Labics’s restoration of the Venice Biennale’s Central Pavilion at the Giardini, completed March 2026 ahead of the 61st Biennale Arte.
- Description
- Labics's full restoration of the Central Pavilion at the Giardini della Biennale, completed March 2026 with €31M of PNRR funding. Made the pavilion fully accessible for the first time, redesigned the Galileo Chini-frescoed octagonal hall as a central distribution hub, restored Carlo Scarpa window fixtures, added two timber altane for café and multipurpose use, and integrated photovoltaic skylights targeting LEED Gold.
- Designer
- labics
- Event
- venice-art-biennale-2026
- Themes
- archive-activation, patronage
- Venue
- central-pavilion-giardini
- Year
- 2026
Connections
Outbound
- Held at → Central Pavilion (Giardini)
- Designed by → Labics
- Presented at → 61st Venice Art Biennale