There is an arts organization called the Biennale Foundation in Venice. They have organized an international art exhibition every odd year since 1895 (originally started to celebrate the silver anniversary of King Umberto I and Margherita of Savoy). In 1980 a specific exhibition of architecture was started (on even years). It started this year in the end of May (and goes until November if you find yourself in Venice). Turns out Maya's school ended yesterday, so today we went to check out some international architecture.
We took a train (connecting through Verona) to Venice and walked (through St Mark's Square) to the Arsenale part of town. We took some pictures on the way. A byproduct of spending the last year here I guess, while still appreciating just how spectacular St Mark's Square is, we had no desire to take any pictures (or spend any more time than necessary in the crowds). Maya picked out a restaurant for lunch then we searched out the ticket office for the exhibition.
We spent the next 4.5 hours looking at architecture exhibits spread over the Arsenale and Giardini della Biennale. They were kind of like contemporary art pieces with slightly more discernible applications (or at least implications). Maya seemed to have fun exploring the displays and/or listening to accompanying videos. I took some photos. It started to rain as the exhibition was closing for the day, so we caught a vaporetto (waterbus) back to the train station. We arrived home about 10:30pm. There was some napping on the train.
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