Live the experience of San Giorgio Maggiore Island
NOTICE: From June 16th to July 4th the spaces of Vatican Chapels and Teatro Verde will not be accessible for arrangement and maintenance work
CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
Maurizio Galimberti between Polaroid/Ready Made and the American lessons of Italo Calvino I Robert Mapplethorpe. The forms of the classic
From April 10 to August 10, 2025
Maurizio Galimberti. Between Polaroid/Ready Made and Italo Calvino’s American Lessons
Curated by Denis Curti, the exhibition presents some of the artist’s most famous photographic mosaics, including portraits of Johnny Depp, Barbara Bouchet and Angelica Huston. Divided into six sections – Cenacolo, Storia, Sport, Ritratti, Taylor Swift, Luoghi – the exhibition offers a unique look at reality, fragmented and recomposed in compositions of great visual impact.
From April 10, 2025 to January 6, 2026
Robert Mapplethorpe. The Forms of the Classic
Over 200 works tell the artistic journey of one of the most iconic photographers of the twentieth century. From the collages of the Sixties to the famous portraits of Patti Smith, Andy Warhol, Lisa Lyon, Yoko Ono and many others, the exhibition explores the link between contemporary photography and classicism. The sculptural nudes, floral still lifes and archive documents offer a poetic and powerful portrait of the artist.
You can choose to purchase, also online, the combined ticket that allows you to visit both the Foundation and the Rooms of Photography
Experience the Island of San Giorgio Maggiore
Visit the island of San Giorgio Maggiore in Venice safely, where art, history, architecture, culture and food and wine come together to offer a unique emotion. Guided tours of the Vatican Chapels and the Borges Labyrinth are available every day. From 21 May it will be possible to access the Green Theater and visits to the museum complex of the Giorgio Cini Foundation will also start again
Tour 'Giorgio Cini Foundation': enter the beauty
The tour includes a visit to the Longhena Staircase, the Palladio Cloister, the Buora Cloister, the Cenacle with the Wedding at Cana, the Longhena Library (only on weekends) and the Nuova Manica Lunga. A journey accompanied by an audio guide through art, history and architecture.
Tour 'Vatican Chapels + Teatro Verde', the architecture of enchantment
The tour of the Wood with the Vatican Chapels lasts approximately 50 minutes, during which you can walk through the wood and experience the fascination of the Vatican Chapels, the installations of the Vatican pavilion which were created for the 2018 Architecture Biennale, as you listen to the audio guide with the original soundtrack composed by Antonio Fresa. Buy the CD along with the tour at a reduced price! You can pick it up at the time of your visit.
Tour 'Borges Labyrinth': the garden of forking paths
On 11 June 2021, the Borges Labyrinth opened for the first time, built in 2011 to pay homage to the Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges, on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of his death: a kilometer of forking paths, composed of 3200 boxwood plants arranged according to the design of the architect Randoll Coate. The 45-minute tour allows you to visit the "Nuova Manica Lunga", observe the Borges Labyrinth from above and follow its paths, accompanied by an audio guide with the original soundtrack, composed by Antonio Fresa and performed with the Orchestra of the Teatro La Fenice. Buy the CD along with the tour at a reduced price! You can pick it up at the time of your visit.
Combine 2 tours for a more valuable experience
A tour of about 2 hours, in which you can combine two itineraries of your choice between the architecture and art of the Giorgio Cini Foundation, a visit to the Borges Labyrinth, the suggestion of the Wood with the Vatican Chapels and the Teatro Verde.
Combine 3 tours for the unique experience
A tour of about 2 hours and 30 minutes in which you can combine three routes of your choice between the Giorgio Cini Foundation, the Borges Labyrinth, the Bosco of the Cini Foundation with the Vatican Chapels and the Teatro Verde.
Combine the tours with a lunch: the perfect experience for those who love culture and good food
A day to discover the beauties of the island of San Giorgio, with a food and wine stop in the enchanting dehors overlooking the Darsena. Visit the Borges Labyrinth or choose the complete tour of approximately 2.5 hours, which will allow you to visit the Giorgio Cini Foundation, the Borges Labyrinth and the Wood with the Vatican Chapels. The experience is completed with a meal at the San Giorgio Café, the island's museum bistro that offers Veneto wines, traditional Venetian dishes, fresh lagoon fish and seasonal vegetables.
Make your experience contactless by downloading the app Visitcini for your tour
SAN GIORGIO CAFÉ, the museum bistro on the island of San Giorgio Maggiore
Small traditional Venetian dishes, fresh fish from the Lagoon, seasonal vegetables, Venetian wines and cocktails inspired by Venetian 'ladies'.
'LO SQUERO' Auditorium, an immersion in music
A unique place which combines exceptional acoustics with a super-favourable position overlooking the lagoon.
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Info Point VisitCini - San Giorgio Café
30124 Isola di San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice
Every day, from 10am to 4pm