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# European Union confirms cancellation of long-term two-million grant to Venice Biennale Foundation over Russia's participation in the 61st Venice Biennale
- URL: https://theparnassian.com/en/evrosoiuz-podtverdil-annulirovanie-dolgosrochnogo-dvukhmillionnogo-granta-fondu-venetsianskoi-biennale-iz-za-uchastiia-rossii-v-61-i-venetsianskoi-biennale/
- Published: 2026-07-21T17:32:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-01T05:25:34.000Z
- Author: Alexandr Radayev
- Tags: Art, Society

The European Union has confirmed the cancellation of a long-term two-million grant to the Venice Biennale Foundation over Russia's participation in the 61st Venice Biennale. The pavilion, meanwhile, was open for only a few days.

The European Commission had threatened to halt funding as early as March, when it was announced that Russia would show a project in its pavilion. The process of reaching a final decision dragged on for almost five months owing to legal wrangling and EU bureaucracy.

The cancelled grant is only a small part of the Biennale's budget, about 2.5% over a four-year period.