Art in Venice

There are wonderful museums and churches in Venice that house some of the world's most beautiful paintings and sculptures.

La Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana (in Italian) is located in St. Mark's Square and is open from 8:10AM until 7PM on Monday and Tuesday.

Galleria dell'Accademia, (in Italian) Campo della Carita, Dorsoduro, open from 8:15AM to 2PM Monday and Tuesday from 8:15AM to 7:15PM. Don't miss these paintings and drawings...

Detail. Musical Angels
Bellini, 1480

Study of proportions from Vitruvius's De Architectura

da Vinci

Study for the Composition of the Last Supper

da Vinci

Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Palazzo Venier dei Leoni, Dorsoduro, open 10AM to6PM Monday. Closed on Tuesday. Works by Miro, Dali, Kandinsky, Klee, and many more can be found here. Be sure to visit the Sculpture Garden, and try to see this masterpiece...

Quentin von Peggy Guggenheim

Franz Von Lenbach , ca. 1903

Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari, Campo dei Frari, San Polo, open 9m to 8PM on Monday and Tuesday. There are gorgeous paintings here, among them...

Madonna with Saints and members of the Pesaro family
Titian, 1519-26
Church of Santa Maria dei Frari