BiennaleSara Shamma at the Venice Biennale 2026
Syrian Pavilion — curated by Yuko Hasegawa
Università IUAV di Venezia, Cotonificio campus
Sara Shamma has been selected for the 61st Venice Biennale. Commissioned by the Syrian Ministry of Culture and curated by Yuko Hasegawa — director of the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art in Kanazawa — the multi-sensory pavilion "The Tower Tomb of Palmyra" will occupy the open-air courtyard of the Università IUAV di Venezia, focusing on the ancient city once ruled by the warrior queen Zenobia.
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