How to Visit the Venice Biennale?
Tickets, multi-day options, pre-opening, accreditations: what can be bought, what is received, and how to prepare your days.
Last updated 5 October 2026 · 5 min read
To visit the Venice Biennale, the route open to all is the ticket, sold by La Biennale di Venezia on its website and at its ticket offices at the Giardini and the Arsenale, for the public opening period — from 8 May to 21 November 2027. In 2026, La Biennale offered single-entry tickets and tickets valid for several consecutive days; the 2027 conditions will be published by La Biennale. The pre-opening on 6 and 7 May is reserved for accredited press and professionals; in 2026, La Biennale also opened it to holders of certain of its supporter cards, which it sells itself. Accreditations are named and cannot be bought from a third party. TGZ Conciergerie sells none; we arrange the purchase of your tickets in your name where possible, and prepare your days.
Two stages, and a single route open to all
The Biennale works in two stages. First the pre-opening, on Thursday 6 and Friday 7 May 2027, where entry is by accreditation; then six months of public opening, from Saturday 8 May to Sunday 21 November, where entry is with a ticket sold by La Biennale.
This guide reviews each of these routes, what it requires and what it allows. One point from the outset: TGZ Conciergerie is an independent house, with no affiliation with La Biennale di Venezia or with the participating countries, and with no official status. We sell neither accreditations nor resold tickets: we arrange the purchase of tickets in your name through La Biennale where possible, and we tell you when it is not possible.
| Access route | Who issues it | Period | What TGZ can do |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ticket (single entry or several days) | La Biennale di Venezia | Public opening, 8 May – 21 November | Arrange the purchase in your name, subject to availability |
| La Biennale supporter card (if offered) | La Biennale di Venezia | Under the conditions published by La Biennale | Check the conditions, arrange the purchase in your name |
| Press or professional accreditation | La Biennale di Venezia, on supporting documents | Pre-opening, 6 and 7 May, then public opening | Nothing: it is not for sale, and we issue none |
The ticket: the route open to all
The ticket gives access to the Giardini and the Arsenale during the public opening. La Biennale sells it itself, on its website and at its ticket offices. In 2026, it offered a single-entry ticket and multiple-access tickets, valid for three or seven consecutive days, closing days not counted; the exhibition was closed on Mondays, with a few exceptions. The 2027 options and opening hours will be published by La Biennale: we check them with you before any purchase.
It is the simple route, and it is enough for a very fine visit: the same exhibition, the same pavilions, over six months. We arrange the purchase of your tickets in your name where possible, choose with you the option suited to the length of your stay, then compose the days: arrival by water at opening time, lunch away from the bustle, a return at the hour that suits you.
Supporter cards: an offer from La Biennale, when it exists
La Biennale di Venezia offers supporter cards — the Biennale Cards —, intended for professionals and enthusiasts who follow its activities. In 2026, some of them gave access to the pre-opening of the International Art Exhibition, in addition to other benefits. Their content is set and published by La Biennale for each edition, and may change from one year to the next.
If such a card is offered for 2027 and suits your plans, we check its conditions with you at the time of the request, then arrange the purchase in your name through La Biennale, while any remain. Origin and conditions are confirmed to you before any commitment.
The pre-opening and accreditations: what they are, who issues them
For two days, the pre-opening brings together the press, professionals — curators, architects, representatives of the participating countries, institutions — and La Biennale's guests. In 2025, more than two thousand journalists were accredited. Accreditations are issued by La Biennale, on supporting documents, and they are named.
It must be said plainly: an accreditation cannot be bought from a third party. No serious concierge can sell one, and any offer of "pre-opening access" sold outside La Biennale's channels should raise suspicion. The participating countries and the institutions behind a pavilion alone decide on their invitations; TGZ plays no part in that choice.
Preparing your visiting days
A successful day at the Giardini or the Arsenale is prepared like an appointment. We help you choose what to see first — the main exhibition, the pavilions that matter to you, a collateral event —, locate in advance the venues scattered across the city, and plan breaks: the distances are real, and attention tires faster than legs.
La Biennale offers guided tours, group or private, for which the admission ticket is not included. Around the visit, we handle what depends on us alone: a boat that drops you as close as possible to the entrances and picks you up again, lunch booked away from the bustle, a return before dinner.
What can be experienced without accreditation — and that is the essential
The Biennale is not just its pre-opening: it lasts six months, and its truest form is often a calm one. Many pavilions set up in the city and collateral events are open to the public; the foundations — Punta della Dogana, Palazzo Grassi, the Fondazione Prada, the Peggy Guggenheim Collection — welcome visitors under their own conditions. Our guide What to See at the Venice Biennale? maps it out.
In the evening, pavilion and foundation receptions are held by invitation: we pass on requests where possible, after reviewing the client's profile, without any guarantee. And when no invitation comes, we create the evening — a private salon, a palazzo rented for entertaining, a table by the water.
Frequently asked questions
From La Biennale di Venezia, on its website labiennale.org and at its ticket offices at the Giardini and the Arsenale. Beware of resellers: a ticket bought elsewhere offers no assurance. TGZ resells no tickets; we arrange the purchase in your name where possible.
Not from a third party. La Biennale reserves the pre-opening for accredited press, professionals and, under its conditions, holders of certain of its supporter cards, which it sells itself. TGZ sells no accreditation and promises none.
La Biennale's ticket gives access to both main venues, under the conditions published for each edition; in 2026, tickets valid for several consecutive days allowed visitors to explore them at their own pace. We check the 2027 conditions with you before any purchase.
The pavilions and collateral events set up outside the Giardini and the Arsenale each have their own access conditions, often free, sometimes by reservation. We check them venue by venue.
We can pass on a request where possible, after reviewing the client's profile, without any guarantee: the decision belongs to the host. We tell you early what is realistic — and, if you wish, we create your own private dinner.
In 2026, the exhibition was closed on Mondays, with a few exceptions, and its opening hours changed at the end of the season. The 2027 hours will be published by La Biennale; we compose your days accordingly.
Take it further
Let us prepare your visiting days
Tell us your dates and how you want to experience the Biennale: we arrange the purchase of your tickets in your name where possible, and compose the complete stay around them, on bespoke quote and subject to availability.