Palazzo Ducale

Venice

Located in Piazza San Marco, it is one of the symbols of the city of Venice. Its style is Venetian Gothic architecture. It was the ancient seat of the Venetian Doge and of the judiciary. Today it houses the Museo Civico del Palazzo Ducale.

Scuola Grande di San Giovanni Evangelista

Venice

It is one of the oldest schools established in Venice still in operation. It is located in the San Polo district at the Church of San Giovanni Evangelista. It was born in 1261 and the brotherhood gathered around the figure of Saint John the Evangelist. Over time it obtained the title of Grande and was restructured and expanded several times thanks to numerous donations. Artistically it is made important thanks to the 'septum' that closes the campiello.

Museo Storico Navale

Venice

The Naval Historical Museum of Venice, is located at the Arsenal, owned by the Navy. It was officially created in 1923, and in 1964 it was transferred to the current building, a five-story structure, dating back to the 15th century. The “Pavilion of Ships” and the church of San Biagio are part of the museum.

Museo Fortuny

Venice

A gothic palace bought by Mariano Fortuny, which has converted his home in his studio. It is a testimony to the genius of the artist with the collection of paintings, tapestries, photography and painting.

Museo Ebraico

Venice

The museum is divided into two areas, the first destined for the Jewish holidays season, the second tells the presence of the Jewish community in Venice through objects and images. For the architectural and urban planning complex, the museum represents a unique experience of a widespread museum. It houses the silver room, the room of fabrics. Opening hours from 1 June to 30 September 10 - 19, from 1 October to 31 May 10 - 5.30 pm. Saturday and Jewish holidays closed.

Museo di Palazzo Mocenigo

Venice

The museum of Palazzo Mocenigo was established in 1985, with the function of presenting the Venetian heritage between the 17th and 18th centuries. In 2013, the museum was completely renovated and expanded, doubling the exhibition rooms. In addition, precious clothes and antique objects belonging to the Study Center for the History of Fabric and Costume are also present in the museum.

Museo Diocesano di Arte Sacra

Venice

The museum collects works of art coming mainly from the churches of Venice, is located in the former Benedict Monastery of Sant'Apollonio. It houses sculptures, paintings, furnishings and sacred objects from deconsecrated churches and convents. The museum houses a large collection of paintings in which the names of Palma the Younger, Tintoretto, Luca Giordano, Gregorio Lazzarini, Giannantonio Pellegrini appear. A collection of wooden sculptures, a collection of statues of dressed Madonnas and one of the richest collections of sacred silverware.

Museo della Scuola Grande di San Rocco

Venice

The Scuola Grande di San Rocco was founded in 1478, in 1485 it came into possession of the relic of the body of San Rocco. It is based in one of the most beautiful and impressive buildings in Venice, inside it preserves the pictorial decoration created by Jacopo Robusti called the Tintoretto the Crucifixion, located in the room of the Hotel. Open every day of the year, from 9.30 am to 5.30 pm, including holidays with the exception of Christmas and New Year's Eve days

Museo Correr

Venice

Located in Piazza San Marco since 1922, thanks to the donation of the Venetian nobleman Teodoro Correr. Over time the collections were enriched up to the museum of today. The building has several tracts of the Napoleonic age.

Museo Collezione Peggy

Venice

This museum, run by the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, New York, exhibits the art collection of Peggy Guggenheim. It includes masterpieces of Cubism, Futurism and Abstract Expressionism represented by major American artists of the twentieth century.

Museo Archeologico Nazionale

Venice

Located on a floor of the former Royal Palace, it has a magnificent collection of antiques with many pieces from collections such as Federico Contarini and Venetian rule. You can also admire a rich collection of pottery and coins.

Gallerie dell'Accademia

Venice

A beautiful complex of art with works by artists such as Veronese, Tintoretto and Titian .Today,  the museum houses a significant collection of Venetian paintings, from the fourteenth century Byzantine and Gothic to Renaissance artists. Do not miss it!

Galleria "Palazzo Cini"

Venice

The Gallery was opened to the public in 1984 following the donation of Princess Yana Cini Alliata of Montereale, who gave the Giorgio Cini Foundation a precious collection of Tuscan paintings and precious sculptures. Of particular interest, for their particularity and quality, are also added to the furnishings and objects, from porcelain to ivories and glazed branches.

