Since 1000 b.C. the Ascension Day in Venice is Festa della Sensa.
From 24th of April until the 18th of August the monumental rooms of Palazzo Ducale host the works of one of the undisputed protagonists of the modern art history in the exhibition "Manet. Ritorno a Venezia."
For the first time the Pinault Foundation and Palazzo Grassi open the entire space to a solo exhibition with the one of Rudolf Stingel, in program until the 31st of December.
After the success of the exhibition Carlo Scarpa - Venini, tondazione Cini and Pentagram Stiftung continue the project "The glass rooms" ("Le stanze del vetro") with the exhibition "Fragile?" at the island of San Giorgio until 28th of July.
The great photography comes back at Casa dei Tre Oci, where it can be visited in international preview until 12th of May the exhibition “Stories of a Photographer”, retrospective of Gianni Berengo Gardin, one of the most important italian photographers.
In the heart of the Serenissima's power, in the Sala dello Scrutinio at Palazzo Ducale, the exhibition recreates the Venetian militar systems, made of forts and fortresses in the most strategic and sensible places along the Venetian commerce routes.
