There's a lot to see during this year's edition of the city-wide event, so we've rounded up a few things you might want to skip

Alongside the main event, there's a plethora of exhibitions vying for visitors' attention. We've selected some of our favourites, ranging from Shahzia Sikander fairytale gothic palace to Andrzej Wróblewski's poignant depictions of war

Take a tour of a women's prison on Giudecca or a picturesque church in Cannaregio with our pick of pavilions beyond the Giardini and Arsenale

Artists draw with their eyes and play with Zeus at the city's former shipyards and armories

The restitution of artefacts from France in 2022 has energised Benin’s cultural and heritage sector, as is clear from the country’s four-artist presentation at the Biennale

Unique to the Biennale are its venues, which include beautiful historic buildings with interiors, art and artefacts that put many museums to shame

From cocoa-covered creations, to spaceships and rotting fruit, here is our selection of top shows from the first preview day

All you ever wanted to know about Auerbach, from a biography by one of his sitters to a collection of essays about his drawings—selected by the Courtauld Gallery curator Barnaby Wright

Our exclusive Visitor Figures 2023 survey shows that many of the world’s leading art museums returned to their pre-pandemic attendance levels. But some, especially in the UK, are still missing millions of visitors

In 2023, many of the world’s major museums equaled—or surpassed—their 2019 attendance figures. However, some UK institutions are still lagging behind, finds The Art Newspaper’s annual survey

All you ever wanted to know about Brâncuși, from a landmark catalogue to a comic retelling of his run-in with US Customs—selected by the Centre Pompidou curator Ariane Coulondre

This extract from a new book about works in the Dulwich Picture Gallery by Helen Hillyard and Jennifer Scott reveals the story behind the artist's 1663 portrait of Lady Digby

All you ever wanted to know about Hals, from an 18th-century biography to a 1994 novel of the artist's “lost diaries”—selected by the Rijksmuseum curator Friso Lammertse

This year's milestone will be celebrated with multiple shows around the globe

All you ever wanted to know about Botticelli, from a monumental monograph of 1908 to a dynamic account of the artist’s workshop practices—selected by the curator Furio Rinaldi

We round-up the biggest shows opening each month

There is something for every art lover among our pick of the publications—from a forgotten 17th-century painter to a lively history of dyes

All you ever wanted to know about Rothko, from the artist's own writings to the most complete study of his famous Seagram Murals

The Royal Collection Trust, which runs the museums in London and Edinburgh, declines to give further details on change of heart

All you ever wanted to know about Miller, from a biography and collection of love letters to a book of her recipes—selected by the curator Martin Pel

The itinerant lives of the Brazilian and Turkish artists chime with the theme of his central exhibition next year

Art is not just for the mega-rich: there are ways to buy good-quality works on a modest budget

From Old Master portraits and grainy photographs to sculptures on chairs and naked performances

All you ever wanted to know about Rego, from the best catalogues to a behind-the-scenes dive into her studio—selected by her son Nick Willing

All you ever wanted to know about Lichtenstein, from an encyclopaedic career survey to a collection of his unexpectedly witty mirror paintings—selected by the art dealer Irving Blum

The Japanese artist, whose latest show opens in San Francisco this month, explains the connection between his colourful aesthetic and darker influences, including natural disasters and the pandemic

First major survey of Dutch painter in three decades will include reunited panels and monumental paintings

From dystopian biography and intelligent plants to “monstrous mothers” and the underwater world, avid readers share their top tips

Phones will also be banned in the exhibition at the Gallery of Modern Art in Glasgow

The Oscar-winning artist’s work was recently exhibited at the Serpentine South gallery in London