In Venice, you will not only find one of the most beautiful cities in all of Italy, the most interesting due to its canals and its incredible cultural history. In addition to this, another one of the things that stands out the most are the incredibly varied museums in Venice. In this location there are all kinds of museums scattered throughout its territory to learn a little bit of everything related to the culture of the city itself and of Italy in general. In this article you will find a complete guide of some of the most emblematic museums of the city such as, for example, the Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Doge's Palace (Palazzo Ducale), Accademia Gallery Museum, and many more.

A complete guide to discovering all the museums of Venice while staying at NH Hotel

A complete guide to discovering all the museums of Venice while staying at NH Hotel

Discover the Venice art museum and their exhibitions

In this article you will find how to get to each museum, where it is, and what kind of exhibitions you will find in each one. Added to this are which are the most outstanding exhibitions of each one and the current collections that the museums generally have. Find out which are some of the most popular museums in Venice.

Dive into the Peggy Guggenheim Collection

It is considered as one of the most particular museums in the city because it is more of a personal collection than a museum itself. Precisely the name is Peggy Guggenheim Collection, this woman owns a rare and extraordinary collection of art that she wants to share with everyone. 

According to some curators it is one of the most important and relevant collections of art pieces of the 20th century. This Venice art museum is located on Dorsoduro street just meters from the famous Basilica of Santa Maria della Salute, another one of the great tourist spots of the city.

Another peculiarity of this museum is that it is literally facing the water which makes it a beautiful and incredible spot to visit and walk around. It can be reached by boat or walking. The average ticket price starts around €17 and up depending on what type of visit you choose to have. You can opt for the visit with an audio guide so that things are more interesting and it becomes a little more expensive, but the base price is as indicated.

Some highlighted exhibitions are, for example, that of Maria Helena Vieira da Silva. She is a Portuguese artist who presents her exhibition called Anatomy of Space. However, the most important thing about this museum is undoubtedly the entire collection of invaluable art pieces that Peggy Guggenheim had.

Visiting the imposing Palazzo Ducale

One of the great features of this museum is that each of its rooms is better than the last due to the amount of ornaments and majestic designs that its ceilings have, which are unique in all of Europe, worthy of comparison with the famous Sistine Chapel. Among the museums of Venice the Palazzo Ducale is located in an unmatched central spot such as the famous Piazza San Marco, right on one of the ends of this essential neuralgic site of the city is where this great palace is located. 

The great attractions of this museum include each of its rooms, such as the institutional room, the armory, and the prison, and its entire layout in general makes it a must-visit while you stay at one of our hotels in Venice. Average tickets to enter this art museum range from 13 to 30 euros, depending on the type of ticket.

Gallerie dell'Accademia: Visiting the southern part of Venice

Located more in the southern part of the city, there is another one of the great museums in Venice, the famous Gallerie dell'Accademia. On Calle della Carità right next to the famous Ponte dell'Accademia which connects the different parts of the city. The name of this Venice art museum refers to the Academy of Fine Arts of the city that founded the gallery around the year 1750. It was one of the first institutions to study the restoration of art as such.

Eventually, and after many years, the Gallerie dell'Accademia became independent of the Academy of Fine Arts Venice and moved to the location where it is currently located. Most of its exhibitions have pieces that predate the 19th century, all are very well cared for and maintained in general.

One of the most outstanding current exhibitions is called Corpi Moderni, which features works by Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Giorgione, and much more. This museum in general has more than 400 different pieces by the best Italian artists and from all over the world. The average ticket for adults costs around 20 euros.

Ca' Rezzonico: An 18th-century masterpiece

Beyond the fact that the museums in Venice are full of history and of pieces that marked a before and after, there are also some museums that never moved from their period. Such is the case of Ca' Rezzonico, this museum/palace has the particularity that it was completely frozen in the 18th century.

All its decoration and its various rooms are an impeccable showcase of Rococo and Baroque style of that time in Venice and in Italy in general. Its rooms and different pieces, as well as its ceiling and its wall decorations, are something worthy of witnessing in order to see and enjoy the work of several of the most emblematic artists of that era. 

