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MUSEI STATALI VENEZIANI -

 

Gallerie dell’Accademia

Accademia (linee 1-82 Actv) - Tel. 041.522.22.47

One of the most important museums in Italy, essential for the study of 14th to 18th century art history.

Tuesday-Sunday 8.15am-7.15pm; Monday 9am-2pm.

Admission € 11,00 (discounts, € 5,50/3,00; European Community citizens ages 18-25). Free for European Community citizens ages 18 or younger, and ages 65 or older.

Admission inclusive of the Ca’ d’Oro and Oriental museums, € 9,50, ridotti € 4,75.

 

Galleria Franchetti - Ca’ d’Oro

Ca’ d’Oro, Cannaregio (linea 1 Actv) Tel. 041.523.87.90

Baron Franchetti’s collection on display in one of the finest examples of Gothic architecture in Venice. Important group of sculptures, bronzes, paintings (Mantegna, Giorgione, Tiziano, Guardi) and Flemish and Dutch art.

Monday 8.15am-2pm; other days 8.15am-7.15pm.

Admission, € 5, disc. € 2,50. Admission inclusive of the Accademia and Oriental museums, € 11,00, disc. € 5,50/3,00.

 

Museo Archeologico Nazionale

Piazza S. Marco, (linee 1-52-82 Actv) Tel. 041.522.59.78

Admission to Correr Museum (Napoleonic Wing).

Collection of Greek-Roman Antiquity alongside Egyptian and Assyrian-Babylonian sections. Series of cameos and precious stones.

Open 8.15am-7.15pm. Enter through Correr Museum, 9am to 6pm, with ticket admitting you to all ST. MARK'S SQUARE MUSEUMS. Other times, enter at building no. 17 (admission, 4 / 2; last admission, half hour before closing).

 

Museo di Arte Orientale

Ca’ Pesaro (San Stae - linea 1 Actv) - Tel. 041.524.11.73

Display of Oriental art and culture: fabrics, clothing, armors, porcelains.

Open to the public:

From 1st April to 31st October: open 10am.-6pm.

From 1st November to 31st March: open 10am.-5pm. 

Last admission half an hour before.

Admission, € 5,50, ridotti € 3.

Admission inclusive of the Ca’ d’Oro and Accademia museums, € 11,00, ridotti € 5,50/3,00.

 

Sale Monumentali

della Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana

Piazzetta S. Marco (linee 1-52-82 Actv) - Tel. 041.520.87.88

Admission via Correr Museum (Napoleonic Wing).

Building designed by Sansovino.

Ornaments and other works by notable artists.

Open and admission: see St. Mark’s Museums


MUSEI DI PIAZZA SAN MARCO

Museum Card: 11,00 euro, discounts 5,50/3,00 euro  Validity 3 months

Museum Pass : (Musei civici e musei di Piazza San Marco) - 15,50 euro, discount 10 euro. Validity 3 months

 

Doge’s Palace,

Correr Museum,

National Archeological Museum

Monuments Hall at Marciana National Library,

(Line 1-52-82 Actv - St. Mark Square) - Tel. 041.522.49.51

Together in a unique, fascinating tour for a single ticket of admission.

Open to the public:

From  1st April to 31st October: open 9am.-7pm.

from 1st November to 31st March: open 9am.-5pm.

Last admission one hour before.

Closing 25th December and 1st January.

MUSEI CIVICI VENEZIANI: Tel. 041.271.59.11; www.museiciviciveneziani.it

 


MUSEI CIVICI

MUSEI CIVICI - St. Mark’s Museums

Museum Card: 11,00 euro, discounts 5,50/3,00 euro  Validity 3 months.

Museum Pass : (Musei civici e musei di Piazza San Marco) - 15,50 euro, discount 10 euro. Validity 3 months

 

Palazzo Ducale

Piazzetta San Marco (linee 1-52-82 Actv)

Ingresso Porta del Frumento, tel. 041.271.59.11.

Old seat of the government and law courts, and Doges’ residence from the 9th century to the fall of the Serenissima Republic. Important works of art set in richly decorated halls. Guided tours of secret trails upon request.

Times and admission see “I Musei di Piazza S. Marco”

 

Museo Correr

Piazza San Marco, Ala Napoleonica.

(Linee 1-52-82 Actv).  Tel. 041.522.56.25

The museum offers a compelling tour of Venetian history and art. Most noteworthy are the painting gallery, with 14th to 16th-century mainly Venetian masterpieces, Neoclassical section with collection of works by Canova, the precious historical institutional collections, studies of urban development and of everyday life.

