Writer, translator of Virginia Woolf, and historian of gardening and farming she became a champion of conservation by co-founding Italia Nostra

Latest action in Healing Arts project addresses climate change

City will become uninhabitable if no adequate measures are taken, Mario Piana says

Scientists, historians and writers are lobbying Mario Draghi to create a new authority to protect the city from rising waters

The organisation launched a contemporary arts research centre at the Expo 2020 Dubai earlier this month

Plus, Venice's tourism problem and Finnish artist Outi Heiskanen

The Berggruen Institute also announced that philosopher Peter Singer was the recipient of its annual $1m prize

The US artist created the commission Green Lens for the fashion brand Saint Laurent

The 18th-century Palazzo Manfrin will house a collection of the British-Indian sculptor's work

For the third time, the World Heritage Committee has voted not to add the Serenissima to list of sites at risk

Team using sonar technology have found evidence of structures and settlements on the seafloor

It would support the difficult measures the government will have to enact to save Venice from certain death. But Unesco is toothless

For decades, short-termism and conflicting interests have prevented a sustainable plan for Venice from being developed or enacted

Unesco and citizen action groups have campaigned for the move for years

New book explores the grandest monuments to the leaders of Venice, seductively photographed, and with their life histories

Of the 53 sites on the list—which will be reviewed at a committee meeting next month—only four are in the West

The city took a big financial hit during the pandemic. But as things improve, locals are pushing for a more sustainable form of tourism

Venetians are leaving the city in thousands because rents are unaffordable, while more than 11% of social housing stands empty

The exhibition’s president and curator also announced the main exhibition’s three themes

Signatories of the open letter supporting ten point-plan to save La Serenissima also include the artist Anish Kapoor and The Art Newspaper's founding editor Anna Somers Cocks

Hashim Sarkis's central exhibition touches on the fate of the planet at a time of climate change and Covid-19

This year's exhibition in Venice brings together artists as well as architects to explore the question How Will We Live Together?

The Italian government must intervene against powerful forces opposed to change

Conservation experts and lobby group launch a Green Paper to put Europe’s heritage at the heart of the EU’s greening policy

On 25 March, the city began celebrating 1,600 years of its history—but the date is somewhat fishy

Decision will affect partying art collectors and redirect the mass tourism routed through the Giudecca Canal

Roberto Cicutto's plans range from encouraging collaboration between Venice's arts organisation to delving into the biennial's archives

If the sale goes ahead, La Casa dei Tre Oci will be the Berggruen Institute's space for its European programming with plans to partner with major museums such as Tate and MoMA

Luigi Brugnaro's "entrepreneurial" decision violates Venice's historic agreement with Italian state to keep the landmark open to the public

Biennale officials and Sicilian town council call on artist to honour his commitment to return controversial Barca Nostra exhibit after one year