Regione Veneto
Commemorations of Remembrance Day 2026
January 27, the anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp, is the International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust.
Once again this year, on Holocaust Remembrance Day, the Municipality of Venice promoted and coordinated a packed calendar of initiatives proposed by many local organisations: Europe Direct Venezia Veneto of the Municipality of Venice, the Council of Europe, CoopCulture, the Association of Children of the Shoah and Ca' Foscari University of Venice.
Below are the initiatives organized:
-Wednesday 14 January Laying of Stolpersteine - Lest we forget. 10:15 a.m. – Campo Santa Maria Formosa, Venice; 3:00 p.m. – Via della Chiesa 23, Trivignano (VE); 4:00 p.m. – Via Giustinian 8, Marghera (VE)
-Tuesday 20 January, 3.30 p.m., presentation on Fascist concentration camps: the cases of Veneto and Tuscany at Aula Baratto Ca’ Foscari, Dorsoduro 3246
-Tuesday 20 January, 5 p.m., in-depth discussion on the theme of memory with Matteo Corradini at Scoletta Dei Calegheri, Venezia
-Wednesday 21 January, 3.30 p.m., presentation of the Pagina della Memoria (Page of Remembrance) project at Aula Baratto Ca’ Foscari, Dorsoduro 3246
-Wednesday 21 January, 5 p.m., free screening of the film “The Book Thief” at Cinema Dante, Mestre
-From Thursday 22 January to Sunday 8 February, Pagina della Memoria project, opening on Wednesday 21 January at 5 p.m. at Androne Ca’ Foscari, Dorsoduro 3246
-Wednesday 28 January, 10:00 a.m., lecture “Giving pain a home” - Saving humanity in the face of inhumanity at Salone Primo Piano Ca’ Bottacin, Dorsoduro 3911
-Wednesday 28 January, 5:30 p.m., free screening of the film “Everything is Illuminated” at Casa del Cinema, Venezia
-Monday 23 February, 2:30 p.m., international conference “Memory, law and rights” - Presentation of the book L'esperienza del male (The Experience of Evil) by Antonio Cassese at Aula Baratto Ca’ Foscari, Dorsoduro 3246.
-Tuesday 20 January, 5 p.m., in-depth discussion on the theme of memory with Matteo Corradini at Scoletta Dei Calegheri, Venezia
-Wednesday 21 January, 3.30 p.m., presentation of the Pagina della Memoria (Page of Remembrance) project at Aula Baratto Ca’ Foscari, Dorsoduro 3246
-Wednesday 21 January, 5 p.m., free screening of the film “The Book Thief” at Cinema Dante, Mestre
-From Thursday 22 January to Sunday 8 February, Pagina della Memoria project, opening on Wednesday 21 January at 5 p.m. at Androne Ca’ Foscari, Dorsoduro 3246
-Wednesday 28 January, 10:00 a.m., lecture “Giving pain a home” - Saving humanity in the face of inhumanity at Salone Primo Piano Ca’ Bottacin, Dorsoduro 3911
-Wednesday 28 January, 5:30 p.m., free screening of the film “Everything is Illuminated” at Casa del Cinema, Venezia
-Monday 23 February, 2:30 p.m., international conference “Memory, law and rights” - Presentation of the book L'esperienza del male (The Experience of Evil) by Antonio Cassese at Aula Baratto Ca’ Foscari, Dorsoduro 3246.
FURTHER DETAILS:
=> Wednesday 14 January Laying of Stolpersteine - Lest we forget
Laying of thirteen stones, according to the Stolpersteine project, in memory of Venetian citizens deported to Nazi concentration and extermination camps.
10.15 a.m. – Venice
Meeting point: Campo Santa Maria Formosa and transfer to Calle Schiavolina
Laying of 7 stones
3:00 p.m. – Trivignano
Via della Chiesa, 23
Laying of 4 stones
4:00 p.m. – Marghera
Via Giustinian, 8 and transfer to Piazza Municipio 1
Laying of 2 stones
=> Tuesday 20 January - 3.30 p.m., presentation on Fascist concentration camps: the cases of Veneto and Tuscany
Greetings: Sara De Vido, Delegate for Days of Remembrance, Remembrance and Gender Equality - Ca' Foscari University of Venice
Speakers: Silvia Pascale and Orlando Materassi, essayists, and Antonio Spinelli, Ca' Foscari University of Venice
Free admission until full capacity is reached
Speakers: Silvia Pascale and Orlando Materassi, essayists, and Antonio Spinelli, Ca' Foscari University of Venice
Free admission until full capacity is reached
=> Tuesday 20 January 2026 - 5:00 p.m., project ‘We Are Memory - remembering the Shoah with new eyes’
Free admission subject to availability upon reservation. To book, click here.
Project for primary and secondary schools, exploring the broad theme of memory with Matteo Corradini, author of ‘Noi Siamo Memoria’ (We Are Memory), to renew our understanding and look at history (and ourselves) with different eyes.
Free admission subject to availability upon reservation. To book, click here.