Times and admission see “I Musei di Piazza S. Marco”

 

MUSEI CIVICI - area del Settecento

Museum Card:
(Ca'Rezzonico, Casa Goldoni, Palazzo Mocenigo) 8 euro, ridotto 4.50 euro

Museum Pass: (Musei civici e musei di Piazza San Marco) - 15,50 euro, discount 10 euro. Validity 3 months

 

Museo del Settecento Veneziano e

Pinacoteca Egidio Martini

Collezione Mestrovich - Ca’ Rezzonico

Ca’ Rezzonico (linea 1 Actv) Tel. 041.241.01.00

Museum of the Venetian Settecento (18th century). Works of art, furniture, interior furnishings. Masterpieces by Guardi, Canaletto, Tiepolo, Longhi and others.

On 3rd and 4th floors, important Venetian-school paintings from the 15th- to 20th-century, part of the Martini Collection.

Open 10am-6pm (last admission 5pm).

Closed Tuesdays.

Admission, € 6,50/4,50/2,50 (see Museum Card).

 

Museo di Palazzo Mocenigo

Centro Studi di Storia del Tessuto e del Costume San Stae, 1992 (linea 1 Actv) Tel. 041.72.17.98

Residence-museum: exquisite space with 18th-century interiors: collection of dresses and accessories, fabrics, books and figurines in various period costumes.

Open 10am-5pm; closed Mondays. Adm. € 4,00/2,50.

Library: Tue.-Thu. 8.30am-5pm, Wed.-Fri. 8.30am - 1.30pm.

 

Casa Goldoni

S. Polo, (S. Tomà linea 1-82 Actv) -Tel.041.244.03.17

Birthplace of the famous Venetian playwright and now a musueum, library and theater studies center.

Open 10am-5pm; closed Sunday. Theater Studies Center: 8.30am-5pm (Tue. and Thu.); 8.30am-1.30pm (Mon., Wed., Fri.).

Admission, € 2,50/1,50.

 

 

 

 MUSEI CIVICI - i musei delle isole

Museum Card:
(Museo del Vetro di Murano, Museo del Merletto di Burano) 6 euro, ridotto 4 euro

Museum Pass : (Musei civici e musei di Piazza San Marco) - 15,50 euro, discount 10 euro. Validity 3 months.

 

Museo del Vetro - Murano

Settore Vetro antico: Fondamenta Giustinian 8

(Museo linea 52 Actv) Tel. 041.73.95.86.

A comprehensive look at Venetian glass art over the centuries.

Weekdays, weekends and holidays, 10am-5pm; closed Wednesday. Admission, € 4,00/2,50.

 

Museo del Merletto - Burano

Piazza Galuppi - (linea circolare nord) Tel. 041.73.00.34

Display of the antique art of lacemaking.

Weekdays, 10am-5pm; closed Tuesdays.

Admission, € 4,00/2,50.

 

 

AREA DEL MODERNO

 

Galleria internazionale D’Arte Moderna - Ca’ Pesaro

Modern Art Collection  (19th and 20th centuries) of paintings, sculptures and graphic (from Italy and abroad).

Open to the public:

From 1st April to 31st October: open 10am.-6pm.

From 1st November to 31st March: open 10am.-5pm. 

Last admission one hour before.

Admission, € 5,50, ridotti € 3

 

 

ALTRI MUSEI CIVICI

 

Museo di Storia Naturale - Fondaco dei Turchi

Fondaco dei Turchi  Santa Croce 1720

San Stae - (linea 1 Actv) tel. 041.275.02.06

Parzial reopening

Open Saturdays and Sundays 10am-4pm

Educational tours required booking.

 

Museo Fortuny

Closed for restoration - Only temporary exhibitions.

 


ALTRI MUSEI e COLLEZIONI:

Collezione Peggy Guggenheim

Palazzo Venier dei Leoni, San Gregorio 701

Dorsoduro (Salute - linea 1 Actv ) Tel. 041.240.54.11

Famous residence-museum of the U.S. patroness of the arts Peggy Guggenheim. Masterpieces by representatives of the main 20th-century art currents and avant-garde movements.

Weekdays, weekends and holidays, 10am-6pm.

Saturday 10am-10pm (until 31 July).

Closed on Tuesday.

Admission, € 10 (discounts, € 8).