Galleria Internazionale d'Arte Moderna "Ca' Pesaro"

Venice

The International Gallery of Modern Art in Venice is located inside the Ca' Pesaro palace, which was donated by the Bevilacqua la Masa family with the aim of establishing the museum of the Venice Biennale. Inside there are numerous works belonging to the first biennial of the twentieth century and over time the museum was enriched with other works. The collection displays masterpieces, such as the Judith II of Klimt; the Bather of Bonnard; the Rabbi of Chagall, moreover, the works of Kandinsky and Rouault.

Galleria Franchetti alla Ca' d'Oro

Venice

A residence of Venetian Gothic style of the XV century, where a collection of Venetian paintings of the school including works by Andrea Mantegna, is held . Also on display there are works of the Tuscan and Flemish school of Renaissance. Worth seeing!

Galleria della Fondazione Cini - Palazzo Cini

Venice

The art collection of the Cini Foundation, made by an important collection that belonged to its founder, Count Vittorio Cini, is the result of the count's passion as a collector. Here you can admire paintings from Ferrara and Tuscany.

Casa "C. Goldoni"

Venice

The “Carlo Goldoni's House” was erected in the fifteenth century and despite the numerous renovations it remains a typical example of Venetian architecture from the period between the end of the fourteenth and the debut of the fifteenth century. In 1931, it was donated to the City of Venice to be restored and destined for the Goldonian Museum and Center for Theatrical Studies.

Museo Parrocchiale San Pietro Martire

Venice

From 1815, the Parish Museum of St. Peter Martyr houses sacred furnishings, glasses, silver from the twelfth to the nineteenth century, paintings and tapestries from the fourteenth to the nineteenth century related to churches and convents abolished at the time. Napoleonica, most of them coming from the demolition of the school of S. Giovanni dei Battuti.

Museo Barovier e Toso

Venice

The Barovier and Toso Museum is located on the top floor of Palazzo Contarini, and was opened to the public in 1995. In the Museum there are more than 250 objects from the glass collection, dating from 1880 to 1970, belonging to the collection of Angelo Barovier and that of Barovier and Toso. You can also admire an archive with photos and drawings collected over the years.

Museo Civico di Storia Naturale

Venice

It is located inside the Fontego dei Turchi, overlooking the Grand Canal. The museum underwent numerous renovations completed in 2011. Now it boasts 16 new rooms, a new garden and a new entrance, all dedicated to the exhibition of natural sciences. Inside there is also an aquarium and a cetaceans gallery.

Museo dell'Istituto Ellenico

Venice

The Museum of the Greek Institute of Venice contains the most important collection of icons from Western Europe and the oldest dates back to the 14th century. 104 are at the museum, the others in the church, dating from the fourteenth and eighteenth centuries. Most of the collection came with the settlement in Venice by the Greeks, fleeing from the Turks.

Museo della Fondazione "Querini - Stampalia"

Venice

The museum is located in Palazzo Querini Stampalia, located in the Castello district. The foundation wanted an important restoration work entrusted to Carlo Scarpa for the building. The museum contains ancient sculptures, objects from the eighteenth-century and neoclassical times and a vast collection of paintings by authors of the Venetian school.

Museo del Settecento Ca' Rezzonico

Venice

The Eighteenth Century Venetian Museum is located in one of the most famous palaces in Venice, Ca' Rezzonico, located in the Dorsoduro district. The museum has been furnished and set with furniture from the time and exhibits important pictorial works by Canaletto, Pietro Longhi, Tintoretto and Tiepolo.

Palazzo Querini Stampalia

Venice

The Querini Stampalia museum is located on the second floor of a sixteenth-century building near Piazza San Marco. The museum contains over 400 paintings collected over the centuries by the Stampalia family. Fine sculptures, among them the group of so-called Seven Bravi, drawings and prints, furnishings, tapestries, fabrics, porcelain, musical instruments, coins and medals, artillery models a real cultural heritage gathered around a foundation established in 1868.

Museo Marciano

Venice

The museum spaces include the historic area above the atrium-narthex of St. Mark's Basilica and the former banquet hall of the Doge. The exhibition area winds through the three major themes of the heritage of the Museum of San Marco; the Mosaics, Textiles, the Quadriga. The museum is open every day from 9.45 am to 4.30 pm.

Museo del Merletto

Venice

Burano lace is one of the most renowned lace in the world, a tradition that goes on over the centuries on the island of Burano in Venice. In 1981, the Lace Museum was established, based in the ancient school, in which after a long period of restoration it was inaugurated in 2011. Inside the Museum there are more than 200 unique specimens from the school, executed between the 16th and 20th centuries.