Museums

The cultural heritage in the museums of Venice

Venetian Museums are the jewel box that guards the complex and unique cultural heritage of Venice. All visitors will find here something interesting, as the areas covered by the museums range from Art to Natural Sciences, from Archaeology to Fashion.
Twelve of the Venetian museums are managed by the Fondazione Musei Civici of Venice, a city’s public foundation.
These are the Doge’s Palace, the Correr Museum, the Marciana Library, the National Archaeological Museum of Venice, Ca’ Rezzonico Museum, Goldoni House, Palazzo Mocenigo Museum, Ca’ Pesaro Museum (Modern Art and Oriental Art), Murano Glass Museum, the Lace Museum and the Venice Natural History Museum. People interested in visiting Venetian Museums will therefore find a convenient solution the purchase of the Museum Pass, that grants access to all of them.
A comprehensive ticket is also available for Venetian museums of Saint Mark’s square.

  • Goldoni house

     Goldoni house is located in the sestiere of San Polo, close to campo San Tomà. Officially known as Ca' Centani, it was erected in XV century and still conserves typical architectonical features…

  • Greek Icons Museum

     Greek Icons Museum of Venice is housed in the old building of the Scuola dei Greci, near to the church of San Giorgio dei Greci in the district of Castello.…

  • Guggenheim Museum Collection

    Guggenheim museum of Venice displays masterpieces of modern art collected by eccentric American millionaire, patron and art collector Peggy Guggenheim. Art in Guggenheim museum in Venice includes paintings by Picasso,…

  • Jewish Museum

    Jewish Museum of Venice (Museo Ebraico) provides an interesting introduction to Jewish history in the lagoon, thanks to the fact that beside the precious ritual objects exposed, in this tiny museum…

  • Lace Museum

    The Lace Museum of Venice opened in 1981 in the building that was previously the site of the Burano Lace school (1872-1970), of which it inherited old handiworks and drawings.…

  • Marciana Library

     Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana, or Marciana Library in English, was created in 1468 thanks to a donation of books by Cardinal Bessarion from Byzantium, although the first project for a public…

  • Moors’ clock tower

    The Moors' clock tower in Venice was built in the late XV century by Codussi, and it marks days, hours, moon phases, and zodiac. On the top of it, two…

  • Murano Glass Museum

     Murano Glass Museum was founded in 1861, and it constitutes a perfect starting point for a visit to Murano island and to its glass factories. It provides visitors with a clear…

  • National Archaeological Museum

     National Archaeological Museum of Venice is located on Saint mark's square, sharing its entrance with Correr museum. Its early founding in 1523 made it possible for it to gather a…

  • Naval History Museum

    Naval History Museum of Venice (Museo Storico Navale) will captivate the attention of visitors interested in military history, and of everyone willing to understand the deep relationship of Venice with…