The Venice Biennale & Beyond: Palaces & Private Collections

October 17 – 23, 2026

With Jennifer Dasal

October 17 – 23, 2026

Starting from

$9,999

Discover the Venice Biennale art fair

Discover the best of contemporary art from around the globe, in what Forbes magazine calls “the Olympics of the art world.”

Visit “the floating city” of Venice, Italy, on an art-filled exploration with Jennifer Dasal, author, curator, and host of the ArtCurious podcast. Experience the world-renowned Venice Biennale with an expert guide, beginning in the Giardini, the heart of the exhibition. Gain behind-the-scenes access to Venice’s leading collections, including an exclusive, before-hours look at the Peggy Guggenheim Museum’s 20th-century masterpieces, set in a palace on the Grand Canal, and an inside look at the largest collection of Venetian paintings at the Gallerie dell’ Accademia. Visit a classic Venetian villa and savor local delicacies at a traditional bacaro.

Highlights

Join Jennifer Dasal, art historian and creator/host of the ArtCurious podcast, for a two-day guided look at the 2026 Venice Biennale, the world’s most prestigious event devoted to contemporary art.
Gain entry to the Doge’s Palace, the masterpiece of Venetian Gothic architecture, during a special after-hours tour when it is closed to the public.
View Tintoretto’s monumental Paradiso, one of the world’s largest paintings on canvas, during your exclusive tour of the Doge’s Palace.
Enjoy an exclusive pre-opening visit to the Peggy Guggenheim Museum to see 20th-century masterpieces in the private setting of the Palazzo Venier dei Leoni.
Visit a historic Venetian villa and its private art collection in the company of the owner.
Experience an immersion into Venetian painting from the Renaissance through the 18th century during a guided visit to the Gallerie dell’Accademia, featuring Titian’s Pietà.
Discover the gourmet side of Venice at a traditional bacaro, tasting cicchetti with a glass of local wine.

Lecturer

Jennifer Dasal

Lecturer

Jennifer Dasal is an art historian, curator, lecturer, and author. After stumbling into an art history class as an undergraduate student at UC Davis, Jennifer was hooked. She went on to complete an M.A. in Art History from University of Notre Dame, and completed PhD coursework in art history at the Pennsylvania State University. She is the former curator of modern and contemporary art at the North Carolina Museum of Art (NCMA), where she worked for thirteen years. She is the author of “The Club: Where American Women Artists Found Refuge in Belle Epoque Paris,” which was released in July of 2025. She’s also the creator and host of the ArtCurious Podcast, which was chosen as one of PC Magazine’s Best Podcasts of the Year for three years in a row (2018-2020).