Best Museums in Venice
Home · Venice · Museums
From the classic Peggy Guggenheim Collection and Gallerie dell'Accademia, to lesser-known spots worth adding to your trip.
★ 4.6 · 14,988 reviews
Step into the Peggy Guggenheim Collection, a waterside palace in Dorsoduro that turns Venice into a modern-art stop. Browse masterpieces including Magritte, wander the sculpture garden, and take in the canal views at an unhurried pace.
★ 4.6 · 11,466 reviews
See the great Venetian masters, from Titian to Canaletto, in the city's finest art museum. A must for painting lovers who want to see where Venetian art began.
★ 4.3 · 3,126 reviews
Walk through the opulent rooms of a museum on St Mark's Square, from Venetian artworks to antiquities. A highlight for anyone who loves history and grand interiors.
★ 4.7 · 40,423 reviews
Explore the seat of Venetian power, from gilded halls to the prisons across the Bridge of Sighs. Book ahead to skip the queue at the entrance.
★ 4.2 · 1,038 reviews
Unlock Venice with the City Pass, your key to Doge's Palace and eleven more museums. Choose your own route between palaces, craft collections and the glass and lace museums on Murano and Burano.
★ 4.8 · 6,107 reviews
Step inside the Scuola Grande di San Rocco, Tintoretto's great canvas-covered brotherhood hall. Spend an hour tracing biblical scenes across ceilings and walls, with mirrors to help you look up in comfort.
★ 4.5 · 3,526 reviews
Step into the grandeur of eighteenth-century Venice in a canalside palace full of period art and furniture. A calm retreat from the busiest streets.
★ 4.6 · 3,161 reviews
Discover Punta della Dogana, the former customs house at the very tip of Dorsoduro. Walk through Tadao Ando's concrete-and-brick interiors, see rotating contemporary art, and finish with photos of the water from the waterfront.
★ 4.1 · 9,969 reviews
Discover the Murano Glass Museum, right on the island where Venetian glass has been made for centuries. Follow its development from the 15th century onward, linger over the bead rooms and finish in the garden and showroom.
★ 4.3 · 1,693 reviews
Step into the Synagogue & Jewish Museum of Venice, in the historic Ghetto. Join the guided tour through the community's story and see the synagogues at the end, a quiet contrast to the city's usual sights.
★ 4.5 · 3,583 reviews
Visit a grand canalside palace with modern art and Asian decorative arts. Set aside about an hour and enjoy the building as much as the collection.
★ 4.5 · 2,881 reviews
Visit a grand palace on the Grand Canal for contemporary art from a renowned private collection. Check which exhibitions are on before you go.
★ 4.9 · 2,247 reviews
Pair a day at Venice's Museo della Musica with an evening of Vivaldi in the Church of San Vidal. Browse centuries-old instruments by day, then hear The Four Seasons performed live by Interpreti Veneziani.
★ 4.6 · 3,957 reviews
Explore the Museo di Storia Naturale in the Fondaco dei Turchi on the Grand Canal. Move through botany and zoology rooms with the free audio guide, a rewarding stop for families and curious adults alike.
★ 4.5 · 7,233 reviews
Walk into the Jewish Quarter, the Venetian district where the word "ghetto" began. Cross its main campo, look up at the tall tenements and pass the synagogues, kosher shops and the Jewish Museum.
★ 4.6 · 1,632 reviews
Wander through Museo di Palazzo Grimani, an elegant palazzo that rarely feels crowded. Admire ornate ceilings, marble work and the celebrated Tribuna room as you move through its art-filled interiors.
★ 4.2 · 517 reviews
Step into the National Archeological Museum, tucked away on Piazza San Marco. Study ancient sculptures and artifacts from Egypt, Greece, Rome and Babylon, including the celebrated Grimani collection.
★ 4.7 · 2,291 reviews
Slip into Museo Fortuny, a Gothic palace that feels like a world of its own. Wander rooms filled with textiles, stage design, photography and paintings, and soak up the calm, uncrowded atmosphere.
★ 4.5 · 578 reviews
Climb to the top of Ca' Pesaro to find the Oriental Art Museum. Study Edo-era prints, samurai armor and everyday objects collected by a prince on a year-long Asian journey.
★ 4.7 · 413 reviews
Pause at the Scuola Grande di San Marco, a Renaissance landmark on Campo Santi Giovanni e Paolo. Admire the marble facade, then step inside to see the carved ceiling and small museum.
★ 4.4 · 2,236 reviews
Step into the Museo Storico Navale di Venezia, where the city's seafaring history fills four floors. Study ship models, uniforms and weapons, listen to the audio guide, and consider the submarine tour.
★ 4.2 · 235 reviews
Visit Palazzo Cini, a refined house-museum beside a Venetian canal. Take in Renaissance paintings and sculpture on the first floor, then climb to rooms recalling Casanova's time in the city.
★ 4.2 · 2,036 reviews
Discover the history of Venetian lace in a small museum surrounded by Burano's bright houses. A charming stop to pair with a stroll along the canals.
★ 4.4 · 569 reviews
Explore a family home that became a museum, filled with paintings and decorative arts. A calm and rewarding visit away from the busiest sights.
★ 4.2 · 527 reviews
Admire three centuries of dress and decor in an imposing Venetian palace. A small museum that rewards a calm, unhurried visit.
★ 3.6 · 355 reviews
Discover the home of Venice's famous playwright inside a fifteenth-century Gothic palace. A short, quiet visit that is easy to add to a museum pass day.
★ 4.6 · 3,133 reviews
Cross to Mestre and step into Museo M9, a thoroughly modern museum on Italy's 20th century. Move through interactive, technology-rich exhibits on work, family life and the changing city.
★ 4.1 · 120 reviews
Take the boat out to Torcello and step into its provincial museum. Browse archaeological finds and medieval artifacts that tell the story of the island, then continue to the nearby church and bell tower.
★ 4.0 · 4,874 reviews
Visit St. Mark's Basilica and Doge's Palace in the format that suits you, guided or self-paced. Cross the Bridge of Sighs and walk the New Prisons after the palace's historic rooms.
★ 4.4 · 3,498 reviews
Build your own Venice itinerary with the Doge’s Palace & St. Mark’s Basilica Tickets. Pick a guided, audio or private option to see the basilica mosaics, palace chambers and the Bridge of Sighs.
Venice · 🎨 Museum
Peggy Guggenheim Collection
1h30
Gallerie dell'Accademia
Correr Museum
Doge's Palace
2h
City Pass with Museums including Doge's Palace
5h
Venice · 🏛️ Landmark
Scuola Grande di San Rocco
1h
Ca' Rezzonico
1h15
Punta della Dogana
Murano Glass Museum
Synagogue & Jewish Museum of Venice
Ca' Pesaro International Gallery of Modern Art
Grassi Palace
Venice · 🎭 Entertainment
Vivaldi's Four Seasons Concert & Music Museum Visit
Museo di Storia Naturale Giancarlo Ligabue (Fondaco dei Turchi)
Jewish Quarter
Museo di Palazzo Grimani
National Archeological Museum
45 min
Museo Fortuny
Oriental Art Museum in Venice
Scuola Grande di San Marco
20 min
Museo Storico Navale di Venezia
Palazzo Cini
Lace Museum
Fondazione Querini Stampalia
Mocenigo Palace-Museum
Carlo Goldoni's House
Museo M9 Mestre
Museo Provinciale di Torcello
St. Mark's Basilica, Doge's Palace & Bridge of Sighs
2h30
Doge’s Palace & St. Mark’s Basilica Tickets
