Try to visit the Biennial on weekdays, excluding Mondays when it is closed, to enjoy more peace and quiet.

Opening Hours:

• 22 May to 21 November 2021 – Closed Mondays (except 30 August, 6 September, 1 November, 15 November)
• 22 May to 31 July from 11.00 a.m. to 7.00 p.m. last admission 6.45 p.m.
• 22 May to 21 November 2021 – Closed Mondays (except 30 August, 6 September, 1 November, 15 November)
• 01 August to 21 November from 10,00 to 18,00 last admission 17,45

Tickets are strictly personal, non-cancellable, non-transferable, non-duplicable and non-refundable. You may be asked to show proof of identity at the entrances. Valid in both exhibition venues (Giardini and Arsenale, excluding closing days).

The ticket is valid for one entrance to the Giardini site and one entrance to the Arsenale site, which can also be used on different days.

Access is possible on any day from the start of validity onwards.

Services: Bar, restaurant, bookshop, infopoint.

Giardini site:
Cloakroom service for the storage of bags and small objects.
Leashed small/medium-sized pets are allowed in the green area of the Giardini only.

In line with health and hygiene protocols for cultural activities, it is recommended that visitors arrive at the gates with masks, wear them during their visit and maintain a safe distance from other visitors.

Both the Giardini della Biennale (the primary Biennale venue) and Arsenale Exhibition Spaces are located in the southeast area of the island of Venice. You can reach the venues by vaporetto (water bus) or by foot from the main island. Visitors coming from Lido, Murano or other islands will have to take a vaporetto to reach the Biennale Venues.

• Giardini della Biennale
  Vaporetto (water bus) – Get off at Giardini Biennale SX or DX terminals to arrive directly at the Biennale or get off at Giardi SX or DX and you will have a 5 minute walk to the Biennale.
  By Foot – From Ponte Rialto – 30 minutes / From St. Mark’s Square 30 minutes / From the Guggenheim Collection 40 minutes
• Arsenale Exhibition Spaces – You can easily walk from the Biennale Gardens to the Arsenale Exhibition Spaces in about 10 minutes so you could use the same directions as those for Biennale Gardens, but if you want to go directly to the Arsenale Exhibition Spaces use the following directions:
  Vaporetto (water bus) – Get off at Arsenale terminal
  By Foot – From Ponte Rialto – 25 minutes / From St. Mark’s Square 25 minutes / From the Guggenheim Collection 30 minutes