Project for primary and secondary schools, exploring the broad theme of memory with Matteo Corradini, author of ‘Noi Siamo Memoria’ (We Are Memory), to renew our understanding and look at history (and ourselves) with different eyes.
=> Wednesday 21 January - 3.30 p.m., presentation of the Pagina della Memoria (Page of Remembrance) project
Greetings: Sara De Vido, Delegate for Remembrance Days, Remembrance and Gender Equality - Ca' Foscari University of Venice
Speeches by:
Aldo Winkler, Coordinator of the “Pagina della Memoria” project, National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology
Alessia Glielmi, Head of Document Management and Archives, National Research Council
Myriam Pilutti Namer, Professor, Ca' Foscari University of Venice
The Ca' Foscari community and local institutions will be able to view some testimonies and family documents on the dramatic impact of racial laws on the Italian scientific and academic community.
Free admission
Greetings: Sara De Vido, Delegate for Remembrance Days, Remembrance and Gender Equality - Ca' Foscari University of Venice
Speeches by:
Aldo Winkler, Coordinator of the “Pagina della Memoria” project, National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology
Alessia Glielmi, Head of Document Management and Archives, National Research Council
Myriam Pilutti Namer, Professor, Ca' Foscari University of Venice
The Ca' Foscari community and local institutions will be able to view some testimonies and family documents on the dramatic impact of racial laws on the Italian scientific and academic community.
Free admission
=> Wednesday 21 January 2026 - 5:00 p.m., film ‘The Book Thief’
Free screening subject to availability. To book, click here.
Free screening subject to availability. To book, click here.
=> From Thursday 22 January to Sunday 8 February, Pagina della Memoria project
opening Wednesday 21 January at 5pm
Opening hours: Monday to Friday, 9am-6pm, Saturday 9am-12pm; free admission
Curated by: National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology, CNR, Historical Fund, Document Archive and Ca' Foscari Tour
During this period, CFTour guided tours will also be enriched by a moment dedicated to Remembrance Day.
opening Wednesday 21 January at 5pm
Opening hours: Monday to Friday, 9am-6pm, Saturday 9am-12pm; free admission
Curated by: National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology, CNR, Historical Fund, Document Archive and Ca' Foscari Tour
During this period, CFTour guided tours will also be enriched by a moment dedicated to Remembrance Day.
More information: cafoscaritour@unive.it
=> Sunday, 25 January - 10:00 a.m., City ceremony at the La Fenice Theatre in Venice.
Speakers:
Luigi Brugnaro, Mayor of Venice
Dario Calimani, President of the Jewish Community
of Venice
Nicola Colabianchi, Superintendent and Artistic Director of the La Fenice Theatre Foundation
Followed by:
The Three Nights of '43 - A journey in music and words through one of the darkest chapters in our history
=> Wednesday 28 January - 10:00 a.m., presentation ‘Giving pain a home’ - Saving humanity in the face of inhumanity
Greetings:
Sara De Vido, Delegate for Remembrance Days, Remembrance and Gender Equality - Ca' Foscari University of Venice
Presentation:
Maria Teresa Sega, rEsistenze Association - Women's Memory and History
Elisabetta Xausa, La rosa bianca Association
Readings from:
Diary of Etty Hillesum, Dutch Jew murdered in Auschwitz
Leaflets, letters and diary of Sophie Scholl, German student executed in Munich
Free admission until full capacity is reached
Meeting aimed at schools and open to the public
Greetings:
Sara De Vido, Delegate for Remembrance Days, Remembrance and Gender Equality - Ca' Foscari University of Venice
Presentation:
Maria Teresa Sega, rEsistenze Association - Women's Memory and History
Elisabetta Xausa, La rosa bianca Association
Readings from:
Diary of Etty Hillesum, Dutch Jew murdered in Auschwitz
Leaflets, letters and diary of Sophie Scholl, German student executed in Munich
Free admission until full capacity is reached
Meeting aimed at schools and open to the public
=> Wednesday 28 January 2026 - 5.30 p.m., film ‘Everything is Illuminated’
Free screening subject to availability, click here to book.
Free screening subject to availability, click here to book.
=> Monday 23 February - 2.30 p.m. International conference “Memory, law and rights” - Presentation of the book L'esperienza del male (The Experience of Evil) by Antonio Cassese
Speakers
Duccio Basosi, Ca' Foscari University of Venice
Sara De Vido, Ca' Foscari University of Venice
Micaela Frulli, University of Florence
Monica Gazzola, Lawyer at the Venice Bar Association
Free admission until full capacity is reached
Speakers
Duccio Basosi, Ca' Foscari University of Venice
Sara De Vido, Ca' Foscari University of Venice
Micaela Frulli, University of Florence
Monica Gazzola, Lawyer at the Venice Bar Association
Free admission until full capacity is reached
For further information:
Dorsoduro 3246, 30123 Venezia
phone number: +39 041 234 8111
E-mail: giornomemoria@unive.it
San Marco 180C, 30124 Venezia
phone number: +39 041 319 08 60
E-mail: luca.volpato@coe.int