Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia — museums, opening hours, tickets

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1. PALAZZO DUCALE 8. CARLO GOLDONI’S • Integrated itinerary with joint ticket HOUSE 2. and Library for Theatrical Studies In collaboration with MINISTERO PER I BENI E LE ATTIVITÀ 3. National Archeological 9. CA’ PESARO CULTURALI E PER IL TURISMO (MiBACT) International Gallery Museum •* * Soprintendenza Speciale PSAEe per il of Modern Art – Polo Museale della Città di Venezia 4. Monumental Rooms of ** Direzione Generale per i Beni the Biblioteca Nazionale Oriental art Museum •* Librari, le Istituzioni Culturali e il Diritto Marciana •** d’Autore 10. PALAZZO FORTUNY 5. CLOCK TOWER 11. GLASS MUSEM 6. CA’ REZZONICO - Murano Museum of the 18th Century 12. LACE MUSEUM 7. PALAZZO MOCENIGO - Burano and Study Center for the History of Textiles and Costumes with the new 13. NATURAL Perfume Itineraries HISTORY MUSEUM

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2 St. Mark’s Square Museums 1. Palazzo Ducale 6. Ca’ Rezzonico Piazzetta San Marco, Porta del Frumento, Venezia the 18th Century Venice Museum Dorsoduro 3136, Venezia Formerly the doge’s residence and the seat of Venetian government, the Palace is the very symbol of Venice. A masterpiece of Gothic The monumental Palazzo Rezzonico, designed by B. Longhena and architecture, the building and its sculptural decoration date from G. Massari, contains this museum which offers insight into a whole various periods. The interior – with works by artists such as Titian, age. Alongside precious furnishings and decorations, it hosts Veronese, Tintoretto, A.Vittoria and G.B.Tiepolo – comprises vast major paintings by Venetian artists of the 18th century, such as council chambers, delicately-decorated residential apartments Giandomenico and GiambattistaTiepolo, Rosalba Carriera, Canaletto and austere prison-cells. Along the facades of the Palace run loggias and the Longhi and Guardi families. Important donations have that overlook St. Mark’s Square and the lagoon. recently enriched the museum’s collections with another 300 works The combined entrance ticket to The Museums of St Mark’s Square by such artists as Cima da Conegliano, , Bonifacio de’ grants access to the Doge’s Palace, together with the Museo Correr, Pitati, Tintoretto, Sebastiano and Marco Ricci, and more works by the the National Archaelogical Museum* and the Monumental Rooms Tiepolo and Longhi families, Rosalba and Francesco Guardi. of the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana**. The visit extends over four floors, and the visitor can also rest or take refreshment in the large reception area, the cafè or the charming garden. Opening hours Opening hours November 1st – March 31st 8.30 am > 5.30 pm November 1st – March 31st 10 am > 5 pm (ticket office 8.30 am > 4.30 pm) (ticket office 10 am > 4 pm) April 1st– October 31st 8.30 am > 7 pm April 1st– October 31st 10 am > 6 pm (ticket office 8.30 am > 6 pm) (ticket office 10 am > 5 pm) Closed on December 25th and January 1st Closed on Tuesday, December 25th, January 1st ,May 1st palazzoducale.visitmuve.it/en carezzonico.visitmuve.it/en

