Today Venice is a city that is more than ever devoted to ART. Anyone choosing to take a holiday on the Lagoon has a vast choice of Venice Museums. There are those devoted to the history of the city, such as the Palazzo Ducale, the Museum of Eighteenth-Century Venice in the Ca Rezzonico or the Galleries of the Venetian Academy. Then there are those devoted to contemporary art such as the Palazzo Grazzi and Punta della Dogana as well as those focussing on costumes like the Palazzo Mocenigo and the Fortuny Museum. In Venice it is possible to take in art in all its forms in its numerous MUSEUMS, GALLERIES, CHURCHES, FOUNDATIONS and BUILDINGS.
Palace Ca ’Vendramin Calergi, considered by Francesco Sansovino (official historian of the Serenissima Republic) as one of the most important Palaces of the Grand Canal, is a noble expression of the Renaissance in Venice. Palazzo Ca ‘Vendramin Calergi consists of a ground floor, with water access from the Grand Canal, […]
DettagliThe Malibran Theater in Venice has very ancient origins. the theater was built by the Grimani family in Campo San Giovanni Grisostomo in the second half of the 1600s and immediately became very famous because the drama sang was recited there, a new genre for the time. Having become a […]
DettagliThe Avogaria Theater is one of the smallest and most characteristic Venetian theater. Located between Calle Lunga San Barnaba and the Church of San Sebastiano, it was founded by Giovanni Poli in 1969. It is also the seat of the cultural association Teatro a l’Avogaria, whose goal is the maintenance […]
DettagliIn Venice Lido exists from centuries an evocative Jewish cemetery, which unfortunately has been left neglected for years. The local Administration has recently decided to reclaim the 35 thousand square meters of greenery in which are immersed the old and new graves as to make the Jewish Cemetery more easily […]
DettagliSmall architectural gem located in the heart of Venice, headquarters of the Cultural Foundation “Centre de musique romantique française”. The Palazzetto Bru Zane is a wonderful building, located just a few steps from the spectacular Basilica dei Frari, and from 2009 it houses the Cultural Foundation “Palazzetto Bru Zane – […]
DettagliAn extraordinary collection of Murano glasses, from the Renaissance to the 18th century, is waiting for you at the Glass Museum of Venice. The Murano Glass Museum, hosted in the ancient residence of the Bishops of Torcello, has been part of the Venice Civic Museum since 1923. In that year, […]
DettagliMuseo storico navale (historical naval museum) is fundamental to understand why Venice was superior to the other maritime republics. In it you can find nautical instruments, cannons, torpedos and most of all many models of ships including one of the last Bucintoros, the galley on which the Doge took part […]
DettagliThe Scuola Grande di S. Marco is one of the most ancient ones in Venice. The building was recently restored and is now possible to visit the interior, as well as admire the harmonious facade. The second floor offers the magnificence of the Sala Capitolare and the altar by Sansovino, […]
DettagliPalazzo Grassi is a sophisticated, neoclassically-inspired 18th century building, the work of Giorgio Massari. Some frescoes attributed to Alessandro Longhi decorate the staircase. In 1983, the building passed to the Fiat group, who commissioned the Milanese architect Gae Aulenti to renovate it. It became one of Europe’s most prestigious exhibition […]
DettagliThe Torre dell’Orologio, conceived in shape of raised bell tower on an essential arc of triumph, is going back building to the last years of the 1400’s realized from the atelier of Mauro Codussi. It represents for many aspects one of more originates them and completed constructions of thearchitecture of […]
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