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Isola di San Giacomo<\/h1>\n
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Isola di San Giacomo:<\/strong>
The New Venue of the Sandretto Re Rebaudengo Foundation in Venice<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Please note that, at present, it is not possible to access Isola di San Giacomo.
Access arrangements and all necessary information will be communicated soon through the official channels of the Sandretto Re Rebaudengo Foundation.
We kindly invite you to await further updates.<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A New Venue, A New Project<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Isola di San Giacomo, located in the northern lagoon of Venice, is the new venue of the Sandretto Re Rebaudengo Foundation, a nonprofit institution for contemporary art founded in 1995. It joins the Foundation\u2019s other locations: the Turin venue, opened in 2002 in a former industrial district of the city; Guarene, home to Palazzo Re Rebaudengo and its Art Park among the hills of Langhe and Roero; and its Spanish branch, which does not yet have a permanent venue but presents exhibitions in the capital through Fundaci\u00f3n Sandretto Re Rebaudengo Madrid.
As with each of these locations, the identity of San Giacomo has developed in close relationship with its setting and is distinguished by a unique program, in dialogue with the local territory while remaining open to the international art scene and to the cultural routes that converge in Venice through the Biennales and the city\u2019s rich exhibition offerings across public and private institutions.
Purchased in 2018 by Patrizia Sandretto Re Rebaudengo and Agostino Re Rebaudengo from Cassa Depositi e Prestiti, San Giacomo has been transformed into an innovative laboratory for art and sustainability.
\u201cIn this strip of land surrounded by water,\u201d says Patrizia Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, President of the Foundation, \u201cI immediately recognized a special place, suited to hosting exhibitions, artworks, and residencies\u2014perfect for embracing the slow rhythms of artistic research and fostering dialogue and encounters among artists, theorists, and scholars from all disciplines.\u201dAs an integral part of the delicate lagoon ecosystem, the island has been reimagined to cultivate and develop ecological awareness and practices. In line with this vision, Agostino Re Rebaudengo, President of Asja Energy, explains: \u201cSan Giacomo was rescued from abandonment through a restoration project that went beyond architectural conservation, structuring the entire island as a circular economy ecosystem.\u201d
The San Giacomo project thus weaves together, in a virtuous alliance, the cultural programming of the Sandretto Re Rebaudengo Foundation\u2014with its thirty years of expertise\u2014and the sustainability research activities of Asja Energy, a benefit corporation active for 30 years in renewable energy production and CO\u2082 emissions reduction.
The principles of environmental sustainability reinforce art\u2019s essential role in promoting ecological awareness. Isola di San Giacomo represents a unique example in Italy of the relationship between biomuseology and conservation, consistent with the Italian Ministry of Culture\u2019s guidelines for reducing the environmental impact of historic buildings and sites. It also aligns with the new museum definition proposed by ICOM in 2022, which describes museums as institutions \u201cin the service of society\u201d that, alongside traditional missions, \u201cpromote diversity and sustainability.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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An Open Island<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

San Giacomo now becomes a meeting place for artists, scholars, researchers, art audiences, and citizens.
At a time when many islands in the Venetian lagoon have progressively lost their public function, San Giacomo stands out as a virtuous example of environmental, artistic, and cultural restoration.
It is an open island: admission is free, and all pathways and spaces have been designed to be accessible to people with disabilities.
The continuous opening of the complex will be gradual. Initially, San Giacomo will be open during exhibition inaugurations held in conjunction with the Venice Biennales and for guided group visits by reservation.
An agreement has been signed with the City of Venice providing for an on-request stop at San Giacomo on ACTV Line 12 along the Murano\u2013Burano route. A docking pier for vaporetto boats is currently under construction.
The island was first opened to the public in April 2022 for a performance by Jota Momba\u00e7a and, two years later, during Eun Me Ahn\u2019s ceremonial blessing performance. The San Giacomo venue was officially inaugurated on May 7, 2026, with a rich program including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n