Cultural directory 2026 · Veneto
A current map of museums, foundations, the Biennale and commercial galleries, from San Marco to the lagoon islands.
See Venice differently
A museum city that remains a living laboratory
Venice extends beyond San Marco and the Biennale. Discover Venetian masters at the Accademia, Doge’s Palace, San Rocco and the scuole; modern collections across Dorsoduro; and internationally oriented contemporary art at the Arsenale and private foundations. Murano, Burano and San Giorgio extend the route through glass, textiles, photography and artistic crafts. Addresses and links were cross-checked against current official sources. The commercial badge appears only where a gallery represents artists and genuinely handles acquisitions. To choose from home, also discover our original paintings currently available : our team advises before acquisition, provides packaging adapted to each work and organizes international delivery.
01 · Prepare
Book the essentials
The Doge's Palace, the Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Palazzo Grassi and the Biennale exhibitions are very attractive. Book and check times the same day.
02 · Compose
Plan by waterfront area
Group San Marco, Dorsoduro, Castello and Cannaregio by half-days. The islands require a separate route, built around vaporetto lines.
03 · Acquire
Request full details of the work
For a work, confirm medium, dimensions, provenance, certificate, condition, taxes, insurance, framing and shipping before reserving.
Interactive schematic map
Five art districts
This simplified map follows the actual geography of the sestieri and lagoon. Touch an area to isolate its locations, then combine it with search and filters.
#01
Doge's Palace
Piazza San Marco, 1, 30124 Venezia
Museum of Venetian art and Gothic architecture
The civic palace of the Serenissima brings together rooms of power, apartments of the doge and immense painted cycles of Tintoretto, Veronese and Palma the Younger.
#02
Museo Correr
Piazza San Marco, 52, 30124 Venezia
Museum of the history of Venice · Canova
From neoclassical rooms to historical collections, Correr tells the story of the city through painting, maps, decorative arts and sculptures by Antonio Canova.
#03
National Archaeological Museum of Venice
Piazzetta San Marco, 17, 30124 Venezia
Museum · antiquities · classical sculpture
Greek and Roman statues, bronzes, cameos and coins occupy the Procuratie Nuove, on a route connected directly to Museo Correr and the Marciana.
#04
Sale Monumentali della Biblioteca Marciana
Piazzetta San Marco, 13/a, 30124 Venezia
Library-museum · Renaissance · manuscripts
The vestibule and the great hall of Sansovino display their decor of Titian, Tintoretto and Veronese around globes, manuscripts and humanist memory of Venice.
#05
Palazzo Fortuny
San Marco, 3958, 30124 Venezia
House museum · textile · photography · painting
Mariano Fortuny's workshop-palace preserves paintings, fabrics, photographs, decorations and luminous inventions in a dense scenography, regularly renewed.
#06
Palazzo Grassi
Campo San Samuele, 3231, 30124 Venezia
Museum of contemporary art and major exhibitions
The Pinault collection transforms the Grand Canal Palace into a laboratory for monographic and collective exhibitions, with interior architecture by Tadao Ando.
#07Works for sale
Bugno Art Gallery
San Marco, 1996/d, 30124 Venezia
Gallery · modern art · photography
Opposite La Fenice, this gallery has combined the postwar Venetian art scene, photography and international artists since 1991. Ask directly about prices and availability.
#08Works for sale
Galleria Ravagnan
Piazza San Marco, 50/a, 30124 Venezia
Gallery · modern painting · sculpture
For several decades, the family-run gallery has presented Italian and international painters and sculptors near San Marco, with works available to buy.
#09Works for sale
Contini Art Gallery
Calle Larga XXII Marzo, 2414, 30124 Venezia
Gallery · modern art · contemporary art
From Botero and Indiana to contemporary Italian artists, Contini develops exhibitions, fairs and support for collectors in a historic gallery in the San Marco district.
