An ‘artful week’ in Venice! The Meetings on Art of La Biennale are a special opportunity to explore the themes of Cecilia Alemani’s Milk of Dreams. To celebrate illy Art Collection, illycaffè invites art lovers to its Monday Art Conversations at the Giardini Reali (San Marco). In Between Art Film Foundation launches the long-awaited Vanishing Points public program, to meet the artists of Penumbra as an in-depth investigation on the current exhibition at Ospedaletto CON/temporaneo. Last but not least, ECC – European Cultural Centre presents a series of meetings with the protagonists of Personal Structures.

World Oceans Day on 8 June kicked off many initiatives around the Globe to reflect on ourPlanet. As for Venice, don’t miss the video/photographic exhibition The Living Sea at the Natural History Museum, and the Ocean Space programme of activities.

Music and Cinema: Sile Jazz festival ‘landed’ on the lagoon bringing to the Auditorium Lo Squero a leading name of the Italian and international jazz scene: the pianist Rita Marcotulli; Atlantide, the sharp portrait of Venice that Yuri Ancarani presented at last year’s Venice Film Festival, is scheduled to be screened again at Teatrino di Palazzo Grassi.