Jul 2023
Giorgio Cini
Venice
Exhibitions
On Fire
"On Fire", reflects on the most evocative of the primary elements in nature: fire.
22 Apr 2022 - 24 Jul 2022
Giorgio Cini
Venice
Exhibitions
Homo Faber: Crafting a more human future 2022
Fondazione Giorgio Cini presents the second edition of Homo Faber in Città, featuring 15 exhibitions which unveil an unprecedented cultural experience of craftsmanship.
10 Apr 2022 - 01 May 2022
Giorgio Cini
Venice
Exhibitions
Tomaso Buzzi e il sogno dell’architettura. Disegni e acquerelli per Venezia 1955 – 1975
With the support of the Rolex Institute, the Foundation organizes an exhibition featuring about 100 drawings...
20 May 2021 - 01 Aug 2021
Giorgio Cini
Venice
Exhibitions
EST. Storie italiane di viaggi, città e architetture
In conjunction with the 17th International Architecture Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia, the Cini...
12 May 2021 - 18 Jul 2021
Giorgio Cini
Venice
Exhibitions
Piranesi Roma Basilico
Rome seen through the ancient city in Piranesi’s etchings and the contemporary capital captured in Gabriele Basilico’s photographs.
20 Jun 2020 - 04 Nov 2020
Giorgio Cini
Venice
Exhibitions
Emilio Isgrò
The exhibition dedicated to Emilio Isgrò at Fondazione Giorgio Cini, collects pieces characterised...
13 Sep 2019 - 24 Nov 2019
Giorgio Cini
Venice
Exhibitions
Burri la pittura, irriducibile presenza
Fondazione Giorgio Cini in Venice dedicates a major retrospective to Alberto Burri, in collaboration...
10 May 2019 - 28 Jul 2019
Giorgio Cini
Venice
Exhibitions
Paul Mccarthy and Christian Lemmerz: New Media (Virtual Reality Art)
On the occasion of the 57th Venice Biennale and as part of the summer’s Faurschou Foundation presentation...
12 May 2017 - 27 Aug 2017
Giorgio Cini
Venice
Exhibitions
Robert Rauschenberg & Andy Warhol: “Us Silkscreeners…”
To coincide with the 57th Venice Biennale, Faurschou Foundation present two historically important exhibitions...
12 May 2017 - 27 Aug 2017
Giorgio Cini
Venice
Exhibitions
Robert Rauschenberg: Late Series
To coincide with the 57th Venice Biennale, Faurschou Foundation present two historically important exhibitions...
12 May 2017 - 27 Aug 2017
Giorgio Cini
Venice
Exhibitions
Alighiero Boetti: Minimum/Maximum
Fondazione Giorgio Cini presents in the Sala Carnelutti “Alighiero Boetti: Minimum/Maximum”,...
12 May 2017 - 12 Jul 2017
Giorgio Cini
Venice
Exhibitions
In Eleonora Duse’s Room. From Portrait to the icon: the charm of an actress through photography
A new set up for “In Eleonora Duse’s Room”, a space permanently dedicated to the memory...
18 Mar 2016 - 18 Dec 2016
Giorgio Cini
Venice
Exhibitions
Lin Utzon: Cosmic Dance
The exhibition at the Fondazione Giorgio Cini in Venezia will consist of 100 paintings on paper 110 x 70...
26 May 2016 - 18 Sep 2016
Giorgio Cini
Venice
Exhibitions
Hans-Jochim Staude A European painter in twentieth century Florence
In the island of San Giorgio Maggiore in Venice inaugurates an event dedicated to the German painter...
18 Nov 2015 - 22 Nov 2015
Giorgio Cini
Venice
Exhibitions
Imago Mundi: Map of the New Art
Luciano Benetton Collection is pleased to announce Imago Mundi: Map of the New Art, an exhibition of...
01 Sep 2015 - 01 Nov 2015
Giorgio Cini
Venice
Exhibitions
Giovanni Manfredini: Stabat Mater Dolorosa
Born out of a story of human suffering, transfigured by art, Giovanni Manfredini‘s Stabat Mater...
08 May 2015 - 01 Sep 2015
Giorgio Cini
Venice
Exhibitions
Liu Xiaodong. Painting as Shooting
This exhibition will be the first major European show to fully explore Liu Xiaodong‘s (b.1963,...
07 May 2015 - 02 Aug 2015
Giorgio Cini
Venice
Exhibitions
Magdalena Abakanowicz: Crowd and Individual
Magdalena Abakanowicz (b. Falenty, 1930) is a Polish sculptor who often uses textile as her principal...
12 Apr 2015 - 02 Aug 2015
Giorgio Cini
Venice
Exhibitions
Enki Bilal. InBox
At the Fondazione Giorgio Cini, Enki Bilal unveils a new installation: Inbox. This is a bold artistic...
08 May 2015 - 07 Jun 2015
Giorgio Cini
Venice
Exhibitions
Matthias Schaller. Das Meisterstück
The exhibition consists of a series of photographs by German artist Matthias Schaller. The subjects of...
07 May 2015 - 07 Jun 2015
Giorgio Cini
Venice
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