#10
Gallerie dell'Accademia
Campo della Carità, 1050, 30123 Venezia
Museum · Renaissance · Venetian painting
Bellini, Giorgione, Titian, Tintoretto, Veronese and Carpaccio form the heart of the largest collection of Venetian painting, from the 14th to the 18th century.
#11
Peggy Guggenheim Collection
Dorsoduro, 701, 30123 Venezia
Museum · modernism · surrealism
In the Palazzo Venier dei Leoni, the collection brings together Picasso, Pollock, Magritte, Ernst, Kandinsky and the Italian avant-gardes around a sculpture garden.
#12
Punta della Dogana
Dorsoduro, 2, 30123 Venezia
Museum · contemporary art · installation
The former maritime customs house hosts Pinault Collection projects in spaces restored by Tadao Ando, where the Grand Canal meets the Giudecca Canal.
#13
Galleria di Palazzo Cini
Dorsoduro, 864, 30123 Venezia
House museum · Italian masters · decorative arts
Vittorio Cini's residence brings together Tuscan and Ferrara paintings, precious objects, furniture and temporary exhibitions in a private collection atmosphere.
#14
Ca' Rezzonico
Dorsoduro, 3136, 30123 Venezia
Museum · 18th century · Tiepolo · Longhi
The grand palace on the canal recreates the Venice of Settecento with its frescoes, furniture, portraits and genre scenes, from Tiepolo to Pietro Longhi and Guardi.
#15
Scuola Grande dei Carmini
Dorsoduro, 2616, 30123 Venezia
Heritage · Tiepolo · baroque painting
The confraternity preserves Giambattista Tiepolo’s spectacular ceiling cycle, framed by gilded stucco and woodwork in ceremonial rooms.
#16
Fondazione Emilio e Annabianca Vedova
Dorsoduro, 46, 30123 Venezia
Foundation · abstraction · architecture
The Magazzini del Sale combine the gestural painting of Emilio Vedova with a scenographic machine by Renzo Piano; the Spazio Vedova completes the Zattere route.
#17Works for sale
Marignana Arte
Dorsoduro, 141, 30123 Venezia
Gallery · contemporary art · experimentation
Between Guggenheim and Punta della Dogana, Marignana supports emerging and established artists through demanding exhibitions, publications and direct dialogue with collectors.
#18Works for sale
Galleria Michela Rizzo
Fondamenta de le Convertite, Giudecca 800/q, 30133 Venezia
Gallery · contemporary art · video · installation
In a former Giudecca industrial site, the gallery produces installations, video, photography and conceptual research, with professional support for acquisitions.
#19Works for sale
Victoria Miro Venice
Calle Drio la Chiesa, San Marco 1994, 30124 Venezia
Gallery · contemporary art · international artists
Victoria Miro’s Venetian venue presents intimate exhibitions by international artists in the former Il Capricorno space. Ask the team about purchases and availability.
#20
Giardini della Biennale
Viale Trento, Castello 1260, 30122 Venezia
Biennial · national pavilions · contemporary art
The Giardini brings together the central pavilion and around thirty historic national pavilions; their programming alternates between art and architecture biennials.
#21
Arsenale della Biennale
Campo della Tana, 2169/f, 30122 Venezia
Biennial · installations · architecture
Corderie, Artiglierie, Gaggiandre and naval spaces form the spectacular main axis of the Biennale, where international installations and projects are deployed on a monumental scale.
#22
Museo Storico Navale
Riva San Biasio, Castello 2148, 30122 Venezia
Maritime history museum · models
Galleys, gondolas, models, instruments and maritime artifacts explain Venetian naval power in a former granary near the Arsenale.
#23
Fondazione Querini Stampalia
Campo Santa Maria Formosa, Castello 5252, 30122 Venezia
Foundation · old masters · Carlo Scarpa
The Querini collection, the library and the intervention of Carlo Scarpa make up an essential visit, between patrician interior, modernist garden and current exhibitions.
