Un Ospite di Venezia |Event Calendar | October 2023-No. 10
OCTOBER IN VENICE There are several reasons to recommend a visit to Venice, even more so if it falls in the month of October. First and foremost, the mild climate that heralds the winter season but also offers the pleasures that only a few cities can provide. But what to recommend?... Without a doubt, the simplest things. For example, getting intoxicated by a lagoon sunset or strolling until you get lost (only to find yourself again) along the labyrinth of alleys; crossing the Grand Canal by water aboard one of the last gondola ferries or being captivated by the multitude of shop windows and boutiques, or yet, enjoying an aperitif, a coffee, an ice cream, a dinner while savoring the city's small squares or climbing one of the many bell towers and being enchanted by a bird's-eye view.
OCTOBER IN VENICE
There are several reasons to recommend a visit to Venice, even more so if it falls in the month of October.
First and foremost, the mild climate that heralds the winter season but also offers the pleasures that only a few cities can provide.
But what to recommend?... Without a doubt, the simplest things. For example, getting intoxicated by a lagoon sunset or strolling until you get lost (only to find yourself again) along the labyrinth of alleys; crossing the Grand Canal by water aboard one of the last gondola ferries or being captivated by the multitude of shop windows and boutiques, or yet, enjoying an aperitif, a coffee, an ice cream, a dinner while savoring the city's small squares or climbing one of the many bell towers and being enchanted by a bird's-eye view.
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OCTOBER IN VENICE
The reasons for recommending a stay in ––Venice are various, even more so if it falls in
the month of October.
First of all, the mildness of a climate that is a prelude to the winter season, but which
reserves pleasures that only few cities can offer.
But what to recommend?... Without a doubt, the simplest things. For example, allowing
oneself be inebriated by a sunset over the lagoon or strolling until one gets lost (and then
finds oneself again) along the maze of alleyways; crossing the Grand Canal at water level
aboard one of the last gondola-ferries or letting oneself be beguiled by the multitude of
shop windows, or savouring an aperitif, a coffee, an ice-cream or a dinner whilst enjoying
the town setting, or climbing one of the many belltowers and allowing oneself be enchanted
by a “bird’s eye” view.
And for those who may take the liberty (and the time) for a short trip, there is the opportunity
to discover the charm emanating from the lagoon and its small islands, or of being
moved by the view of the sea along the Lido beach…
But there is still an aspect to catch one’s attention and the desire for making new discoveries:
the events offered by the city to its guests, practically all year round. Largely unique
events, addressing the most diverse ambits (and passions). Here then are options which
very few places can boast of: art exhibitions, showcases, concerts, shows, meetings, sporting
events and opportunities for leisure time...
In the style of a good tourist listing, we shall endeavour to present all of them in the following
pages, as always, with the maximum possible summarisation and order. And now
here is a quick overview of the main attractions and novelties for this month.
Let us start from the exhibitions scenario, and once again from the summer’s most popular
event, the International Architecture Exhibition. Presented by the Venice Biennale,
the historic Italian cultural institution, it shows us a vision of the near future of the world,
and the relationship between mankind and the environment, starting from the continent
which more than any other is going through a watershed change, Africa.
The laboratory of the future, the title proposed for this edition by its curator Lesley Lokko,
begins ideally in the Central Pavilion at the Giardini, then winding throughout the Arsenal
complex and reaching the mainland. The exhibition naturally includes the national Participations
(63 this year) with individual exhibitions set up within the Pavilions in the Giardini and
the Arsenal, as well as in the historic centre and a series of collateral exhibitions.
From the formats offered by Architecture to Art. Its scenario is extremely vast in this case
too, and enriched by some important novelties during this month. For modern art - the
Twentieth century’s - the great unmissable opportunities are twofold: the exhibition on
Marcel Duchamp, “The lure of the copy” offered by the prestigious Peggy Guggenheim
Collection starting from 14 October; the one on Marc Chagall, “The colour of dreams”
promoted by the Venice City Museums Foundation which opened recently at the Candiani
Centre in Mestre.
Two more exhibitions between the Nineteenth and Twentieth centuries will not fail to enthuse
visitors: the retrospective on Italico Brass titled “The painter of Venice”, dedicated
to a romantic artist forgotten by time, at the headquarters of the Veneto Institute and
“The Nineteenth-century Venetian portrait” a review of the first important exhibition
presented by the Ca’ Pesaro Gallery of Modern Art, presented by the Venice City Museums
Foundation (from the 21st of this month).
The same Foundation will present an exhibition in the charming spaces of the Ca’ Rezzonico
Venetian Eighteenth-century Museum, dedicated to Rosalba Carriera, deemed to be
one of the most famous female artists at a European level of the Eighteenth century. A
precious collection of ivory miniatures by her will be on display (from 13 October).
Other important exhibitions are continuing throughout this month. Among them, the two
presented by the Pinault Foundation, Chronorama and Icons respectively at Palazzo
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