Fondazione Bvlgari partners with Biennale Arte 2026

Bvlgari only launched Fondazione Bvlgari (the House’s philanthropic art and education patronage platform) in 2024, but it has already been named as exclusive partner of Biennale Arte 2026. The international culture celebration, held in Venice, is shrouded in a deep history traced back to 1895. Though both the Foundazione Bvlgari and its partnership with the festival are in their infancy, Bvlgari’s interaction with fine art is not. Just take a look at the Eclettica High Jewellery collection, which reinterprets the masterpieces of Ancient Rome. 

The partnership therefore feels like an authentic extension of Bvlgari’s already strongly fostered relationship with fine art. It comes with the announcement of two specific ventures: an installation by Lotus L. Kang at the Bvlgari Pavilion and two exhibitions at the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana. 

At the Bvlgari Pavilion, Kang presents The face of desire is loss, an exploration of time’s unruly, non-linear nature. Photographic film suspended from steel joists is the pillar of the installation, complimented by a series of sculptural works and projected light. 

Two site-specific exhibitions under Fondazione Bvlgari will be held at the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana. Over in the Vestibule spaces, Monia Ben Hamouda presents Fragments of Fire Worship, while Laura Favaretto will present the final instalment of Momentary Monument — The Library in the Salone Sansovino. Both previous winners of the Maison’s biennial prizee in collaboration with the National Museum of 21st Century Arts.

The partnership reaffirms the House of Bvlgari’s longstanding relationship with the arts, and puts Foundazione Bvlgari on an internationally recognised scale. The Biennale Arte 2026 is open for public view until November 22.