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The 20th International Architecture Exhibition runs 8 May–21 November 2027 at the Giardini and Arsenale, with press and preview days on 6–7 May. Tickets were listed as available soon at review, online only.
01 · Event details
Timing: 8 May–21 November 2027 · pre-opening 6–7 May
Venue or host area: The Giardini and the Arsenale, the Biennale's two permanent exhibition sites at opposite ends of Venice, with national pavilions in the Giardini and the long Corderie and Artiglierie halls in the Arsenale.
Access: Entry is ticketed for the Giardini and Arsenale, sold online only, with guided tours booked through the same channel. Prices were not posted at review and the site listed tickets as available soon.
02 · Plan the visit
The two sites are walkable from each other along the Riva, and both are served by vaporetto. The exhibition runs for six months, so the practical advice is to avoid the opening weeks and the Biennale's press days unless you want the crowds. Tickets are sold online only, and the site listed them as available soon at review.
03 · Location
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The Giardini and the Arsenale, the Biennale's two permanent exhibition sites at opposite ends of Venice, with national pavilions in the Giardini and the long Corderie and Artiglierie halls in the Arsenale.
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04 · Overview
The 20th International Architecture Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia, running from May to November 2027 in the Giardini and the Arsenale, with national pavilions alongside a central curated exhibition. The Giardini holds around thirty permanent national pavilions, the Arsenale — the former shipyard — carries the main thematic show, and the two are linked by a long walk through the city's eastern edge.
The architecture biennale is the profession's biggest recurring exhibition: national pavilions, a central theme set by a curator, and a six-month run that makes it a season rather than a week. What is shown there tends to set the vocabulary of architectural debate for the following two years, and the national pavilions are where countries make cultural arguments through buildings and installations.
La Biennale has run an architecture exhibition since 1980, when it became a separate event from the art biennale; the two now alternate yearly. The Giardini's national pavilions date from the art exhibition's earlier history, and the Arsenale was added as an exhibition venue for the first architecture biennale in 1980, when the Corderie — the rope workshops — became its signature space.
| 2027 | 20th Architecture Exhibition |
|---|---|
| Dates | 8 May–21 November 2027 |
| Venues | Giardini and Arsenale |
| Organiser | La Biennale di Venezia |
| Rhythm | Alternates yearly with the art biennale |
05 · Research & credits
Evidence and event information reviewed 2026-10-31. Published edition facts are separated from typical timing and historical context.
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