Venice, philanthropist Berggruen buys Palazzo Malipiero. It will be his home in Venice

After buying in 2021 the Casa dei Tre Oci at Giudecca (except for the top floor), which has now become the Berggruen Institute’s main European headquarters, and in 2022 the historic Palazzo Diedo, in the Cannaregio district, with the aim of making it a new international contemporary art hub, Berggruen Arts & Culture (it will probably be inaugurated on the occasion of the 2024 Visual Arts Biennale), Parisian philanthropist Nicolas Berggruen is buying the main floor of a third Venetian palace: Palazzo Malipiero, on the Grand Canal.

In this case, the aim is to make it his Venetian home here; in fact, the philanthropist and collector meditates on staying longer and longer in the lagoon city. Selling the main floor of Palazzo Malipiero to Nicolas Berggruen was businesswoman and gallery owner Francesca Barnabò, ex-wife of former Foreign Minister Gianni De Michelis.

The palace was built between the 10th and 11th centuries and has undergone remodeling to its current appearance due to the many successive owners. The building is surrounded by a scenic garden with statues that overlooks the Grand Canal itself. It has also been used for temporary exhibitions, but the new owner will use it as a personal residence.

Photo by Didier Descouens.

Venice, philanthropist Berggruen buys Palazzo Malipiero. It will be his home in Venice

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