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Best museums in Venice

13 places from 7 Venice travel vlogs, most-mentioned first. The play button jumps to that moment in the video.

13 places

  1. Peggy Guggenheim Collection

    Museum ยท Dorsoduro

    Peggy Guggenheim's former Grand Canal home, housing her renowned collection of modern art.

  2. Ca' Rezzonico

    Museum ยท Dorsoduro

    Grand Canal palazzo museum that lets visitors experience the opulence of 18th-century Venice.

  3. Gallerie dell'Accademia

    Museum ยท Dorsoduro

    Major art gallery across the Accademia Bridge from San Marco.

  4. Jewish Museum of Venice

    Museum ยท Cannaregio

    Museum in the Venetian Ghetto covering the history of Venice's Jewish community.

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9 more picks, each from a single vlog, so not ranked.

  1. Palazzo Grassi

    Museum ยท San Marco

    Grand Canal palazzo with a bold restoration and contemporary artworks, blending Venice's past with the new.

  2. Naval History Museum

    Museum ยท Castello

    Museum next to the Arsenal with a ships pavilion showing vessels built during Venice's golden era.

  3. Murano Glass Museum

    Museum ยท Murano

    Museum on Murano dedicated to the history of Venetian glassmaking.

  4. Punta della Dogana

    Museum ยท Dorsoduro

    Contemporary art gallery in the former customs house at the tip of Dorsoduro.

  5. Scuola Grande di San Rocco

    Museum ยท San Polo

    Called the Sistine Chapel of Venice, it holds over 50 Tintoretto paintings, ending in a grand hall of giant canvases.

  6. St. Mark's Museum (Museo di San Marco)

    Museum ยท San Marco

    Museum inside St. Mark's Basilica holding the original bronze horses, with access to terraces overlooking St. Mark's Square.

  7. Correr Museum

    Museum ยท San Marco

    Civic museum at the far end of Piazza San Marco, opposite the basilica.

  8. Palazzo Grimani

    Museum ยท Castello

    State museum in a Grimani family palace whose Tribuna holds over 100 ancient sculptures, lit only from above in the style of the Pantheon.

  9. Torcello Museum

    Museum ยท Torcello

    Small museum on Torcello next to the island's historic churches.