News and Events at the Warwick Venice Centre

Happy new year from the Warwick Venice Centre Director, Dr. Bryan Brazeau. We've had a busy and exciting start to the academic year at the WVC with a wide range of teaching, research, and public engagement events. Click to learn more about our activities in autumn 2025 and our hopes and dreams for 2026.

From 1 to 5 December 2025,Università Ca'​ Foscari Venezia hosted the final EUTOPIA Week of the year, an inspiring platform to align strategies, deepen collaboration, and collectively imagine the next generation of European universities. The conversations initiated in Venice will continue to guide the alliance's journey toward a more connected, innovative, and inclusive academic community, reaffirming that within EUTOPIA, bold futures are built together. Warwick's Venice Centre hosted a cocktail and networking event as part of this week. Click here to learn more.

The visit provided a valuable opportunity to strengthen the longstanding ties between Warwick and Italy, reflecting a shared commitment to academic excellence, cultural exchange, and international collaboration.

On 28th November 2025 at 18:00, the WVC will welcome Marie-Louise Lilywhite (Keble College, Oxford; Warwick Alumna) for the launch of her new book Reforming Art in Renaissance Venice (Cambridge UP). The talk will be followed by a Q&A led by Warwick Art Historians and Historians, a drinks reception, and a chance to meet the author.

The annual Humfrey Butters public lecture will be taking place at the Warwick Venice Centre on November 20th, 2025 at 17:00. This year's lecture celebrates the legacy of Humfrey Butters, along with the University's 60th Anniversary, and is part of the One World Warwick programme. Prof. Deborah Howard will be giving a talk entitled Venetian palace architecture ‘inside-out’. Click "more" to see the full poster and read the abstract. The talk will be followed by a small reception.