SUCCESS FOR THE ASSOCIAZIONE PIAZZA SAN MARCO’S END OF SUMMER DRINK
President Nardi initially spoke to welcome those present and dwelt on some particular subjects of importance to the association. He recalled the role of the San Marco...
THE ‘INVASIVE’ ADVERTISING BANNER FOR THE MANET EXHIBITION IS ALSO MOVED
After the ‘shed’, St Mark’s Square is also freed of the advertising banner for the Manet exhibition being held in the Doge’s Palace until 18 August. The banner was...
RECORD NUMBER OF VISITORS AT THE MANET EXHIBITION IN THE DOGE’S PALACE
RECORD NUMBER OF VISITORS AT THE MANET EXHIBITION IN THE DOGE’S PALACE In a very crowded Venice and a St Mark’s Square full of tourists, due partly to the Art Biennale...
WILL A FUTURE TOUR DE FRANCE START IN VENICE?
As already noted in a previous article, the first stage of the 2015 Tour de France may start in Venice and probably from St Mark’s Square. This is what can be deduced from the...
ST MARK’S SQUARE ONCE AGAIN FILLED WITH CA’ FOSCARI GRADUATES
On Saturday 6 July 2013 700 new doctoral graduates and their families filled the most beautiful drawing room in the world with joyfulness and smiles. St Mark’s Square was...
THE VENICE SOPRINTENDENZA STUDIES THE EFFECTS OF MASS TOURISM ON THE HISTORIC MONUMENTS
Tourism in Venice has been discussed for some time, not so much to demonise this important resource for the city, but to launch specific policies for the sector to regulate...
DOGE’S PALACE: NO DAMAGE TO THE WALLS OF THIS HISTORIC MONUMENT
The Fondazione Musei Civici, through its director Gabriella Belli (photo), has denied the accusations made in a statement by the Venetian historian Franco Rocchetta that...
DO NOT FEED THE PIGEONS!: NEW ASSOCIAZIONE SAN MARCO INFORMATION CAMPAIGN
The Associazione Piazza San Marco is launching a new information campaign on the pigeon problem in St Mark’s Square and its surrounds. Our association, in agreement with...
NEW YEAR’S EVE 2014: ONCE AGAIN A WHITE NIGHT IN ST MARK’S SQUARE
Like last year, New Year’s Eve 2014 will once again be ‘White’, with those coming to St Mark’s Square being asked to wear white clothes. Thousands of ice lights will...
the success of the ‘Ombra de vin’ event
The traditional 25 April event organised by our association, ‘Ombra de vin’ was a complete success. Numerous members and friends met at the association’s stand under...
A NEW EMERGENCY IS LOOMING FOR ST MARK’S SQUARE: THE PROLIFERATION OF SEAGULLS
Never before like this year have seagulls filled the Square, and in considerably larger numbers. They have become a danger and, as businessmen in the Square have reported,...
THE ARCHITECTURE BIENNALE DOES NOT FORGET CARLO SCARPA
The Olivetti shop in St Mark’s Square will host the “Scarpa-Viani-Deluigi. Dialogo tra arti. Dialogo tra artisti!” exhibition. So the Square is also taking a leading...
CANOVA’S MARBLES SHINE AGAIN AT THE CORRER
The ‘Sublime Canova’ will shine again thanks to a new project by Franca Coin’s Venice Foundation. The Foundation will focus on Canova’s early works held at the Museo...
The association’s general meeting took place on Friday 7 March
The Annual General Meeting of the Associazione Piazza San Marco took place on Friday 7 March at the Luna Hotel Baglioni at 5 pm. This is an important appointment for all members...
THE COSTS OF NEW YEAR’S EVE 2014 IN ST MARK’S SQUARE
The city must pay more than 100,000 euros for the New Year’s Eve celebrations in St Mark’s Square. The assault of more than 80,000 tourists in the Square to greet the new...
NEW YEAR’S EVE IN ST MARK’S SQUARE: MORE COMMENTS AFTER THE INTERVIEW WITH ALBERTO NARDI
The dispute over the New Year’s Eve celebrations in St Mark’s Square continues. After yesterday’s comments by the president of the Associazione Piazza San Marco,...
ST MARK’S SQUARE AGAIN AT THE CENTRE OF PUBLIC DEBATE
St Mark’s Square is once again today given plenty of space in local and online newspapers. In particular it is worth noting a comment in the Gazzettino di Venezia by the...
THE CORRER MUSEUM IN ST MARK’S SQUARE WILL BE UPGRADED TO BECOME THE MUSEUM OF THE CITY
The director of the Fondazione Musei, Gabriella Belli, stated when taking part in the Venice city council’s culture commission that the Correr Museum, which faces onto St...
VENICE CARNIVAL 2014
It is now just a few weeks until the start of the Venice Carnival 2014, with David Rampello as art director. ‘Fantastic Nature’ is the theme chosen for this year: ‘the...
THE ‘IL SERENISSIMO PRINCIPE, STORIA E STORIE DI DOGI E DOGARESSE’ EXHBITION AT THE DOGE’S PALACE
In a few days and until 30 June 2014, the exhibition entitled ‘Il Serenissimo Principe, Storia e Storie di Dogi e Dogaresse’ (The Most Serene Prince, History and Stories...
