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Palazzo Ducale San Marco 1, Entrance for the public: Porta del Frumento, Piazzetta San Marco, Venezia, 30124 |
I had the privilege of being shown the palace by a private guide (which I highly recommend...see my listing for Walking Tours). The palace also offers its own tours in English (booked at least one day in advance). Withou... more
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Scuola Grande di San Rocco San Polo, 3052, Venice, 30125 |
The Brotherhood of San Rocco grew up around a French-born medical student who renounced career and wealth to make a pilgrimage to Italy. He dedicated himself to helping plague sufferers and in the process became infected... more
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Palazzo Grassi 3231 Campo San Samuele, Venice, 30124 |
The Academy of Fine Arts was set up on September 24th 1750, headed first by Piazzetta and then by Tiepolo. In 1807, a true art gallery was set up inside it, that served two purposes: it offered important models for the A... more
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Basilica dei Frari Campo dei Frari, (Campo dei Frari), Venice, 30125 |
This church has very plain look from the outside, the façade is made of brick and it doesn’t have much decoration. But it is one of the major sights in Venice. The entrance is to the side and when you enter, you are v... more
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Scuola Grande dei Carmini Campo dei Carmini, Dorsoduro, Venice, 2617 |
This guide isn't generally available in bookstores, however, Amazon has it listed for bargain prices. Though the book didn't take off on bookstore shelves, it is a concept that was, perhaps, before its time. The nugget o... more
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Museo Fortuny 3780 San Marco San Beneto, 3780 San Marco, Venice, 30124 |
The exhibition, curated by Dominique Païni, is organised in concomitance with the 51st Venice Visual Arts Biennale. Located on the first piano nobile of the Palazzo, the exhibition complements the atmospheric interiors a... more
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Collezione Peggy Guggenheim 701 Sestiere Di Dorsoduro, Palazzo Venier dei Leoni, Venice, 30123 |
Peggy Guggenheim's father died in the Titanic, and with her inheritance she travelled around Europe, mingled with artists, collected their works and married one too: Max Ernst, whose 'The Robing of the Bride' is on displ... more
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Museo Diocesano Castello, 4312, Ponte della Canonica, Venice, 30124 |
The decorations and the furnishing of the room wherein the works are placed are integral parts of the museum exibition: in the higher Church one can admire the splendid coffered wooden roof carved in 1536 by the Cortones... more
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Museo Correr Piazza San Marco 52, Venezia, 30124 |
Since I really wanted to see the Doge’s Palace, and to enter you must buy a cumulative ticket that includes Museo Correr, I also got a chance to see the gorgeous glass sculptures by Toots Zynsky at Museo Correr. Toots ... more
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Scuola Grande di San Giovanni Evangelista 2454 Campo San Polo, Campiello San Giovanni, Venice, 30123 |
And it ain't just art: the monastery buildings of the Frari now contain the State Archives, a monument to the Venetian reluctance ever to throw anything away. In 300 rooms, about 15 million volumes and files are conserve... more
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