From 3 to 8 June 2026, Venice will host the second edition of Venice Climate Week, an international event dedicated to ecological regeneration, climate diplomacy and sustainable innovation. This year’s theme is “Planet Aqua, Planet Peace”, an invitation to rethink the future of our cities and the planet, taking water as a strategic resource for […]
On 17 June 2026, the 19th International Summit of the three COTEC organisations from Italy, Portugal and Spain will be held on the Island of San Giorgio Maggiore in Venice. This year’s theme will be “Rethinking work in the age of AI: Transformation, Opportunity, Governance.” The event is organised by COTEC Italia and will be […]
As part of the partnership between the Istituto per la Musica and the Ottorino Respighi Festival in Bologna, aimed at promoting the composer’s work and legacy, “Lo Squero” Auditorium hosts a concert to honour the 90th anniversary of his death. The initiative aims to pay tribute to the Bolognese composer, whose memory is preserved by […]
The Fondazione Giorgio Cini would like to inform you that the Library will be closed on Wednesday 17 June.
Deadline 30 June 2026 The deadline for applications for the 9 scholarships offered by the “Vittore Branca” International Center for Italian Civilization Studies 2027 is approaching; the application deadline is June 30, 2026. The call for applications, set within the multidisciplinary context of the Island of San Giorgio Maggiore, covers one of the following fields: […]
On the occasion of the opening season of the Galleria di Palazzo Cini at San Vio, the new “guest at the Palace” is the picture Minerva Infuses the Soul into the Human Figure Modeled in Clay by Prometheus by Pompeo Girolamo Batoni (Lucca, 1708 – Rome, 1787), dating from between 1740 and 1743. The work, […]
Art Night Venezia returns on Saturday, June 20, 2026, organized by Ca’ Foscari University in close collaboration and partnership with the City of Venice. The Giorgio Cini Foundation and the Palazzo Cini Gallery are participating in the project, extending the opening hours of their exhibition spaces until 10:00 p.m. Island of San Giorgio Maggiore Exhibition […]
JANUARY Exhibitions 27 September 2025 — 2 March 2026 Venice, Palazzo Cini. The Gallery Exhibition Casanova and Venice – 17 October 2025 — 2 March 2026 Venice, Island of San Giorgio Maggiore Exhibition Casanova and Europe. Opera in Several Acts EVENTs 19 — 23 January 2026 ARCHiVe ONLINE ACADEMY Bringing Venice into Space – 27 — 30 January […]
Fondazione Cologni dei Mestieri d’Arte and Michelangelo Foundation, in partnership with Fondazione Giorgio Cini, present the fourth edition of Homo Faber: An Island of Light, an event dedicated to the art of exceptional craftsmanship. Artistic direction has been entrusted to Es Devlin, who will bring her luminous artistic vision to Isola di San Giorgio Maggiore […]
Open-access and peer-reviewed journal, curated by the Centre for Comparative Studies of Civilisations and Spiritualities at the Fondazione Giorgio Cini. Religiographies is dedicated to the study of religious phenomena, fostering an interdisciplinary dialogue among historians, sociologists, anthropologists, philosophers, and psychologists. Mysticism, esotericism, and spirituality are the three main themes of the journal, which are explored within their historical […]