St. Mark’s Square Museums 2. Museo Correr 7. Palazzo Mocenigo , Ala Napoleonica, Venezia and Study Centre for the History of Textiles and Costumes ­ with the new perfume itineraries This is situated in the ex-Royal Palace in St Mark’s Square, and Santa Croce 1992, Venezia includes the Napoleonic Wing and the Nuove. It was A patrician residence at San Stae, it hosts a museum itinerary created out of the collection that left to the city in completly renewed and expanded at the end of 2013. 1830 and offers various tour-routes: from the neo-classical rooms, Furnishings and paintings were integrated with a large number with the important sculptures of , to the historical of works from different sectors and deposits of the Venice Civic collections throwing light on the city’s institutions, urban history and Museums, thanks to the process of restoring and valorising daily life, and then the picture-gallery, one of the richest and most canvases and pastels, furnishings and glass that had never been on fascinating collections of Venetian painting from its origins to the display before. As a whole, the rooms skilfully evoke the different early 16th century, including works by Lorenzo Veneziano, the Bellini aspects of the life and activities of a Venetian nobleman between family, Carpaccio, Cosmè Tura, Antonello da Messina and Lorenzo the 17th and 18th century, and on display are mannequins wearing Lotto, displayed in an interesting lay-out by Carlo Scarpa. valuable ancient garments and accessories that belong to the Study Highly important services are associated with the Museum: the Centre connected to the Museum. A new section dedicated to a Library of Venetian Art and History, with its major collection of particular aspect of the history of Venetian tradition, perfume, was codices and archive documents, the famous Cabinet of Prints and set up. In the five rooms that are dedicated to perfume, multi-media Drawings, the Photographic Archive, the Centre for Cataloguing and instruments and experiences using the senses alternate along an multi-media production. itinerary of information, emotion and closer study. Opening hours Opening hours st st November 1st – March 31st 10 am > 5 pm November 1 – March 31 10 am > 4 pm (ticket office 10 am > 4 pm) (ticket office 10 am > 3.30 pm) st st April 1st– October 31st 10 am > 7 pm April 1 – October 31 10 am > 5 pm (ticket office 10 am > 6 pm) (ticket office 10 am > 4.30 pm) th Closed on December 25th and January 1st Closed on Monday, December 25 , January 1st ,May 1st correr.visitmuve.it/en mocenigo.visitmuve.it/en

5. Clock Tower 8. Carlo Goldoni’s House Piazza San Marco, 147, Venezia and Library for Theatrical Studies San Polo 2794, Venezia It is one of the most original buildings of Venetian architecture of the early Renaissance. Designed at the end of the 15th century Palazzo Centanni, at San Polo, is the house where Carlo Goldoni was by Mauro Codussi, with its great astronomical Clock, a masterpiece born in 1707. It contains a small museum dedicated to him, a small of technique and engineering, the Tower is an essential feature puppet-theatre from the 18th century and offers modern ways of of the image of Venice and for over 500 years it has marked its life, approaching the writer and the age. It also hosts a very important history and the continual passage of time. archive and library (over 30,000 works) of theatrical texts and The tour, which must be pre-booked with a specialised guide, allows studies together with authentic manuscripts. visitors to observe the complex mechanisms of the clock from close- up and to step out onto the terrace which offers a splendid view over St Mark’s Square and the entire city.

Visits only upon prior booking with Opening hours st st specialized guide November 1 – March 31 10 am > 4 pm Call center 848082000 (ticket office 10 am > 3.30 pm) st st Visit in English: Monday to Wednesday: April 1 – October 31 10 am > 5 pm 10 am and 11 am (ticket office 10 am > 4.30 pm) th Thursday to Sunday: 2 pm and 3 pm Closed on Wednesday, December 25 , st st Upon request, different appointments can be booked for January 1 ,May 1 each language with the purchase of 12 tickets. carlogoldoni.visitmuve.it/en Closed on December 25th, January 1st

