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protest at Venice Biennale forces Russian pavilion to briefly close The Russian pavilion at the Venice
Russian national pavilion, dressed all in black but for their fluorescent pink balaclavas. As security guards rushed to close the glass doors, the protesters set off smoke flares and punched the air with screams
closed to the public when the biennale opens fully on 9 May, which a Ukrainian official told the Guardian was a “meaningful step”, after the biennale’s jury [resigned en masse in April](https://www.theguardian.com
Russian pavilion at the 2026 Art Venice Biennale in Venice, Italy, on May 6, 2026. **Luca Bruno/AP** Luca Bruno/AP The 61st Venice Biennale opened Saturday in a chaotic atmosphere marked by geopolitical strife, overshadowing what