The Museum Café will be closed for maintenance from January 16 to February 19, 2026.
The museum will be closed on Wednesday, January 28.
Drawing is a simple act that is full of potential: it marks the start of a project, the stage in which an idea takes shape. This is where design comes from, a line that merges creativity and functionality, ultimately encompassing all the aspects of daily life and influencing diverse areas—from architecture and furniture to art and fashion.
The twentieth century was a time of great experimentation with art: Giacomo Balla introduced Futurist aesthetics to fashion and furniture, Salvador Dalí signed furnishings and graphic projects, and Lucio Fontana created ceramic objects. Industrial development introduced design to mass production, leading to its democratization through objects that were useful, beautiful, and accessible. Pioneering figures such as Achille Castiglioni, Gio Ponti, Carlo Scarpa, and Ettore Sottsass became interpreters of a vision of design that united material culture and the poetics of form.
October 18, 2025
Workshop organized by Camilla Pintonato.
Palazzo Venier dei Leoni will be a site for exploration for children and accompanying adults, who will discover traces, marks, and clues, and create a personal atlas of small details.
November 15, 2025
Guided tour and workshop organized by Biennale Educational
A guided tour of the 19th International Architecture Exhibition, followed by a workshop in which children will create their own material designed to support human adaptation to climate change.
January 17, 2026
Workshop organized by Sara Dal Mas.
A workshop ispired by the marks, slashes, and textures that characterize Lucio Fontana’s practice allows children and accompanying adults to experiment with modelling clay and create small sculptures.
February 21, 2026
Workshop organized by Paper Project Venice by Anita Cerpelloni.
A workshop that explores paper as a crucial tool for spreading knowledge and creativity, as well as the ancient tradition of origami, and the creative language of paper design.
March 14, 2026
Guided tour and workshop organized by Triennale Milano.
An activity that involves children and accompanying adults in the construction of small structures and small villages using bamboo.
April 11, 2026
Workshop organized by Fondazione Querini Stampalia.
An opportunity to learn to read architecture starting from a detail: by pairing materials, experimenting with minute joints, and composing geometries, we will create a single element, inspired by Carlo Scarpa’s mark.