 

Museo Storico Navale

Ex Granai della Repubblica, Arsenale

Castello 2148 (linea 1 Actv) Tel. 041.520.02.76

Collection of relics of the Venetian Serenissima Republic era and of the Italian Navy. Miniature models, Arsenale shipyard remembrances, collection of uniforms and standards.

Weekdays, 8.45am-1.30pm; Saturday 8.45am-1pm. Closed holidays and Sundays. Admission, € 1,55.

 

Museo della Fond. Scientifica Querini Stampalia

Castello 4778 (campo S. M. Formosa)

(S.Zaccaria 1-52  Actv)  Tel. 041.271.14.11.

Residence-museum of the Querini-Stampalia family. Library, archive, gallery, furniture and household objects from the 16th century. Important paintings by Bellini, Palma, Ricci, Tiepolo and Longhi.

Gallery: Tue., Wed., Thu. and Sun., 10am-6pm; Fri. and Sat., 10am-10pm. Closed Monday.

Admission, 6,00. (discounts, 4 ).

Library: Weekdays, 4pm-12pm; Saturday 2.30pm-12pm; Sunday, 3pm-7pm.

 

Palazzo Cini

S. Vio, (Accademia) Dorsoduro, 864

(linea 1-82 Actv)  Tel. 041.521.07.55

Residence-museum of Vittorio Cini. Collection of 15th and 16th-century Tuscan and Ferrarese paintings, period furniture, and silver, ivory and ceramic objects. Phone reservations required.

See exibition.

 

Palazzo Labia - Salone del Tiepolo

S. Geremia, Cannaregio (Ferrovia, linee 1-52 Actv)

Tel.041.78.12.77/03

On display are works by Tiepolo.

Phone Reservation: Wednesday-Thursday-Friday, 3-4pm.

 

Museo Dipinti Sacri Bizantini - Istituto Ellenico

Ponte dei Greci, Castello, 3412

(S.Zaccaria linee 1-52 Actv) Tel. 041.522.65.81

Collection of 14th- to 18th-century icons by the Greek, Cretan and Veneto schools. Closed on Monday

Weekdays, 9am-12.30pm and 1.30pm-4.30pm.

Sundays, 10am-5pm.

Admission, € 4, (discount, € 2 ).

 

Museo della Provincia - Torcello

Palazzo del Consiglio, Torcello

(linea circolare nord Actv) Tel. 041.73.07.61

Collection of Greek-Roman Antiquity, archeological finds from the estuary from the Paleo-Veneto and Etruscan periods. Torcello certificates, codices and statutes.

Weekdays and Sundays, 10.30-5.30pm; last admission half an hour before.

Closed Monday and holidays.

Admission museum € 3,00 discount € 1.50; museum+basilica € 5.50/3.00; museum+basilica+belltower € 8.00/5.50.

 


CHIESE - SCUOLE di DEVOZIONE - MUSEI SACRI:

Basilica di San Marco - Pala d’Oro e Tesoro

Basilica S. Marco - (linee 1-52 Actv)

Tel. 041.522.56.97

Fine example of Byzantine-Veneto goldsmithery and what has remained of the old Basilica’s treasure: chalices, cups, religious texts.

Weekdays,9.45am-5pm, weekend, holydays, 2pm-4pm.

Admission (altar-frontal), €  1,50 (discounts, €  1).

Admission (treasure), € 2 (discounts, € 1).

 

Basilica di San Marco - Galleria Museum

Piazza San Marco (linee 1-52 Actv)

Tel. 041.522.52.05

On display are the famous bronze horses and other works of art.

Open 9.45am-5pm.

Admission € 1.50 (discounts, € 1).

 

Basilica di San Marco - Campanile

Piazza San Marco (linee 1-52 Actv)

Tel. 041.522.40.64

Panoramic view from the city’s tallest belltower.

Weekdays, weekends and holidays, 9am-7pm.

May-August 9am-9pm.

Admission, € 6 (discounts, € 3).

 

Basilica dei Frari

Frari, (San Tomà, linea 1 Actv)

Tel. 041.272.86.11

Fine example of Venetian Gothic architecture. On display are important works by Titian, Bellini and Donatello.

Weekdays, 9am-6pm; holidays and Sundays, 1pm-6pm.

Admission, € 2.50

 

Chiesa e Campanile di San Giorgio Maggiore

Isola di San Giorgio Maggiore (linea 82 Actv)

Tel. 041.522.78.27

Important Benedictine church designed by Andrea Palladio. Masterpieces by Jacopo da Bassano, Sebastiano Ricci, Tintoretto and Carpaccio. Panoramic view of St. Mark’s Basin

Open daily 9.30am 12.30pm, 2.30pm-5.30pm.

