Ocean Space

TBA21–Academy’s educational program at Ocean Space aims to foster the creation of conscious identities that participate in the evolution of contemporary society in all its complexity and continual changes.
The educational program is rooted in considering the Ocean as a physical, social, and aesthetic connector. Water is essential for the survival of all creatures. For human beings, it has been important since the very beginning of life.

 

Given the current challenges, it is vital to rethink our relationship with water and consider its primary role and its dominant presence in our bodies, in different territorial environments, and in the global ocean system.

 

Ocean Space is a multifunctional center and presents itself as an educational resource for everyone: from the school community to families, adolescents and adults, young people in education, people with disabilities, and professionals.

 

Through the proposed activities, differentiated by age, skills, and interests, the participants in the permanent program—divided into "Ocean Schools", "Ocean Families" and "Ocean for All”—develop collaborative, interdisciplinary, and critical thinking.

education@ocean-space.org

All activities are free of charge

Established and led by TBA21–Academy, Ocean Space is a planetary center for exhibitions, research, and public programs catalyzing critical ocean literacy, collaborative research, and environmental advocacy through the arts.

TBA21–Academy, TBA21's research platform, fosters a deeper relationship with the Ocean and wider ecologies through the lens of art to inspire care and action.

Through physical and digital initiatives, research, and programs the Academy works as an incubator for collaborative inquiry, artistic production, and environmental advocacy, catalyzing new forms of knowledge emerging from the exchanges between art, science, policy, and conservation.

Free entrance

Ocean Space
Chiesa di San Lorenzo
Castello 5069

30122, Venezia VE

info@ocean-space.org

Ocean Space reopens on Saturday, March 28, 2026

Ocean Space is located in the area of Castello, between the Giardini of the Biennale, the Arsenale and Piazza San Marco.

Ospedale Stop can be reached on lines 4.1 / 4.2 / 5.1 / 5.2 / 22

San Zaccaria Stop can be reached on lines 1 / 2 / 4.1 / 14 / 15

Ocean Space is accessible to visitors with disabilities, and there are no architectural obstacles from the boat stop at San Zaccaria. See the map below:

Our accessible entrance is located around the corner from the cloister (access to public library). Please come to the main entrance in Campo San Lorenzo for assistance.

 

Animals are not allowed in the exhibition space. Ocean Space welcomes trained service dogs. 

 

WATCH THE PRESENTATION OF OCEAN SPACE IN ITALIAN SIGN LANGUAGE (LIS) and discover the project "Abecedarium. The Ocean in Sign Language".

Ocean Space offers guided tours about the current exhibitions and the history of the Church of San Lorenzo. Free of charge and booking is not requested. Meet our Exhibition Attendant at the entrance of Ocean Space. 

 

Private tours of the exhibition can be organized for interested individuals and groups. For information and booking a private tour please write to info@ocean-space.org

Located in the Church of San Lorenzo in Venice, Ocean Space is a planetary center for exhibitions, research and public programs catalyzing critical ocean literacy, collaborative research, and environmental advocacy through the arts. 

 

Established and led by TBA21–Academy and building on its expansive work, this embassy for the Ocean fosters wonder, engagement, and collective action.

 

Ocean Space opened to the public in 2019 with the exhibition “Moving Off the Land II” by Joan Jonas, having been largely closed to the public for over 100 years and after extensive renovations, which were finished in early 2020. Ocean Space operates an annual program and is open to the public from spring to autumn.