Location
The Venice Biennale (La Biennale di Venezia) takes place across two venues, the Giardini and the Arsenale, in the eastern part of Venice, Italy.
The British Pavilion is located in the Giardini. The nearest Vaporetto stop is called ‘Giardini’.
To find out more about transport, parking and the services available for visitors, please see the Venice Biennale website.
Opening times
The British Pavilion follows the same opening hours as the Venice Biennale. These times vary depending on the time of the year; we ask visitors to check the Venice Biennale website.
Tickets
Visitors need a ticket to enter the Venice Biennale. A ticket to the Biennale includes entry to the British Pavilion. The price of a standard ticket is €35, with discounts available for concessions. More information and tickets are available on the Venice Biennale website.
Fellows
The Venice Fellows will be stationed in the gallery spaces, ready to welcome visitors and share information about the exhibition. These individuals are participating in our Venice Fellowships Programme and have been selected for this initiative for their relevant research and creative interests. We encourage our visitors to speak to the Fellows about the exhibition.
Daily Talks
The Fellows will be offering a free daily introduction talk about the exhibition on the Portico of the Pavilion at 12pm and 3pm. These talks will be available on and between the following dates: Saturday 10th May – Monday 22nd September 2025. Pre-booking is not required.
Tours
Tours of the exhibition are free of charge and are available during opening hours on and between Saturday 10 May and Monday 22 September 2025. The tours will be led by the Venice Fellows. Individual tours can be requested on arrival at the Pavilion and are subject to availability.
If you would like to book a group tour led by the Fellows during these dates, please contact the Venice fellowships team.
Accessibility
Around the Giardini
- To find out more about the services available for visitors, please see the Venice Biennale website.
- The Giardini and Arsenale floor pavements are made of gravel, which makes the mobility access difficult. The Biennale offers a free electric golf buggy service to enable visitors, temporary workers and staff to access the Pavilions. This service can be requested each day during opening hours at the Giardini entrance.
- The Biennale offers maps at the Giardini entrance with information about accessible routes in the venues, exhibition spaces and the accessibility of the National Pavilions.
- Upon request, the Biennale offers the following on a first-come first-serve basis: strollers, stroller tricycles, walkers and wheelchairs. Please contact the Biennale directly for more information.
- The Biennale offers guided tours for visually-impaired or blind visitors, with a focus on aspects of language and content, and guided tours for the hearing-impaired community with educational activities in the Italian sign language (LIS). There is a fee for these services.
At the British Pavilion
- Our friendly fellows and stewards are trained to support visitors who require assistance. Please feel free to ask for help.
- The British Pavilion galleries are step-free and located on the first floor of the Pavilion. There is a lift for wheelchair users, mobility scooter users and buggies to access the first floor. The entrance to the lift is located outside on the right side of the Pavilion. If you need help to locate or use the lift, please ask a fellow or steward. Please note, the Giardini is not step-free. Please see the above guidelines for accessing the Pavilion from the gravel path in the Giardini.
- Fixed seating is located in the galleries. Portable folding chairs are also available – please ask a fellow or steward.
- The British Pavilion supports the Hidden Disability Sunflower Lanyard scheme. Our Visitor Experience team and volunteers recognise that visitors wearing a sunflower lanyard may need additional support and understanding.
- In the case of an emergency evacuation, the stewards are trained to support visitors who require step-free access during an emergency.
- Guide, hearing and assistance dogs are welcome at the Pavilion.
- An audio description of the exhibition will be released online shortly and a QR code will be available in the gallery spaces.
- A large-print exhibition guide in Italian and English will be available.
- There are no visitor toilets, cloakrooms, baby-changing facilities or buggy parking at the British Pavilion. These facilities are located in the Giardini. More information can be found on the Venice Biennale website.
We are committed to making the Pavilion accessible and inclusive to all. If you have any feedback on the accessibility of the Pavilion during your visit, please ask a fellow or steward for the Visitor Feedback form.