Historical Naval Museum - New Management

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The new management of the Historical Naval Museum of Venice allows everyone to make the best use of its original and unique expository heritage.

From June 2014 the Historical Naval Museum of Venice is part of the museum sites supervised by Vela which handles, after a decision of the City of Venice, the organization and management of the events and of the territorial marketing, in partnership with MUVE, the Civic Museums Foundation of Venice. The new management of the Historical Naval Museum of Venice, with the extension of the visiting time followed by a project of development of the findings, allowing the public to enjoy the particular and original expository path, drawing perfectly the history of the interesting and fundamental chapter linked to the naval and maritime history of Venice. The Museum develops nowadays on five levels, for a total of 4000 square meters, structured in 42 rooms. On the inside the exposition is rich of sea traditions, precious finds, ancient maps, navigation tools, boats and documents tracing the history of the Venetian Republic. In addition to the main building, is part of the museum circuit, from 1983, also the Boats Pavilion, about 1250 square meters, situated in three warehouses headquarters of the ancient “fabric or workshop of the oars” of the galleys of the Arsenal. Restored and brought back to their original vision of the sixteenth century, the ancient warehouses – at the moment can be visited on Saturday and Sunday with fixed start from the main museum - were used for the storage of larger boats that could not be located in the main building of the museum like typical Venetian boats, ancient ceremonial gondolas, lagoon work boats, military boats, racing boats. In the last few years have been assigned to the museum two other open spaces, inside the Arsenal, where have found a place a Motozattera of World War II and a submarine Class "Toti", the Dandolo. There's also a new graphic guise, that reminds the "bunting" lifted up from the ships on special occasions, an explanation that will be displayed on posters, flyers and information kiosks that will contribute to the promotion of the museum in the city. The access to the Museum is provided with a full € 5 ticket and € 3.50 reduced ticket (between 6 and 25 years old, max 2 guides for groups of children or students, citizens over 65; MUVE Friend Card holders).