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1. Ca' d'Oro
Cannaregio | Museum/GalleryOne of the classic postcard sights of Venice, this exquisite Venetian Gothic palace was once literally a "Golden House," when its marble tracery...Read More
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2. Ca' Rezzonico
Dorsoduro | Museum/GalleryDesigned by Baldassare Longhena in the 17th century, this gigantic palace was completed nearly 100 years later by Giorgio Massari and became...Read More
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3. Gallerie dell'Accademia
Dorsoduro | Museum/GalleryThe greatest collection of Venetian paintings in the world hangs in these galleries founded by Napoléon back in 1807 on the site of a religious...Read More
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4. Museo Correr
Piazza San Marco | Museum/GalleryThis museum of Venetian art and history contains an important sculpture collection by Antonio Canova and important paintings by Giovanni Bellini...Read More
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5. Museo Vetro (Glass Museum)
Museum/GalleryThis compact yet informative museum displays glass items dating from the 3rd century AD to today. You’ll learn all about techniques introduced...Read More
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6. Palazzo Ducale
Piazza San Marco | Museum/GalleryRising grandly above the Piazzetta San Marco, this Gothic fantasia of pink-and-white marble is a majestic expression of Venetian prosperity...Read More
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7. Punta della Dogana
Dorsoduro | Museum/GalleryFunded by the billionaire who owns a major share in Christie's Auction House, the François Pinault Foundation had Japanese architect Tadao Ando...Read More
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8. Scuola Grande di San Rocco
San Polo | Museum/GalleryThis elegant example of Venetian Renaissance architecture, built between 1517 and 1560, was built for the essentially secular charitable...Read More
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9. Biblioteca Marciana
Piazza San Marco | Library/ArchiveThere's a wondrous collection of centuries-old books and illuminated manuscripts at this library, located across the piazzetta from Palazzo...Read More
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10. Ca' Pesaro
Santa Croce | Museum/GalleryBaldassare Longhena's grand Baroque palace, begun in 1676, is the beautifully restored home of two impressive collections. The Galleria...Read More
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11. Museo Archeologico
Piazza San Marco | Museum/GalleryVenice is the only major Italian city without an ancient past, yet it hosts a collection of ancient art second in Italy only to those in Rome...Read More
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12. Museo del Merletto
Museum/GalleryHere's the place to marvel at the intricacies of Burano's lace making. The lace-making museum will likely continue to host a "sewing circle...Read More
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13. Museo del Merletto (Lace Museum)
Museum/GalleryHome to the Burano Lace School from 1872 to 1970, the palace of Podestà of Torcello now houses a museum dedicated to the craft for which this...Read More
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14. Museo del Vetro
Museum/GalleryAlthough the collection leaves out some important periods, glassmakers, and styles, it is still the best way to get an overview of Venetian...Read More
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15. Museo Ebraico
Cannaregio | Museum/GalleryThe small but well-arranged museum highlights centuries of Venetian Jewish culture with splendid silver Hanukkah lamps and Torahs, and beautifully...Read More
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16. Museo Storico Navale
Castello | Museum/GalleryThe boat collection here includes scale models such as the doges' ceremonial Bucintoro, and full-size boats such as Peggy Guggenheim's private...Read More
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17. Palazzo Grassi
San Marco | Museum/GalleryBuilt between 1748 and 1772 by Giorgio Massari for a Bolognese family, this palace is one of the last of the great noble residences on the Grand...Read More
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18. Peggy Guggenheim Collection
Dorsoduro | Museum/GalleryHoused in the incomplete but nevertheless charming Palazzo Venier dei Leoni, this choice selection of 20th-century painting and sculpture represents...Read More
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19. Querini-Stampalia
Castello | Museum/GalleryA connoisseur's delight, this art collection at this late-16th-century palace includes Giovanni Bellini's Presentation in the Temple and Sebastiano...Read More
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