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The Holy See’s Pavilion at the 2026 Venice Biennale, inspired by the life and work of Saint Hildegard of Bingen, is presented at the Holy See Press Office.

By Eugenio Murrali and Paolo Ondarza

The Holy See’s Pavilion at the 2026 Venice Biennale is centered on the concept of listening and is inspired by the work and figure of the German Saint and Doctor of the Church, Hildegard of Bingen.

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Holy See Pavilion at Venice Biennale: ‘The ear is the eye to the soul’ – Vatican News

Hildegard von Bingen and Patti Smith, eight centuries apart, share the same wild mysticism
This May, when the Venice Biennale opens its sixty-first edition, visitors to the Holy See’s pavilion will not be asked to look at anything…

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Daughters of sound – UCA News

Professor Honey Meconi’s scholarship on Saint Hildegard of Bingen advised the Vatican’s exhibit featuring FKA Twigs, Brian Eno, Patti Smith, and others.

When the international art extravaganza Venice Biennale opens on May 9, visitors to the pavilion sponsored by the Vatican will find a fusion of past and present in the music of the 12th-century German Saint Hildegard of Bingen being interpreted by some of today’s most innovative artists.

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URochester musicologist helps bring medieval mystic to life at Venice Biennale

A medieval clash of desire and devotion

At a Glance

• A world premiere based on the real-life nun, mystic and composer Hildegard of Bingen  
• An immersive and intimate tale of two genius women finding their voices 
• By Sarah Kirkland Snider,  “one of today’s most compelling composers” (NPR) 

Set in 1147, HILDEGARD follows German Benedictine abbess/polymath/composer St. Hildegard von Bingen as she receives visions from God…

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Hildegard Opera Performance – LA Opera – LA Opera

the holy see pavilion proposes listening as a contemplative act

Tucked behind the walls of Venice’s Giardino Mistico dei Carmelitani Scalzi, the Holy See Pavilion at the 61st International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia invites visitors into a quiet, deeply contemplative experience shaped through sound, nature, and attentive listening. Curated by Hans Ulrich Obrist and Ben Vickers, The Ear is the Eye of the Soul responds directly to the late Koyo Kouoh’s curatorial framework, In Minor Keys, transforming listening into an act of contemplation, care, and spiritual attention.

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the holy see pavilion invites visitors to wander a garden of sound