torreorologio.visitmuve.it/en 3 9. Ca’ Pesaro 12. Lace Museum International Gallery of Modern Art – Oriental Art Museum Piazza Galuppi 187, Burano Santa Croce 2070, Venezia The museum is located int the historic palace of Podestà of Torcello, in The museum has its seat in Palazzo Pesaro, a baroque masterpiece Piazza Galuppi, Burano, seat of the famous Burano Lace School by Longhena and contains important 19th and 20th-century from 1872 to 1970. Rare and precious pieces, on display in a collections of paintings and sculptures including remarkable works picturesque setting decorated in the typical colors of the island, offer by Klimt, Chagall, Kandinsky, Klee and Moore, a rich selection of a complete overview of the history and artistry of the Venetian and works by Italian artists and an important section on graphic art. lagoon’s laces, from its origins to the present day. The visit starts with Completly renewed in its layout and informative devices in 2013, the the main room on the ground floor, where a short film subtitled in museum hanging Colloqui (Conversations) provides an enlightening English calls for an impressive journey into the fascinating world of introduction to a crucial period in Art Historyuna and the common laces, while didactic panels reveal the secrets of this skillful technique thread running throughout the thematic and chronological itinerary and its lace points (Venice point, Burano point...). The visit continues of the new layout is Venetian taste for 20th-century art. on the first floor, where the collection is chronologically organized The itinerary has expanded, thanks to a new policy of long-term and spread across four rooms correspondent to the following areas: loans, of some extremely important works, which will make it possible Origins: the 16th century, 17th – 18th century, 19th – 20th century, to strengthen Ca’ Pesaro’s holdings with some major early 20th- The Burano Lace School (1872-1970). century names: Boccioni, De Pisis, Sironi, Morandi, De Chirico, Burri etc. The third floor is home of the Museum of Oriental Art*, which can be visited with the same ticket. Opening hours Opening hours November 1st – March 31st 10 am > 5 pm November 1st – March 31st 10 am > 5 pm (ticket office 10 am > 4 pm) (ticket office 10 am > 4.30 pm) April 1st– October 31st 10 am > 6 pm April 1st– October 31st 10 am > 6 pm (ticket office 10 am > 5 pm) (ticket office 10 am > 5.30 pm) Closed on Monday, December 25th, January 1st, Closed on Monday, December 25th,January 1st, May 1st May 1st

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10. Palazzo Fortuny 13. Natural History Museum San Marco 3958, Venezia Santa Croce 1730

This is situated in the Gothic palazzo Pesaro degli Orfei in Campo Housed in the Fontego dei Turchi Palace at the , the San Beneto; the building was transformed by Mariano Fortuny museum is an institution that coordinates and conducts scientific (Granda 1871 - Venice 1949) into his own atelier of photography, research in the territory, ensuring the maintenance and increase of set-design, stagecraft, fabric-creation and painting: the rooms and scientific collections, organizing educational activities and services spaces in the building still testify to all these activities, with to the citizens. The new, evocative and engaging layout has a modern tapestries and various collections. and original museological facility. The complexity of subjects is Four charming floors can be visited, and the museum hosts mediated by a multi-level communication where visitors have an exhibitions and displays closely connected to the spirit of Fortuny active role and interact with theunusual and attractive apparatus set and his eclectic research and experimental interests. up. The museum is divided into three sections, each of which are, in reality, a museum within a museum: On the trail of life, Gather to amaze, gather to study, The strategies of life, the Cetacean Gallery and the Tegnùe Aquarium.

Opening hours Opening hours June 1st – October 31st During the exhibitions 10am > 6pm (ticket office 10am > 5pm) 10am > 6pm November 1st – May 31st (ticket office 10am > 5pm) from Tuesday to Friday 9am>5pm Closed on: Tuesday, May 1st (ticket office 9am>4pm) Saturday and Sunady 10am>6pm fortuny.visitmuve.it/en (ticket office 10am>5pm) Closed on: Monday, December 25th, January 1st, May 1st msn.visitmuve.it/en 11. Glass Museum visitmuve.it/en Fondamenta Giustinian 8, Murano

On the island of Murano, the museum is located in the noble Palazzo Fondazione Musei Civici Venezia Giustinian, formerly the seat of the Bishops of Torcello. The collections are laid out chronologically: in addition to the archaeological section, which includes notable Roman exhibits from @visitmuve_en ­ ­ ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ the period between the first and third centuries A.D., there is the largest historical collection of Murano glass, with important pieces produced between the 15th and the 20th century, including museicivicidivenezia world-famous masterpieces. The garden, in which contemporary pieces of glasswork are often exhibited, is extremely charming. Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia

Opening hours November 1st – March 31st 10 am > 5 pm (ticket office 10 am > 4.30 pm) April 1st– October 31st 10 am > 6 pm (ticket office 10 am > 5.30 pm) Closed on December 25th, January 1st, May 1st

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4 Info and tickets st. Mark’s Square Museums Intero > € 5 – Ridotto* > € 3,50 Lace Museum, Carlo Goldoni’s House A single ticket valid for Full Price > € 12 – Reduced* > € 7 Palazzo Ducale, Museo Correr, National Clock Tower – only upon prior booking Archeological Museum •*, Monumental Rooms of and with a specialized guide the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana •** This ticket is valid for 3 months and grants one single For Palazzo Fortuny admission to the Doge’s Palace and the combined itinerary. The price depends on the current exhibitions.

