organised every other year since 1895, which makes it the oldest of its kind. Since 2021, the Art Biennale has taken place in even years and the Architecture Biennale in odd years.

The 2026 Venice Biennale is scheduled to take place from May 9 to November 22, 2026 with national pavilions from 99 countries and an announced theme called In Minor Keys curated by Koyo Kouoh, who died of liver cancer a year before the exhibition