The Biennale Library has been an integral part of the Central Pavilion at Giardini since 2009. The restoration was completed in 2010 with the opening of the main reading room, surrounded by a two-level gallery on which over 800 meters of shelves are laid out. The reading room is also used for conferences and workshops. The Library specializes in contemporary arts, with a special focus on the documentation of La Biennale’s activities, preserving all the Biennale catalogues and collecting bibliographic material related to the disciplines of architecture, visual arts, cinema, dance, photography, music, and theatre. Thanks to its collection of more than 153,000 volumes and 3,000 periodicals, it is one of the main libraries of contemporary arts in Italy.
The Library is open to the public from Tuesday to Friday, 10 am to 5 pm, by appointment only. To request an appointment, please send an email to biblioteca.asac@labiennale.org
In our reply to requests, access modalities and good practices users must follow will be explained in detail, according to the security protocol “Anti COVID-19 plan - ASAC Library and Archive”.
As of 10 January 2022, according to the Italian law D.L. 221/2021, in order to access the Library and the Archives it is mandatory to produce either a full Green Pass or a Green Pass obtained from vaccination or recovery from Covid-19. This is not demanded to persons exempted because of their age or not required to get vaccination (medical documentation required). Basic Green Passes obtained from a negative test will not be accepted. Face masks must be worn at all times.
In the case of events open to the public taking place indoors or outdoors in museums and other cultural locations, it is mandatory to wear FFP2 face masks.
When required, visitors must show a valid identity document in addition to their full Green Pass.
In case of absence of the documentation specified above, it will not be possible to access the premises.