Full price > € 18 MUSEUM PASS Reduced > € 11* 1 Ticket = 11 Museums Children aged from 6 to 14; students aged from 15 to 25; coordinators (max. 2) for groups of children The Museum Pass is the cumulative ticket for the or students (min. 10); citizens over 65; staff of the permanent collections of the Musei Civici of Venice Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali e per il Turismo currently open and for those connected (Palazzo (MiBACT); Venice Rolling Card holders; FAI members Fortuny and Clock Tower not included). This ticket is valid for 6 months and grants one single admission to Free* each museum. Venetian citizens and residents; ICOM members; A single ticket valid for children aged from 0 to 5; disabled people with helper; Palazzo Ducale, Museo Correr, National authorized guides and interpreters accompanying Archeological Museum •*, Monumental Rooms of groups or individual visitors; for groups of at least 15 the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana •**; people, 1 free entrance (only with prior booking); MUVE ordinary partners; Servizio Civile volunteers; MUVE Ca’ Rezzonico – Museum of 18th-Century Venice; Friend Card holders; holders of “The Cultivist” card Museum of Palazzo Mocenigo*; Carlo Goldoni’s (plus three guests) House; Ca’ Pesaro, International Gallery of Modern Art + Oriental Art Museum •*; Glass Family offer Museum – Murano; Lace Museum – Burano; Reduced ticket for all family members for families Natural History Museum of two adults and at least one child (aged 6 to 14) Valid also for: Ca’ Rezzonico, Ca’ Pesaro, Carlo Full Price > € 24 – Reduced* > € 18 Goldoni’s House, Lace Museum, Natural History Museum and Palazzo Mocenigo. Family Museum Pass offer Reduced ticket for all family members for families School offer > € 5,50 per person of two adults and at least one child (aged 6 to 14) Museums of St. Mark Square School offer > € 5 per person School Museum Pass offer > € 10 per person Palazzo Fortuny (Valid from September 1st - March 15st) School offer > € 4 per person For students of all schools levels accompanied by Ca’ Rezzonico, Ca’ Pesaro, Glass Museum their teachers; a list of the students’ names must be Natural History Museum and Palazzo Mocenigo. provided by the school (Valid from September 1st - March 15st) — For classes of pupils from all levels of schools SPECIAL TOURS TO PALAZZO DUCALE accompanied by their teachers; a list of names must Secret Itineraries Tour / Hidden Doge’s Treasure Tour be supplied by the school. only upon prior booking — and with a specialized guide SINGLE TICKET Full Price > € 20 – Reduced* > € 14 (the ticket prices includes the visit to Palazzo Ducale) Intero > € 10 – Ridotto* > € 7,50 Ca’ Rezzonico, Ca’ Pesaro, Glass Museum — COMBINED TICKET Intero > € 8 – Ridotto* > € 5,50 Glass Museum + Lace Museum Museum of Palazzo Mocenigo, Full Price > € 12 – Reduced* > € 8 Museum of Natural History *ID required INFO AND BOOKINGS • Integrated itinerary with joint ticket visitmuve.it/en in collaboration with MINISTERO PER I BENI E LE ATTIVITÀ CULTURALI E PER IL Call center 848082000 TURISMO (MiBACT) * Soprintendenza Speciale PSAEe per il Polo Museale della per chi chiama dall’estero ++39 041 42730892 Città di Venezia e dei comuni della Gronda Lagunare ** Direzione Generale per i Beni Librari, le Istituzioni Culturali e il Diritto d’Autore