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We finance restoration, research into the flooding problem—which we aim to make accessible to all—and we lobby for the long-term defence of the city, both as a monument and a living community.
Anna Somers Cocks
Chairman
The Venice in Peril Fund

The role of The Venice in Peril Fund
What can a relatively small charitable organisation such as The Venice in Peril Fund, the British Committee for the Preservation of Venice, do for the city? We are not the Ford Foundation or the Getty Foundation, and in any case not even their means would suffice to safeguard Venice from the rising waters. Our income consists of donations large and small made by British people who love Venice and are concerned about its future. And then there is the famous gastronomic invention called the Pizza Veneziana; thousands of portions are sold in the various Pizza Express outlets and for each one sold, Pizza Express makes a 25p donation to The Veneziana Fund, which in turn gives half its income to Venice in Peril.

We have been known as ‘The Venice in Peril Fund’ since 1971, but in fact we went into action immediately after the great flood of 1966. At that moment, many Venetian monuments, churches and works of art were in serious danger of irreversible decay and we set out to collect funds for their recovery and restoration. Since those beginnings we have financed the....More>>>

How much longer for Venice?
How do we put a value on our cultural heritage? How much does Venice matter to people who have never seen it? How much does it matter to the Venetians themselves and to those who have travelled to see it? More>>>

Changing conditions and a warning
Venice is particularly susceptible to climate change. In 1900, St Mark’s Square flooded around 10 times a year; now it is around 60 times a year. The water level in the city is permanently too high nowadays—25cm above the mean water-level reference point established in 1897—and this is already eating away at the brickwork of the buildings. More>>>

Pamela Matthews, wartime ATS officer, intelligence worker and hostess leaves legacy to Venice in Peril
The Settemari Association – 30th Anniversary Raid on the River Thames
Lady Clarke, President Venice in Peril is awarded Venetian of the Year honour by Associazione Settemari
Obituary of Lady Thorneycroft
Scientists disagree over feasibility of raising Venice by pumping water
Art Pursuits - Study Courses and Study Days
The 19th- Century Hydraulic Crane in the Venice Arsenale
A Venetian Dozen by John Julius Norwich
'Enough money has been spent saving Venice' - debate held at the Royal Geographical Society 12th June 2006 - TRANSCRIPT
'Enough money has been spent saving Venice' - voting results
San Giobbe house
Venice is restoring old buildings for the low-paid to live in - Libby Purves, The Times April 11, 2006
Venice Simplon - Orient-Express restores 18th Century Chinese Screen
Flooding and Environmental Challenges for Venice and its Lagoon:State of Knowledge edited by C.A. Fletcher and T. Spencer published by Cambridge University Press
To order a copy of 'The Science of Saving Venice'
The Science of Saving Venice - Reviews
Link to Cambridge Coastal Research Unit website and Venice Project
Scientists disagree over feasibility of raising Venice by pumping water
Italy Hosts a Climate Research Centre
What the scientists really think about Venice and its flooding problem
Cambridge Conference Setpember 2003 - Update
John Julius Norwich wins the Hadrian Award
A Venetian Dozen by Jan Morris
John Hall Venice- Courses
French billionaire buys Palazzo Grassi to house contemporary art museum
PizzaExpress celebrates 40 years and suggest 40 great things to do in Venice
New publication - A history of the restoration of the city of Venice since 1797
Recently restored
Timeless Venice - Discovering Today's Venice in a Map 500 Years Old
Venice in Peril pays for La Fenice chandelier

Korn/Ferry Opera Holland Park – Tosca – 9 July 2008
Annual Summer Lecture – 1 July 2008
Viva Venezia! at The Grosvenor House Art & Antiques Fair – 17 June
All scientific data regarding Venice shows that there will have to be continuous investment of large sums of money in protecting the city from the waters. Otherwise it will be largely uninhabitable by the 21st century.
Photos by Sarah Quill. © 2003 Venice in Peril Fund. All rights reserved.
Registered Charity No: 262 146