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Museums & Galleries

Museums & Galleries

Museo Richard Wagner

Richard Wagner, the great composer, lived on the mezzanine level (piano nobile) of the palazzo that now houses the museum dedicated to his work and memory.

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Ca’ d’Oro

The English translation of this is “golden house” so called because of the gilt external decorations that used to adorn the external walls.

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Palazzo Mocenigo

Palazzo Mocenigo houses the Museum of Textiles and Costumes and is part of the Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia.

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Museo di Storia Naturale

The Natural History Museum of Venice is housed in the Fondaco dei Turchi.

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Ca’ Pesaro

This monumental Baroque palace on the Grand Canal houses the Oriental Art Museum and the Museum of Modern Art.

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Scuola Grande di San Rocco

This is where you can see the work of Tintoretto in its finest and most epic iteration.

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Casa Carlo Goldoni

Carlo Goldoni (born in 1707, died in 1793 in Paris) to is one of Italy’s best known playwrights.

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Palazzo Fortuny

It is run by the Civic Museums Scheme of Venice and is housed within a lovely old Gothic palazzo once owned by the illustrious Pesaro family.

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Palazzo Grassi

This magnificent 18th century palazzo now houses the (highly) contemporary art collection of French businessman, Francois Pinault.

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Palazzo Franchetti

Palazzo Franchetti is an important building on the Grand Canal close to the Accademia bridge.

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Clock Tower (“Torre dell Orologio”)

Located in St. Mark’s Square right by the Basilica, this is one of the most significant Renaissance buildings in Venice and was built between 1496 and 1506.

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St. Mark’s Basilica

Unless you get there early, be prepared to wait in a sometimes lengthy queue to get into the Basilica.

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Campanile (Bell Tower)

This is the bell tower of St. Mark’s Basilica which was rebuilt in 1912 in the same style after it collapsed in 1902.

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Museo Correr

This is housed in the magnificent Napoleonic Wing of the Procuratie Nuove set of buildings in St. Mark’s Square.

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Doge’s Palace

The “Doge” was the name given to the elected leader of the Venetian Republic and this position existed until 1797 when the last Doge, Ludovico Manin abdicated on the conquest of the city by Napoleon.

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Punta del Dogana

This is the former customs house of Venice located at the very tip of Dorsoduro behind the church of Santa Maria della Salute.

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Palazzo Cini

Houses a significant part of the art collection of renowned 20th century collector, Vittorio Cini. Housed in a beautiful palazzo on the Grand Canal.

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Peggy Guggenheim Museum

This is a much visited museum housed in the unfinished former Palazzo dei Leoni on the Grand Canal.

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Ca’ Rezzonico

This magnificent palazzo on the Grand Canal is worth visiting, both to marvel at the magnificence of the palazzo itself.

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Gallerie dell’Accademia

Easily located as one of the pedestrian bridges to cross the Grand Canal is named after the closeby Accademia Gallery.

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