Rome Newsroom, Feb 14, 2024 / 09:20 am
Pope Francis will become the first pope to visit the prestigious Venice Biennale art exhibition when he travels to the “city of canals” this spring.
The theme of this year’s 60th International Art Exhibition — one of the most important contemporary art events in the world — is on foreigners and marginalized people. It has also generated headlines this year because of what event organizers have described as a special emphasis on “queer” artists, though the Holy Father’s visit will focus primarily on the Vatican’s exhibition on human rights.
The Vatican announced on Tuesday that the pope will make the one-day trip to Venice on Sunday, April 28.
The Venice Biennale was founded in 1895. The Biennale takes place every year alternating between the Architecture Biennale and the Art Biennale. The 2024 Art Biennale will open to the public from April 20 to Nov. 24. The theme of this year’s art Biennale is “Foreigners Everywhere.”