What to do in Venice. Exhibits not to be missed in early 2020

The time has come to buy house in Venice, to fully enjoy the intense cultural life of the city.

If you are deciding to buy house in Venice in these days, but you are still hesitant, just take a look at the calendar of exhibitions in these first months of 2020 to convince yourself. Venice is one of the European cities with the most intense cultural life: there is a dense list of events that can prove it. Here are the ones we wouldn't miss in the world.

Da Tiziano a Rubens. Capolavori da Anversa e da altre collezioni fiamminghe - Palazzo Ducale

Until March 1, 2020, masterpieces by Titian, Peter Paul Rubens, Anthony van Dyck and Michiel Sweerts will be hosted in the Doge's Apartment. The exhibition collects 80 works from the Royal Museum of Fine Arts and the Rubens House in Anversa.

The Angel of the artists. Twentieth century art and the All Angelo restaurant in Venice - Querini Stampalia Foundation
Until March 1, the original exhibition that tells a Venetian story will be open, that of the restaurant All’Angelo near Piazza San Marco, which has become a destination for prominent artists. This is mainly thanks to the passion of the owners who over the years have set up a unique collection of works from the late twentieth century, from De Pisis to Casorati, from Alberto Giacometti to Guttuso and Sironi.



Francesco Morosini: last hero of the Serenissima between history and myth - Museo Correr
For those wondering now what to do in Venice it is good to mark this unmissable appointment on the calendar: the 400 years since the birth of Francesco Morosini "the Peloponnesian" Doge capable of conquering the Peloponnese, then heroically died in battle. A collection of portraits, coins and publications tells the story. Until May 3rd.



Fishing in the lagoon. The historical collection of Ninni-Marella models - Centro Culturale Candiani
Fishing enthusiasts cannot miss this jewel exhibition that collects the nineteenth-century models made by the craftsman Angelo Marella di Chioggia for Count Alessandro Pericle Ninni. A cross-section of the seafaring civilization that made the Venetian Lagoon unique, told with attention and grace. Until April 19th.



Even for non-fishing enthusiasts it is really worth visiting this collection. The search for a home in Venice cannot dominate your entire days.

Towards evening in Venice - Palazzo Ferro Fini
Until March 12, the Palazzo del Consiglio Regionale Veneto hosts the works, selected by Philippe Daverio, of one of the most important Venetian artists of the second half of the twentieth century: Antonio Amodio. A series of paintings and sculptures that portray Venice, trying to stop for an instant the emotions that only this city can communicate.



Henri Cartier-Bresson. Le Grand Jeu - Palazzo Grassi

From 22 March to 10 January 2021 some of the works that the French master of photography had indicated as the most representative of his entire work will be on display. Five exceptional curators were chosen to exhibit: the photographer Annie Leibovitz, the director Win Wenders, the writer Javier Cercas, the director of the photographic prints department of the Biblioteque nationale de France Sylvie Aubenas, the collector Francois Pinault.



This, however, is only a taste of art and culture to be experienced in this first part of 2020.



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