The Art of Iraqi Baking

You are invited for tea and biscuits at the Iraq Pavilion. This year’s Pavilion wants to offer guests something different, appreciating visitors are going to be rushed off their feet and in need of a break. The building where the exhibition is held, Ca’Dandolo, is a 16th Century apartment that is a domestic space divided…
 

Special Oud Musical Recital on 31st May, 5-6.30pm

The Pavilion of Iraq is pleased to host a musical recital by renowned musicians Ali Hassan and Duraid Fadhil. Playing the oud–a string instrument similar to a lute commonly featured in Middle Eastern music–Ali and Duraid are each highly accomplished solo musicians. For their performance in Venice, they will be playing a combination of duets inspired…
 

Tomouh, fathers and godfathers: Jamal Penjweny

  Which artist has influenced your work? When I was young I discovered a book about Michelangelo. I grew up in Kurdistan and never really went to school. I looked at Michelangelo’s work and made my own sculptures. As I grew older, I realised that art was personal and had to come from within. I…