Saint Mark’s Basilica (Basilica di San Marco) in Venice is the most famous of the city’s churches and one of the best known examples of Italo-Byzantine architecture. Situated at the eastern end of Saint Mark’s Square (Piazza San Marco), next to the Doge’s Palace, originally … [read more]
Top Museums in Venice
Gallerie dell’Accademia
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Fine ArtsThe Gallerie dell’Accademia (Accademia Galleries) in Venice is one of the great museums of the world and has one of the finest collections of Venetian art. The museum is situated on the south side of the Grand Canal, in the Sestiere Dorsoduro district, at the … [read more]
Doge’s Palace
The Doge’s Palace (Palazzo Ducale) in Venice is a unique example of Venetian Gothic architecture and one of the city’s main landmarks. Sitting at the political heart of Venice for most of the Republic’s existence, the building played a vital role in the daily life … [read more]
Peggy Guggenheim Collection
The Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice is a modern art museum overlooking the Grand Canal. The impressive collection is housed in the Palazzo Venier dei Leoni, an 18th-century palace, for three decades the home of the American heiress Peggy Guggenheim (1898-1979). In 1951 she began … [read more]
Museo Correr
The Museo Correr in Venice offers a fascinating insight into Venetian art, history and culture. The museum originated with the collection that Teodoro Correr bequeathed to the city in 1830. A keen art collector and coming from a noble Venetian family, Correr dedicated much of … [read more]
Palazzo Grassi
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Modern & Contemporary ArtPalazzo Grassi in Venice is an imposing contemporary art museum overlooking the Grand Canal. The Palazzo presents major temporary exhibitions, some of which are based in whole or in part on the Pinault Collection, one of the largest collections of contemporary art in the world. … [read more]
Punta della Dogana
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Modern & Contemporary ArtThe Punta della Dogana is a contemporary art museum in Venice that exhibits artworks from the François Pinault Foundation, one of the largest collections of contemporary art in the world. Occupying a triangular tongue of land where the Grand Canal meets the Giudecca Canal, the … [read more]
Ca’ Pesaro – Gallery of Modern Art
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Modern & Contemporary ArtCa’ Pesaro in Venice is a modern art museum containing important paintings and sculptures from the 19th and 20th centuries. Located on the Grand Canal, the grandiose Baroque Palazzo was commissioned in the mid 17th century by the noble Pesaro family and brought to life … [read more]