Iron art works in Venice and their restoration
Iron is the name of a major side-walk in Venice, by the Rialto bridge: “riva del ferro”. This area is close to the Fondaco dei Tedeschi, the ancient warehouse of the Northern European merchants, [...]
Floods in Venice: what comes next?
A chronicle of the floods in Venice Floods in Venice have not been so violent as in the past two years. On November 12th when the tide reached 1,87 meter above the sea level in the middle of the [...]
Ikona Gallery, a Photography Gallery in Venice
Ikona Gallery and the International School of Photography by Živa Kraus Ikona Gallery is a small photography gallery in Campo del Ghetto Novo in Venice. In 2019 the gallery will be 40 years old. [...]
Modernity in Saint Mark’s Square: Ongania and Olivetti
Modernity and Saint Mark’s Square as an untouchable icon Modernity is not the first word that would come to your mind when talking about Saint Mark’s Square, the seat of the government in Venice [...]
Can you think of Venice as a city of land?
Venice as land sounds like an oxymoron. But there was a time when the traditional source of income for the city, i.e., commerce with the East, was no longer considered promising. Instead, filling [...]
What can a dream do for the future of Venice?
“How can I help Venice?” When thinking of her new book, “Dream of Venice Architecture“, JoAnn Locktov never let this difficult question slip away from her mind. The result [...]
