Venice City Guide Introduction

It's also a serious art city, with impressive museums like the Guggenheim and the hugely prestigious Venice Biennale, which focuses not just on art, but also on film, architecture, music, dance, and theater. Though its future is anything but assured (Venice is physically sinking under the weight of its many buildings) the Biennale helps keep Venice forward-thinking and exciting, a feat for a city as gorgeous and quaint as this one.