#24
Museo di Palazzo Grimani
Ramo Grimani, Castello 4858, 30122 Venezia
Museum · Renaissance · ancient sculpture
This Roman-inspired palace in Venice is remarkable for its Tribuna, Mannerist frescoes and reconstructed Grimani collection of ancient sculpture.
#25
Ocean Space
Campo San Lorenzo, Castello 5069, 30122 Venezia
Art center · oceans · contemporary research
In the Church of San Lorenzo, TBA21 -Academy invites artists and researchers to explore climate, environmental justice and ocean cultures through ambitious installations.
#26
Scuola Dalmata dei Santi Giorgio e Trifone
Calle dei Furlani, Castello 3259/a, 30122 Venezia
Confraternal Museum · Carpaccio · Renaissance
An exceptional cycle by Vittore Carpaccio dedicated to Saint George, Saint Tryphon and Saint Jerome can be discovered in this small scuola which remains almost intact.
#27Works for sale
10 & zero uno
Via Garibaldi, Castello 1830, 30122 Venezia
Gallery · contemporary art · young artists
A stone's throw from the Giardini, this gallery programs painting, photography and hybrid practices in an accessible format; the works on display are offered to collectors.
#28
Scuola Grande di San Marco
Campo Santi Giovanni e Paolo, Castello 6777, 30122 Venezia
Venetian Renaissance Medicine Museum
The sculpted facade opens onto monumental rooms, painted ceilings, medical library and historical instruments within the civil hospital of Venice.
#29
Ca' Pesaro - Galleria Internazionale d'Arte Moderna
Santa Croce, 2076, 30135 Venezia
Museum of modern art · Klimt · sculpture
The Baroque palace brings together Klimt, Chagall, Kandinsky, Boccioni and Medardo Rosso, as well as the Museo d'Arte Orientale on the upper floors.
#30
Scuola Grande di San Rocco
Campo San Rocco, San Polo 3052, 30125 Venezia
Heritage · Tintoretto · Renaissance
More than sixty paintings from Tintoretto transform the rooms of the brotherhood into a striking narrative ensemble, often compared to a Venetian Sistine Chapel.
#31
Museo di Palazzo Mocenigo
Santa Croce, 1992, 30135 Venezia
Museum · textile · costume · perfume
Patrician apartments, clothing, fabrics, accessories and perfume tours tell the story of Venetian elegance and fashion know-how in the 18th century.
#32
Museo Ebraico di Venezia
Campo di Ghetto Nuovo, Cannaregio 2902/b, 30121 Venezia
Museum · Jewish art · heritage · ritual objects
Liturgical objects, textiles, manuscripts and visits to synagogues retrace five centuries of Jewish presence in Europe's first historic ghetto.
#33
Palazzo Diedo - Berggruen Arts & Culture
Fondamenta Diedo, Cannaregio 2386, 30121 Venezia
Art center · contemporary site-specific commissions
The restored palace hosts permanent commissions and exhibitions connecting contemporary art, Venetian architecture and exchanges between East and West.
#34
European Cultural Center - Palazzo Mora
Strada Nova, Cannaregio 3659, 30121 Venezia
Cultural center · art · architecture · design
Palazzo Mora hosts the major ECC group exhibitions during the Biennales, mixing artists, architects and designers from many countries.
#35
Spazio Berlendis
Fondamenta de l'Abbazia, Cannaregio 6301, 30121 Venezia
Art center · residencies · emerging artists
A former 18th century boat yard has become a space for exhibitions, performances and residences, with a prize dedicated to new generations.
#36Works for sale
AKKA Project Venezia
Fondamenta de la Misericordia, Cannaregio 3597, 30121 Venezia
Gallery · contemporary African art · photography
AKKA Project supports artists from Africa and its diasporas through exhibitions, residencies and fairs; the gallery directly supports price requests and acquisitions.
