MASTERPIECES OF FUTURISM at the Peggy Guggenheim Collection
19 Feb - 31 Dec 2009

The Guggenheim Museum honours the centenary of the publication of Filippo Tommaso Marinetti’s founding Manifesto of Italian Futurism exhibiting a selection of Futurist masterpieces from Gianni Mattioli Collection, one of the greatest collection of 20th century art, and featuring additional paintings, sculptures and works on paper from the Peggy Guggenheim and from other private collections. Featured artists include Giacomo Balla, Umberto Boccioni, Carlo Carrà, Luigi Russolo, Gino Severini, Ottone Rosai, Mario Sironi, and Ardengo Soffici. A  preliminary section dedicated to related contemporary avant-gardes (Divisionism, Cubism, Orphism, Vorticism) is also displayed.

Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice
Palazzo Venier dei Leoni
ph. (+39) 041 2405.411
www.guggenheim-venice.it

Masterpieces of Futurism, Masters of Hospitality:
 View Futurism Package at The Westin Europa & Regina, Venice 

Biennale Art 2009: 53rd International Art Exhibition
7 June 2009 - 22 November 2009

The Board of Directors of the Venice Biennale Foundation, chaired by Paolo Baratta, appointed Daniel Birnbaum as Director of the Visual Arts Sector, with specific responsibility as curator of the 53rd International Art Exhibition. The event will run June 7th to November 22nd, 2009. Born in Stockholm in 1963, Daniel Birnbaum has been the curator of institutions and exhibitions at an international level. 

53rd International Art Exhibition
Giardini della Biennale
Viale dei Giardini Pubblici - 30122 Venezia 
For information:
www.labiennale.org

The Historical Regatta 2009, Venice
6 September 2009

In the first Sunday in September there is the Regata Storica, the annual trial of strength and skill for the city's gondoliers and other expert rowers. The Regata Storica starts with a procession of decorated historic craft along the Grand Canal course, their crews all decked out in period dress.

Saint Mark's Basin and Grand Canal
For information:
Comune di Venezia (Tourist Info)
tel. (+39) 041 529 8711
manifestazioni.turismo@comune.venezia.it
http://english.comune.venezia.it