Admission (belltower) € 3.

 

Basilica di S.M.Assunta di Torcello - Belltower

Isola di Torcello (linea circolare nord 12/14  Actv)

Tel. 041.270.24.64

Precious mosaics in the oldest cathedral around the Lagoon.

Cathedral 10.00am.-5.00pm.

Admission, € 3, discount € 2 Audioguide € 1.

Belltower: 10am.-5pm. Last admission 4 pm € 3

Tickets: museum+basilica € 4,

museum+basilica+belltower € 8,00/5.50

Basilica +Belltower € 5.50.

 

Scuola Grande di S. Rocco

S. Rocco, Frari (S.Tomà linea 1 Actv)

Tel. 041.523.48.64

Prime group of works by Tintoretto. Cycles of allegories, Life and Passion of Christ, scenes from the Old and New Testaments.

Open 9am-5.30pm, from 3 November 10am.- 4pm.

Admission € 5,50, discount € 4,00/1,50.

 

Scuola Dalmata di S. Giorgio degli Schiavoni

Ponte dei Greci, Castello

(S.Zaccaria linee 1-52 Actv) - Tel. 041.522.88.28.

Famous painting cycle by Vittore Carpaccio depicting the lives of Saints George, Tryphon and Jerome.

Tue.-Sat. 10.00-12.30am and 3.30-6pm;

Sunday, 10 12.30am. Closed Monday.

Admission, € 2,58 ridotti € 1,55.

 

Scuola Grande di S.Giovanni Evangelista

S. Polo 2454, (San Tomà 1-82 Actv) Tel. 041.71.82.34

Phone reservations required. Admission with donation.

 

Scuola Grande dei Carmini

Ca’ Rezzonico (linea 1 Actv)

Tel. 041.528.94.20

Painting cycle dedicated to the Madonna del Carmine. Canvases by Tiepolo and Padovanino.

Daily 9am-6pm; Sunday 9am-4pm.

Admission € 5,00/4,00.

 

Museo Comunità Ebraica

Cannaregio, 2902/b (S.Marcuola linee 1-82 Actv)

Tel. 041.71.53.59

Objects and works related to the religious and social Jewish life displayed in two 16th-century synagogues.

Open 10am-6pm; closed Sat. and Jewish holidays.

Admission, € 3 (discounts, € 2).

Guided tours at synagogues (departing from Museum): 10.30am, 11.30am, 12.30pm, 1.30pm, 2.30pm, 3.30pm, 4.30pm (italian-english). Guided tours in various languages, by reservation, 8/6,50.

 

Museo Diocesano

P.te della Canonica (S.Zaccaria linee 1-52 Actv)

Tel. 041.522.91.66

Religious furniture and objects from now-abolished churches and convents. Nearby, one of the most compelling Romanesque cloisters in the city.

Weekdays, weekends and holidays, 10.30am-12.30pm; closed Sunday. Admission, free, with donation.

 

Oratorio dei Crociferi

Cannaregio 4905, Campo dei Gesuiti (linea 1 Actv)

Tel. 041.271.90.12 (IRE)

Small oratory opposite the similarly named old convent. Painting cycle by Palma il Giovane.

April-October: Friday and Saturday 3.30pm-6.30pm.

Admission 2.

 

Convento di S. Francesco del Deserto

S. Francesco del Deserto (Burano linea 12/14 Actv)

Tel. 041.528.68.63

Important Franciscan convent on one of the most beautiful lagoon islands. Open 9am-11am and 3pm-5pm.

Admission, free, with donation.

 

Monastero Mekhitarista

Isola San Lazzaro degli Armeni

(S.Zaccaria linee 10/20 Actv ore 15.10)

Tel. 041.526.01.04

Library and collection of works, miniatures and documents of Armenian history.

Weekdays, weekends and holidays, 3.20pm-5pm (guided visit). Admission, € 6 (discounts, € 3).


ARCHIVI E BIBLIOTECHE:

Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana

Piazzetta San Marco, n. 7

(S.Zaccaria linee 1-52 Actv). Tel. 041.520.87.88

Most important Venetian collection of books. Building designed by Sansovino.

Ornaments and other works by notable artists.

Reading rooms,

Mon. - Fri.: 8.10am-6,30pm; Sat. 8.30am-1.30pm

Sansovino Room: weekdays 9am-5pm;

Admission at the Correr Museum (Ala napoleonica).