#37
Fondazione Giorgio Cini
Isola di San Giorgio Maggiore, 30124 Venezia
Foundation · art history · architecture
Libraries, archives, Palladio cloisters and exhibition programs make San Giorgio Maggiore a unique cultural campus facing St. Mark's Square.
#38
Le Stanze del Vetro
Isola di San Giorgio Maggiore, 8, 30124 Venezia
Exhibition center · glass · design
This project by Fondazione Cini and Pentagram Stiftung studies 20th and 21st century glass through scientific exhibitions, installations and reference catalogs.
#39
Le Stanze della Fotografia
Isola di San Giorgio Maggiore, 7, 30124 Venezia
Exhibition center · photography · image
The center developed by Marsilio Arte and Fondazione Cini devotes major retrospectives to masters of photography and contemporary visual languages.
#40
Museo del Vetro di Murano
Fondamenta Marco Giustinian, 8, 30141 Murano
Murano glass museum · design
From Roman pieces to contemporary research, the museum located at Palazzo Giustinian traces techniques, styles and great masters of Venetian glass.
#41
Museo del Merletto di Burano
Piazza Baldassarre Galuppi, 187, 30142 Burano
Museum · lace · textile arts
Models, drawings, documents and demonstrations tell the story of the finesse of Burano lace in the old school founded at the end of the 19th century.
#42
Museo di Torcello
Piazza Torcello, 30142 Torcello
Museum · archeology · medieval art
In the ancient palaces of the Archive and the Council, sculptures, mosaics and archaeological remains shed light on the origins of lagoon civilization.
#43
Berengo Art Space
Campiello della Pescheria, 4, 30141 Murano
Art center · contemporary glass · installations
The former fornace hosts monumental projects and guest artists who experiment with Murano glass, particularly around the Glassstress platform.
#44
M9 - Museo del '900
Via Giovanni Pascoli, 11, 30171 Mestre
Museum · 20th century · multimedia · design
In Mestre, an immersive journey recounts the social, visual and material transformations of 20th century Italy through archives, design and interactive media.
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Three practical routes
Half-day or full-day itineraries
Venetian masters
1 day · on foot
Gallerie dell’Accademia → Palazzo Cini → Ca’ Rezzonico → Scuola Grande dei Carmini → Scuola Grande di San Rocco → Doge’s Palace. Book the venues at either end of the route.
Contemporary Venice
1 day · walking + vaporetto
Palazzo Grassi → Punta della Dogana → Peggy Guggenheim → Marignana Arte → Ocean Space → Arsenale → Giardini. Save the galleries for their opening hours.
Art in the lagoon
1 day · vaporetto
Fondazione Giorgio Cini → Stanze del Vetro → Stanze della Fotografia → Museo del Vetro in Murano → Museo del Merletto in Burano → Museo di Torcello. Leave early.
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Practical questions
Venice Galleries FAQ
Which neighborhood to choose for a first visit?
Start in Dorsoduro: the Accademia, Palazzo Cini, Peggy Guggenheim, Punta della Dogana and several galleries are easily connected on foot.
Where to buy a work in Venice?
Activate the "Works for sale" filter: only places whose commercial activity is verified bear the badge. You can also browse our collection of original paintings and ask for advice before acquisition.
When to visit the Biennale?
International exhibitions occupy Giardini and Arsenale during their opening period. Consult the official calendar: the pavilions are not accessible all year round.
Can we visit the islands on the same day?
Yes, but limit the stops: San Giorgio, Murano, Burano and Torcello already fill a busy day. Check connections and last boat departures.
Useful sources
Information cross-checked on the official sites of the place as well as on Venezia Unica, the municipal network MUVE, the Biennale di Venezia, the portal Ministero della Cultura and the official website of the Regione del Veneto. Last checked: August 2026.
Real photo of the place
San Giorgio Maggiore in the light of Venice
This dusk photograph shows the island and basilica of San Giorgio Maggiore, a Venetian motif painted by Monet through variations of light.
Photo: Sergey Ashmarin . CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.