The construction of this building began in the 17th century due to the order of a powerful family of the Venetian nobility, the Bon family. The entire work was executed by the famed architect Baldassarre Longhena. This museum is located on the Grand Canal between the intersection with the Rio Barnaba. Ca' Rezzonico not only maintains all its structure, its walls, ceilings, and rooms just like at the time they were built, but also all its furniture, tables, and other things are the same from that era. 

Depending on what type of ticket you get, they range from €7.50 to €10 inclusive. All can be booked on the official website of the museum with the visit time included as well as the day you want to take the tour.

Leonardo Da Vinci Museum. Discover one of the brightest minds of the 15th century

The particularity of the Leonardo da Vinci Museum is that it has several of the machines that this great inventor and artist created, just as he imagined them in the 15th century. This museum is located right in the center of the city next to the well-known Basilica di Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari. 

Visitors to this interactive museum will be able to try Leonardo da Vinci’s machines, most of which work exactly as this inventor envisioned them. This is one of the many museums scattered throughout Italy that celebrate the work of this great mind, which continues to be relevant to this day.

The average ticket to be able to make a visit or a reservation starts from 7 euros and up.

Venice art Museum: Strolling through the Museo Correr

As part of one of the most important and imposing museums in Venice, which is part of the Napoleonic wing and has been there since 1922. Located right at one of the ends of the famous Piazza San Marco, it is a municipal museum. 

The beginning of this building dates back to 1806 when Venice began to be part of the Kingdom of Italy after the conquest by Napoleon. The building itself is a museum, just like Ca' Rezzonico, the Museo Correr is a kind of museum-building. Its rooms were restored so that people can visit and learn about part of the history involving Napoleon.

The average tickets for this museum located in Piazza San Marco start from €22 up to €40 included, depending on what type of tour you want to do.

A tour through Creature Di Gomma: Venice Vintage Toys

This museum is one of the most modern and contemporary in all of Venice, one of its main characteristics is that the idea was founded thanks to the collection of a child, Fabrizio, who after 30 years of obsession with toys, puppets, and other things, turned his great collection into a spectacular vintage toy museum.

Located on the street of the via, this museum has several sections of different themed toy collections of all kinds. Among the collections are He-Man, Topo Gigio, Disney, and even some Japanese toys related to Mazinger and other great popular robots from the Eastern country. Each of these collections has its specific area in the museum to tour and discover.

This is one of the most original and accessible museums of the Venetian city for all kinds of audiences, both for families and for people who want to see one of the best toy collections ever created.

Tickets are divided into different prices and types of visits, but the most basic one costs 5 Euros, then you can access an annual pass that allows you to visit the museum again whenever you want.

Final Thoughts on Venice's museums

Throughout this entire article, you have been able to discover several of the most relevant and popular museums in Venice. We have conclude that this is a magical city full of culture and history to explore. Full of all kinds of history and unique pieces to learn how Italy and the city itself were formed from their origins. From Napoleonic times to the most contemporary. Discover the most popular architecture and styles of past centuries which are still preserved intact in some of these palace-museums that you can visit. In short, Venice is a great location to enjoy a unique museum tour like no other.

FAQs

Which are the most famous museums in Venice?

Fortunately, this small but spectacular aquatic city has a great number of the most significant and important museums to visit.Somee best-known ones are for example the Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Palazzo Ducale, Ca’ Rezzonico, among many others. One of the characteristics that most attract attention about these museums is their spectacular structures that are still standing after centuries so that visitors can discover how the totally extravagant dynamic of the palaces worked.

Where can I find a contemporary Venice art museum?

Not counting the majority of historical museums in Venice that have existed since the 15th century onward, there are many other contemporary museums to visit in this beautiful city. For example, a known contemporary art museum in Venice is the Palazzo Grassi and Punta della Dogana. To these two is added the popular and very well-curated Peggy Guggenheim Museum. This last one has one of the most relevant modern contemporary collections of recent years.

Are there any free museums in Venice?

Several of the museums in Venice are completely free, but most charge a minimal entrance fee that is not usually very high and starts from 5 euros onwards depending on each museum. Another thing the city allows you to do is to get a museum pass with which you can enter any of them without having to pay for individual entry. There are very few museums that are expensive or inaccessible for most tourists, and none cost more than 20 euros for a basic entry.