Venice is an urban oxymoron, a 21st-century international village, caught in-between its dual identity as a mecca for the global cultural crowd (hello, Venice Architecture Biennale 2023) and home to a permanent population of locals.

Venice sits at the centre of the contemporary cultural stage thanks to a legacy of institutions in the field – historic and new, public and private – and continues to attract both investors and worldwide attention. As a result, two major art Institutions, the Anish Kapoor Foundation and the Berggruen Institute, are getting new homes there, while David Chipperfield Architects just completed a renovation of the historical Procuratie Vecchie landmark.