05/06/2026
📣 aiku seminar "Cultural Mega-Events and Urban Transformation: Understanding the Impact of the Venice Biennale"
🎙️ with Martin Piber, Professor in Business Administration, University of Innsbruck, Department of Organisation and Learning
🗓️ June 15, 2026 | h. 14.30
📍San Giobbe - Aula Saraceno
How does the Venice Biennale shape the city beyond its exhibition spaces?
This talk offers a critical and interdisciplinary exploration of the Biennale as a cultural mega-event, examining its impacts and representations through multiple lenses.
Drawing on research on cultural impact, festivalisation, and platform capitalism, it connects cultural policy with pressing urban issues such as housing, tourism, labour, and access to culture.
Rather than providing definitive answers, the talk engages with contested debates, emerging ideas, and alternative futures.
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