GLASSTRESS 2026
Curated by Adriano Berengo, Joanna De Vos, and Umberto Croppi
Berengo Studio, Fondazione Berengo, Ca’ Tron – Venice, Fondazione Berengo Art Space – Murano
July 12 – November 22, 2026
Following its most recent Venetian edition in 2024, GLASSTRESS returns to the Venetian lagoon. Conceived by Adriano Berengo in 2009 as a collateral event of the Venice Biennale, the international project is now regarded as one of the leading platforms dedicated to contemporary experimentation in glass.
From July 12 to November 22, 2026, GLASSTRESS once again brings new energy to Venice with an exhibition spanning the historic Palazzo Ca’ Tron on the Grand Canal and the Fondazione Berengo Art Space on Murano.
The exhibition will feature more than 50 international artists and designers invited to engage with the centuries-old art of glassmaking through collaboration with the master glassmakers of Berengo Studio.
The 2026 edition introduces new collaborations with more than twenty artists making their GLASSTRESS debut, many of whom are working with glass for the very first time, resulting in innovative and unprecedented experiments.
Developed between Murano and Venice, the exhibition creates a journey through a wide range of practices and artistic languages, from sculpture to performance, from design to immersive installation, exploring the expressive and transformative potential of glass as a contemporary artistic medium.
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