03.09.2026 Edu-Day 2026 in Venice

Thursday, September 3, from 2:00 to 6:00 pm, the 2026 edition of Edu Day will take place in Mestre-Venice at the M9 Cloister and the Candiani Cultural Centre, an event aimed at bringing together schools, cultural institutions, and cultural services from across the Veneto region. Admission to the more than 35 exhibition stands is free of charge and no registration is required.

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Now in its eighth edition, the initiative was created by a network of more than 35 cultural and museum institutions operating throughout the Veneto region, with the aim of meeting the needs of the education sector. The afternoon will be dedicated to fostering connections between cultural and museum institutions and teachers from nursery, primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary schools. On this occasion, educators will have the opportunity to gain a comprehensive overview of the educational programmes offered by museums, exhibition centres, libraries, foundations, and cultural services across the region.

Edu Day 2026 brings together some of the most important cultural institutions in the region, demonstrating a shared commitment to networking and collaborating in order to build an increasingly high-quality educational experience:

Europe Direct Venezia Veneto del Comune di Venezia, Collezione Peggy Guggenheim, Comune di Venezia - Settore Cultura – Candiani, Settore Cultura – Teatri, Settore Servizi Educativi e Biblioteche e Area Coesione Sociale – Servizio Attività Strategiche, Direzione Regionale Musei Veneto - DRMV, Distretto Veneziano della ricerca e dell’innovazione - DVRI, EcoMuseo Lazzaretti Veneziani, Fablab Venezia - Education, FAI - Negozio Olivetti Villa dei Vescovi e Memoriale Brion, Fondazione di Venezia, Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia - MUVE - MUVEC, Fondazione Scientifica Querini Stampalia Onlus, Gallerie d’Italia - Palazzo Leoni Montanari, Gallerie dell’Accademia, Le Stanze della Fotografia, Le Stanze del Vetro, Istituto Regionale Ville Venete, Iuav, Musei Civici di Vicenza, Museo della Centuriazione Romana - Borgoricco, Museo Diocesano Vicenza, Museo Emergency, Museo Gypsotheca Antonio Canova, M9 - Museo del ‘900, Ocean Space, Palazzetto Bru Zane, Palazzo Grassi - Pinault Collection, Palladio Museum, Regione Veneto - Direzione Prevenzione, Sicurezza Alimentare, Veterinaria, The Home of The Human Safety Net, Musei Archeologici Nazionali di Venezia e della Laguna, Museo della Calzatura - Villa Foscarini Rossi, Fondazione Ugo e Olga Levi, UNESCO.

Europe Direct Venezia Veneto of the Municipality of Venice will be present at the event with an information stand showcasing its European-themed educational offer for schools in the Veneto region for the 2026-2027 school year, as well as free informational materials for citizens, with a specific focus on European cross-border mobility opportunities for young people.

This year as well, an additional training event will take place on the fourth floor of the Candiani Cultural Centre from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM, entitled School and Family, Possible Alliances - New Educational Models and Parenting Roles: Tools and Workshops for Building an Educational Community. The session is intended for teachers of all school levels and is organised in collaboration with Minotauro – Institute for the Analysis of Affective Codes and the Venice Library Network (Three-Year Plan for Youth Policies Interventions Prendo Spazio - Regional Government Resolution No. 66/2025 - Director’s Decree No. 36/2025 - Action Plan Urban Threads: Colourful Stories of a City in Motion; Lead Authority: Municipality of Venice - ATS VEN_12 Project Skills Workshop). The training will focus on changes in educational models and parenting roles, as well as the current relationship between schools and families. At the end of the session, workshops dedicated to young people will be presented, together with practical information on how to participate. A certificate of attendance will be issued to participating teachers. Participation is available through mandatory registration, subject to availability, via the following  form. 

For more information:
Europe Direct del Comune di Venezia
Via Spalti 28, Mestre-Venezia
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