See MUSEI di SAN MARCO

 

Archivio di Stato - Frari, San Polo 3002

(S.Tomà linee 1-82 Actv) Tel. 041.522.22.81

One of the largest archival complexes in the world, housed in an old Franciscan convent. Manuscripts, texts and documents related to the history of the Venetian Serenissima .

Reading rooms, Mon., and Sat., 8.30am-2pm;

Tue., Wed. and Thu. Fri., 8.30am-6pm.

 

Archivio Storico delle Arti Contemporanee

de La Biennale di Venezia

Santa Croce, 2214 (S.Stae linea 1 Actv)

Tel. 041.521.87.11

Closed for restauration.


ALTRI LUOGHI D'ARTE:

Scala Contarini del Bovolo

Corte dei risi o del bovolo, San Marco 4299

(Rialto linea 1-82 Actv) Tel. 041.271.90.12 (IRE)

April-October daily 10am-6pm

November-March Saturday and Sunday 10am-4pm

Ingresso € 3 (€ 2.50 ridotto per gruppi) con visita guidata

 

Sala della Musica - Ospedaletto

Castello 6691, Barbaria de le tole

(San Zaccaria, linee 1-52 Actv ) Tel. 041.271.90.12 (IRE)

Tuesday, Friday, Saturday 3.30pm-6.30pm.

Music Room € 2 with guided visit.

Times may be subjet to variation
The Ticket Offices close half an hour before.


VILLE VENETE
Riviera del Brenta

Villa Foscari “La Malcontenta”

Malcontenta (VE) - Tel. 041.547.00.12.

Closed until 31 March.

Open Tuesday and Saturday 9-12am.

 

Barchessa Valmarana

Villa Widmann Foscari, Mira (VE) Tel. 041.426.63.87.

Open Tue.-Sun. 9,30-12am/2,30-6pm.

Closed on Monday.

Open for Groups only. Reservation required.

 

Villa Nazionale Pisani ex Reale

Stra (Venezia) - Tel. 049.50.20.74.

Opening time: from october to april 9am-4pm.

Closed on Monday.

Admission Park and Museum euro 5, disc. euro 2,50.

Only Park euro 2,58, discount 1,29 euro.

Park closed in winter

Closed 25 December and 1 January.

 

Villa Foscarini Rossi

Museo della calzatura d’autore

Stra (Ve) - Tel. 049.980.10.91.

Permanent exhibition of shoes.

Opening time: from Monday to Friday 9am-12.30pm/2.30pm-6pm.

Closed Sunday, and holidays and from 22th December to 6th January 2003

Admission euro 5, disc. euro 2,50, groups euro 3.

 

Villa Widmann Foscari Rezzonico

Mira (VE) -Tel.041.560.06.90.

January-March: Sat., Sun. and holidays 10-17.

April and October: Tue.-Sun. 10-17, Closed on Monday.

May-September: Tue.-Sun. 10-18, Closed on Monday.

Admission euro 5,16, discount 2,58 with guided tours.


VILLE VENETE
Treviso e dintorni

Villa Barbaro

Maser (Treviso) - Tel. 0423.92.30.04

Opening: Saturday, Sunday and holidays 2,30pm-5pm.

Closed Sunday morning. Groups for bookings.

 

Castello di Roncade

Roncade (Tv). - Tel. 0422.70.87.36 - Fax 0422.84.09.64

Opening time: daily 8,30am-12,30pm/2,30pm-5,30pm

Guided tours. by reservation

Admission: 4 euro.

 


VILLE VENETE
Padova e dintorni

Villa Contarini

Piazzola sul Brenta (Padova) - Tel. 049.559.09.95

Opening time: Weekdays 9am-12am/2pm-5pm;

weekends and holidays 9am-12am/1,30pm-6pm;

Closed on Monday.

 

Villa Barbarigo Pizzoni Ardemani

Valsanzibio (Padova) uscita casello Terme Euganee

Tel. 049.913.00.29-42.

Closed from December to march

Weekdays, weekends and holidays 9am-12am and 1,30pm until sunset.

Admission 7 euro


VILLE VENETE
Vicenza e dintorni

VILLA ALMERICO CAPRA VALMARANA

Via della Rotonda 45 (Vicenza) - tel. 0444/321793

Masterpiece of Andrea Palladio, is included in the Word Heritage List of Unesco.

Open on Wednesday: 10-12am/3-6pm.

Admission park 3 euro, museum 6 euro.

 


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