[6] The Arsenale Institute's archive contains an extensive research collection of the avant-garde movements of the early 20th century, with a focus on documents and works by the Futurists, Raymond Roussel, DADA, Marcel Duchamp, the Surrealists, Belgian Revolutionary Surrealism, the Lettrists and Situationists.

[8] The complex, dating back to 1347 includes a series of houses that, since the 14th century, were given free of charge to seamen and shipyard workers at the Arsenale who had rendered services to the Republic of Venice.

[9][4] In 1645, a front building for workshops and warehouses was added to the ensemble, enclosing the two alleys with monumental arches facing the waterfront.

The three parallel rows of Gothic dwellings behind it embody not only one of the earliest known approaches to the concept of public housing, but also that of modular architecture.

[10] The following include both collaborations and independently organized exhibitions: The following publications are based on research conducted or supported by the Institute: