MUSEI STATALI:

Gallerie dell’Accademia
Accademia (lines 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 L. 12,000 (discounts, L. 6,000; 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, L. 18,000.

Galleria Franchetti -  Ca’ d’Oro
Ca’ d’Oro, Cannaregio (line 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..
Weekdays, weekends and holidays, 8.15am-2pm. 
Admission, L. 6,000. 
Admission inclusive of the Accademia and Oriental museums, L. 18,000.

Museo di Arte Orientale
Ca' pesaro (S. Stae Linea 1 ACTV) 
Tel. 041.524.11.73
Display of Oriental art and culture: fabrics, clothing, armors, porcelains.
Weekdays, weekends and holidays 9am-2pm. Closed Monday. 
Admission, L. 4,000.  
Admission inclusive of the Ca’ d’Oro and Accademia museums, L. 18,000.

Museo Archeologico Nazionale
Ala Napoleonica linee 1-52-82 Actv - San Marco) 
Tel. 041.522.59.78
Collection of Greek-Roman Antiquity alongside Egyptian and Assyrian-Babylonian sections. Series of cameos and precious stones.
Open and Amission: see  St. Mark’s Museums

Sale Monumentali della Biblioteca Naz. Marciana
Piazzetta San Marco n.7
(linee 1-52-82 Actv - San Marco) 
Tel. 041.520.87.88
Building designed by Sansovino.
Ornaments and other works by notable artists.
Open: see  St. Mark’s Museums

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MUSEI di PIAZZA S. MARCO

Doge’s Palace, Correr Museum, National Archeological Museum and the Monuments Hall at Marciana National Library, together in a unique, fascinating tour for a single ticket of admission.
(Line 1-52-82 Actv - St.Mark Square)
Opening: (from 1st Nov. to 31st Mar.: open 9am.-5 pm.)
from 1st April to 31st October: open 9am.-7pm.
Last admission, 5pm. (3 pm.)
Closing 25th December and 1st January
Admission  L. 18,000 (discounts, L. 10,000/6,000)

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MUSEI CIVICI:

Palazzo Ducale
St. Mark Side Square 
(boat lines 1-52-82 Actv to S. Marco) 
Tel. 041 522.49.51
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. 
Open: see above, St. Mark’s Museums

Museo Correr
St. Mark Side Square 
(boat lines 1-52-82 Actv to S. Marco)
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. Open: see above, St. Mark’s Museums

Centro Studi di Storia del Tessuto e del Costume di Palazzo Mocenigo
S. Stae, 1992 (linee 1 Actv to S. Stae)
Tel. 041 72.17.98
Residence-museum of the Mocenigo family. Exquisite space with 18th-century interiors: collection of dresses and accessories, fabrics, books and figurines in various period costumes.
Weekdays, 10am-5pm; 
closed Mondays. 
Admission, L. 8,000 (discounts, L. 5,000).
Library: Tue. and Thu. 10am-1.30pm, Wed.and Fri. 8.30am - 1.30pm.

Museo Fortuny
S. Beneto 3780 (lines 1-82 to S. Angelo)
Tel. 041 520.09.95
Eccentric Spanish artist Mariano Fortuny’s residence-museum. Fabrics, objects and period furniture.
Closed for restoration (see Art Exhibition).

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, L. 8,000 (discounts, L. 5,000). 

Museo del Merletto - Burano
Piazza Galluppi (circle line north Actv to Burano) 
Tel. 041 73.00.34
Display of the antique art of lacemaking. 
Weekdays, 10am-5pm; 
closed Tuesdays. 
Admission, L. 8,000 (discounts, L. 5,000).

Museo del ‘700 Veneziano - Ca’ Rezzonico
Ca’ Rezzonico (S. Barnaba, linea 1 Actv)
Tel. 041.520.40.36/041.241.01.00 
Museum of the Venetian Settecento (18th century). Works of art, furniture, interior furnishings. Masterpieces by Guardi, Canaletto, Tiepolo, Longhi and others. 
Closed for restauration reopening from 29th June

Galleria D’Arte Moderna - Ca’ Pesaro
San Stae, S. Croce (linea 1 Actv) 
Tel. 041.72.11.27
Collection of works by 19th- and 20th-century artists from Italy and abroad.
Closed for restoration.

Museo di Storia Naturale
S. Croce, 1730 (S.Stae, linea 1 Actv) 
Tel. 041.524.08.85 
Minerals, fossils, botanical and ethnographical collections related also to the Paleo-Veneto. 
Closed for restoration.

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ALTRI MUSEI e COLLEZIONI:

Collezione Peggy Guggenheim
Palazzo Venier dei Leoni, S. Gregorio 701, 
Dorsoduro (Salute - linea 1 Actv ) 
Tel. 041.520.62.88.
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.
Closed on Tuesday  
Admission, L. 12,000 (discounts, L. 8,000).

Museo Storico Navale
Ex Granai della Repubblica, 
Arsenale, 2148 Castello (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; 
Closed holidays and Sundays. 
Admission, L. 3,000.

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-10pm and 3pm-6pm; Fri. and Sat., 10am-1pm and 3pm-10pm. 
Closed Monday. 
Admission, L. 12,000 (discounts, L. 8,000).
Library: Weekdays, 4pm-11.30pm; Sat. 2.30pm-11.30pm; Sun., 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. 
Open from September to November.

Palazzo Labia - Salone del Tiepolo
S. Geremia, Cannaregio (Ferrovia, linee 1-52 Actv) 
On display are works by Tiepolo. Phone reservations required. 
Phone Reservation: Wednesday-Thursday-Friday, 3-4pm. Tel.041.78.12.77/03

Museo Dipinti Sacri Bizantini - Istituto Ellenico
Ponte dei Greci, Castello, 3412 
Collection of 14th- to 18th-century icons by the Greek, Cretan and Veneto schools.
Weekdays, 9am-12.30pm and 1.30pm-4.30pm. Sundays, 10am-5pm.
Admission, L. 7,000, L. 4,000).

Museo dell’Estuario - Torcello
Palazzo del Consiglio, Torcello 
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, 10-5.30pm;
closed Monday and holidays.
Admission, L. 3,000 (discounts, L.1,500)

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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-4.30pm, weekend, holydays, 2pm-4.30pm. 
Admission (altar-frontal), Lire 3,000 (discounts, Lire 1,500).
Admission (treasure), L. 4,000 (discounts, L. 2,000).

Basilica S. Marco - Galleria 
On display are the famous bronze horses and other works of art. Open daily 9.45am-5.30pm . 
Admission, L. 3,000 (discounts, L. 1,500).

Basilica di San Marco - Campanile
Panoramic view from the city’s tallest belltower. 
Weekdays, weekends and holidays, 9.00am-7.00pm.
Admission, L. 8,000 (discounts, L. 4,000).

Basilica dei Frari 
Campo dei Frari, San Polo 
(S.Tomà, linea 1 Actv) Tel. 041.522.26.37 
Fine example of Venetian Gothic architecture. On display are important works by Titian, Giovanni Bellini and Donatello. 
Weekdays, 9am-6pm; holidays and Sundays, 1pm-6pm. Admission, L. 3,000

Chiesa e Campanile di San Giorgio Maggiore
Isola di S. Giorgio (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 (admission, L.3.000)
Open daily 9.30am 12.30pm, 2.30pm-6pm.

Basilica di S.M.Assunta di Torcello - Campanile
Torcello (linea circolare nord Actv) 
Precious mosaics in the oldest cathedral around the Lagoon. 
Cathedral 10am.-5.30pm.
Admission, L. 5000, (L.3,000  group) with guided tour
Belltower: 10am.-5.30pm.Admission, L. 4.000.

Scuola Grande di S. Rocco
S. Rocco, Frari (S.Tomà linea 1 Actv) Tel. 041.523.48.64 
Prime group of works by Jacopo Tintoretto. Cycles of allegories, Life and Passion of Christ, scenes from the Old and New Testaments. 
Weekdays and Sun. 10am-5pm. 
Admission L. 8,000 - 6,000.

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.
Tuesday.-Saturday. 9.30-12.30am and 3.30-6.30pm; Sunday, 10 - 12.30am. 
Closed Monday.
Admission, L. 5,000 (discounts, L. 3,000).

Scuola Grande di S.Giovanni Evangelista
San Polo 2454, (San Tomà 1-82 Actv) 
Sun. and Mon. 10am - 4pm  with guided tours
Admission L. 5.000 (L.3.000 discount)

Scuola Grande dei Carmini 
Carmini, Dorsoduro (Ca’ Rezzonico linea 1 Actv) 
Painting cycle dedicated to the Madonna del Carmine. Canvases by Giambattista Tiepolo and Padovanino. 
Monday-Saturday  9am-6pm. Sunday 9am-4pm.
Admission L. 8,000 (discounts, L. 6,000).

Oratorio dei Crociferi
Cannaregio 4905, Campo dei Gesuiti (linea 1 Actv)
Small oratory opposite the similarly named old convent. Painting cycle by Palma il Giovane. 
Thuesday, Friday, Saturday, 10am-1pm. (from 6th April 9-12am)
Admission L. 3,000 

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.
Weekdays, weekends and holidays, 10am-5.30pm; closed Saturday and Jewish holidays. 
Admission, L. 5,000 (discounts, L. 3,000). 
Guided tours at synagogues (departing from Museum): 10.30am, 11.30, 12.30, 1.30pm, 2.30, 3.30*, 4.30*, (italian-english)  - *No Frida
Guided tours in various languages, by reservation, 
L. 12,000 (discounts, L. 9,000).

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

Convento di S. Francesco del Deserto
S. Francesco del Deserto 
(Burano circolare nord Actv)
Tel. 041.528.68.63 
Important Franciscan convent on one of the most beautiful lagoon islands. 
Admission, free, with donation.

Monastero Mekhitarista
Isola S. Lazzaro degli Armeni (S.Zaccaria linee 10/20 Actv ore 14.55)
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, L. 10,000 (discounts, L. 5,000).

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