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biennale’s jury [resigned en masse in April](https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2026/apr/30/venice-biennale-jury-quits-amid-row-russia), in objection to entries from countries whose leaders are subject to international arrest warrants. The Israeli pavilion will be open, despite protests
Biennale's closing day. Featuring work by hundreds of artists from across the globe, the prestigious event typically attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors to a slew of national pavilions organized and partially funded
Venice](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/56d75f136e8ef7c32cf37d447affb60b4f93a004/0_0_8192_5464/master/8192.jpg?width=445&dpr=1&s=none&crop=none) There was also a protest outside the Arsenale, the building hosting the Israeli pavilion. Photograph: Stefano Mazzola/Getty Images An hour after the Pussy Riot protest, the Art Not Genocide Alliance (Anga
protesters descended on the Israeli exhibit, leaving the floor outside carpeted with rain-sodden leaflets denouncing a "Genocide Pavilion". Israel's foreign ministry has previously criticised a "political jury" for making the Biennale a place
protest against Israel’s participation. More than 200 artists, including Lubaina Himid and Alfredo Jaar, signed an open letter demanding the cancellation of the Israeli pavilion, which opened on Tuesday. ![The Israeli pavilion.](https://i.guim.co.uk