The start of a new series of public events: Palazzo Grassi presents “Stories of Art. Meetings with Writers at the Museum.” Umberto Eco will open the project with the first lecture in Italy: The Vertigo of Lists. Monday 25 January 2010 at 5pm in Palazzo Grassi. Free Admission, on a ‘first come, first served’ basis.

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Press release, June 2009

“Mapping the Studio: Artists from the François Pinault Collection” - an exhibition curated by Alison Gingeras and Francesco Bonami - will open simultaneously in the newly renovated spaces of Punta della Dogana and at Palazzo Grassi.
This exhibition signals the Francois Pinault Foundation’s desire to develop an artistic program at the highest level and its long-lasting commitment to contemporary culture in the city of Venice.

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François Pinault announces the public opening of the contemporary art center, Punta della Dogana in Venice, Saturday June 6, 2009