Egyptian pavilion, National pavilion at Giardini, Venice, Italy

The Egyptian pavilion is an exhibition building in the Giardini area of the Venice Biennale with a rectangular main room, two smaller adjacent spaces, and an extended entrance facade. The building provides space for the rotating artistic presentations shown there throughout the Biennale season.

Brenno Del Giudice designed the building in 1932 as part of a complex for Venetian decorative arts on Sant'Elena. Switzerland used it as its national pavilion until moving to a new building in 1952, when Egypt took over the space. Egypt and the United Arab Republic had participated in the Biennale since 1938. Del Giudice expanded the complex in 1938 with pavilions on each side.

The letters "RAE" carved above the entrance arch stand for Repubblica Araba d'Egitto, the Arab Republic of Egypt. Egypt and the United Arab Republic have taken part in the Biennale since 1938. In 2017 Moataz Nasr filled the pavilion with "The Mountain", a video installation shown in a setting built with earth and bricks brought from Egypt.

The pavilion is accessible to visitors during the Biennale season from April through November and is managed by the Egyptian Ministry of Culture. It is best to check opening hours in advance as they can vary depending on the Biennale year.

The letters "RAE" are carved above the entrance archway, standing for Repubblica Araba d'Egitto. In 2004 three Alexandria architects linked the pavilion live with Cairo's Salah Eldin Citadel through interactive screens, so visitors in Venice and inhabitants of the citadel shared one apparent space.