BiennaleSara Shamma at the Venice Biennale 2026
Syrian Pavilion — curated by Yuko Hasegawa
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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