Venice-Based Exhibition Support
Exhibition Care handles the operational side of exhibitions in Venice. If you need a local team for your project, this is the place to start.
Who We Are
Exhibition Care is a Venice-based company providing on-the-ground operational support for exhibitions. Founded by professionals who have managed projects at the Venice Biennale, we work with national pavilions, galleries, independent curators, and cultural institutions to handle the logistics that Venice demands.
Exhibition Support Services
We handle the parts of exhibition management that international curators and institutions typically underestimate.
Installation Management
Full installation and de-installation including scheduling, contractor coordination, technical oversight, and documentation. We know which contractors deliver in Venice.
Exhibition Staffing
Trained gallery attendants, art handlers, and supervisors for the full duration of your exhibition. Multilingual teams available for six-month Biennale runs.
Art Logistics
Water transport, customs clearance, climate-controlled storage, and last-mile delivery in Venice. The part most logistics companies simply cannot handle.
Venue and Operations
Venue sourcing, lease negotiation, Soprintendenza permits, utilities setup, and daily operations management throughout your exhibition run.
Who We Work With
We work across all major exhibition formats. Support ranges from full turnkey management to specific operational tasks.
National Pavilions
Local vendor management, installation scheduling across multiple contractors, daily staffing and operations for six-month runs. We act as the on-the-ground presence your international team doesn't have.
Collateral Events
Venue sourcing, lease negotiation, permit applications, water transport coordination, and trained exhibition staff. We know the application process and the practical requirements inside out.
Independent Exhibitions
End-to-end support for galleries and institutions mounting shows in Venice without official Biennale status. Faster to arrange, lower cost, same logistical complexity.
Specific Services
Not every project needs full management. We also provide standalone staffing, customs coordination, art handling, or permit support as needed.
Why Local Expertise in Venice Is Different
Contractor relationships
Venice has a limited pool of qualified exhibition contractors. Knowing who delivers and who disappears during installation is knowledge you can only build over years of working in the city.
Permit timelines
Soprintendenza approval processes vary by district and building type. Submitted incorrectly, they can take months. Submitted correctly, they clear in weeks. Experience is the difference.
Water transport
Schedules shift with weather, tides, and competing Biennale traffic. Reliable operators who handle fragile crates carefully are not easy to find. We have the relationships already.
Venetian timelines
Things take longer in Venice. Contractors work on a different schedule. Building on that reality, rather than fighting it, is how projects finish on time.
Contact Exhibition Care
Whether you have a defined brief or are still in early planning, get in touch. Most engagements begin with a short consultation call.