Warwick Venice Centre
Our beautiful home in the heart of historic Venice benefits thousands of students, researchers, teachers, staff, and international partners from all over the world.
Overlooking the Grand Canal, the centre within the Palazzo Giustinian Lolin is the Univeristy's hub for teaching, learning, research workshops, summer schools, degree modules, and more.
Get in touch with us at: venice@warwick.ac.ukLink opens in a new window
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Our history in Venice
We first opened a centre in Venice in 1967 and Warwick is one of the only UK universities to have a permanent site in the city, in the Palazzo Giustinian Lolin.
Dating back to the seventeenth century, with a facade by Baldassare Longhena, our centre provides unique opportunities for students to immerse themselves in the history, art, culture, and myriad complexities of this amazing city.
The ‘Venice’ term allows history and history of art students to study the Italian Renaissance in situ – seeing early modern culture come alive in the buildings and artworks of Venice, led by world-class teachers and experts. Along with history's offering, other departments, such as WBS, Classics, Liberal Arts, and History also offer short courses for their students at the centre, allowing them to learn about luxury leadership, sustainability, resistance, history of medicine, history of music, organised crime, and much more.
These unique programmes have been a pivotal experience for many generations of Warwick students and underline our deep commitment to the arts, to interdisciplinarity, and to international collaborations.
The space is also used by researchers, partners, and a growing number of other disciplines at Warwick for research workshops, seminars, and training/upskilling programmes for professionals. As we grow, we hope to become a space that the whole University can benefit from, highlighting our world-class teaching and research, while also growing our international collaborations.
Marco Polo International Programme Shortlisted for THE International Collaboration of the Year
In 2024, the year marking the 700th anniversary of the death of one of the world’s great explorers, Marco Polo, the University of Warwick was proud to partner with 36 global institutions to launch the Marco Polo International Programme. The programme was one of six to be shortlisted by Times Higher Education for the International Collaboration of the Year Award in 2025, underlining our commitment to innovative, sector-leading international collaboration. Results will be announced on 13th November. Find out more about the programme and its activities by clicking on the link below.
Global citizenship
Since its inception, Warwick has always been an outward-looking and global university; we continue to build strong partnerships both internationally and within Europe to boost learning, research and provide opportunities for our students and staff. Our International Strategy and Relationship Team nurture strategic relationships across Africa, Australia, China, Europe, North America and beyond.
We are proud to be a member of the EUTOPIA alliance, delivering open, innovative, and inclusive higher education in Europe. The mission of EUTOPIA is to build a unique and daring alliance of transformative and engaged institutions. Warwick remains at its heart, and we are ready to reinvent ourselves to build the European university of the future.
We already work closely with Ca’ Foscari University, one of the EUTOPIA partners, and we hope that our centre will help us to further strengthen our education and research work with them.
Visa Advice
If you are planning to travel out of (and successfully back into) the UK during your period of study there are a few questions you may have:
- Am I allowed to travel outside the UK while studying at Warwick?
- Can I travel after my course has finished?
- Do I need a travel visa for the country I am travelling to?
It can take a very long time to obtain an appointment in the UK to apply for a Schengen Visa (often several months).
You can apply up to 6 months in advance of your intended date of travel - do so as early as you can.
You'll need to do some of this research yourself, but there are also some useful tips at the link below:
Venice memories
The Faculty of Arts has taught generations of our students during their Venice terms.
Hear alumni memories of studying in Venice:
Hear staff memories of teaching in Venice:
News and Events
Professor Stuart Croft had the honour of welcoming His Excellency Inigo Lambertini, Ambassador of the Italian Republic, to the University of Warwick
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.
Book Launch: "Reforming Art in Renaissance Venice"; 28 Nov. 2025, 18:00
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.
Humfrey Butters Annual Public Lecture; 20 Nov 2025 @ 17.00
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.