Grassi Theater

In 1857 Grassi Palace (Palazzo Grassi in Venice) was bought by Baron Simeone De Sina, who proposed to create a garden with greenhouses, fountains, sets, columns and pergolas.

In 1951, with the establishment of the International Center for Arts and Costumes, the garden was replaced with an open-air theater, which was covered in the sixties to host receptions, fashion shows and theatrical performances.

With the closure of the International Center of Arts and Costumes in 1983, the theater ends its activity.

After the restoration of Grassi Palace in 2006, followed by that of Punta della Dogana in 2009, the recovery and transformation of the Teatrino in 2013 marked the third stage of François Pinault's cultural project in Venice.

Conceived by Tadao Ando, ??the new Teatrino of Palazzo Grassi has a 225-seat auditorium that hosts a rich and articulated cultural program (projections, concerts, conferences).

Inaugurated in 2006 and 2009, "Palazzo Grassi" and "Punta della Dogana" are two of the most important contemporary art museums in Venice.

Map: Grassi Theater