The Rialto Fish market, the Pescheria, is one of the distinguishing marks of neo-historical and urban architecture of the early Twentieth century in Venice. It was designed by the versatile artist Cesare Laurenti (1854-1936) with the technical collaboration of the architect Domenico Rupolo (1861-1945). The materials on show come from the Laurenti collection – part of a vast archives that his heirs divided and donated to the Padua City Council, the Biennale Historical Archives of Contemporary Arts and Ca’ Pesaro.