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Ca' Pesaro Galleria Internazionale d'Arte Moderna

Santa Croce 2070, 30125 Venice, Italy
+39 041 721127
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Ranked #49 of 188 attractions in Venice
Type: Art Museums
Owner description: Ca’ Pesaro, the most important baroque palace in the city, designed by Baldassare Longhena, has been the seat of Venice City Council’s collection of... more » Owner description: Ca’ Pesaro, the most important baroque palace in the city, designed by Baldassare Longhena, has been the seat of Venice City Council’s collection of Modern Art since 1902. The collection was created in 1897 on occasion of the city’s second Art Biennale. The focus of the museum’s collections consists of works that won prizes or were acquired in the early decades of the Biennale. These include famous masterpieces, such as Klimt’s Judith II (Salomè, 1909) and Chagall’s Rabbi of Vitebsk (1922). One of the museum’s strengths is its vast collection of sculptures, including works in wax by Medardo Rosso, donated to the museum by the artist in 1914. Further acquisitions and bequests have endowed the museum with notable works, from Kandinsky to Klee, Matisse to Moore, as well as a rich selection of works by Italian artists and an important cabinet of graphic art. After restoration works in 2002, the exhibition area has been extended further to the second floor. The Oriental Art Museum, on the third floor, which can be visited with the same ticket. « less
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Aberdeen, Scotland
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed April 27, 2013

The art in here is varied and interesting. As a visitor to Venice who really does not want to see any more cherubs or biblical scenes, especially on ceilings, it was great to see some more modern stuff-anything after 1850 seems to be deemed "modern". The admission fee gets you into the Museo Orientale as well with its multiplicity of... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed April 27, 2013 via mobile

Hard to find location maybe that was just us. Lots of great modern art. I liked the oriental stuff . My partner was a bit bored. Some excellent sculpture. Fabulous. Eventually we found the cafe and had a superb lunch. This is our best museum so far.

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 22, 2013

This is, in my opinion, one of Venice's best art galleries. It fills the gap between the Old Master collection in the Gallerie dell'Accademia and the Peggy Guggenheim Collection fantastically, and (to my knowledge) is one of Venice's hidden gems. After reading some of the reviews here we had doubts on whether to visit this place, but all this vanished... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 4, 2013

I am very happy that I seeked out this museum. Both for the insight I gained into Italian art of the XIX and XX centuries, which though having studied art history I knew next to nothing about, and for a chance to view some excellent works by other Western artists of the same periods, some also new to me, some... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 1, 2013

as part of Museum Pass, a bargain. Great to get into such a palace along the Grand Canal and to experience the scale and grandeur of the building with its surviving ceiling paintings. Enjoyable display of modern (Impressionist onwards) art, but outshone by the display of oriental art, swords and artifacts on the floors above.

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 31, 2013

We visited this gallery on a stay in Venice and we decided we would try to find a museum to visit on our last day which was a bit more "out of the way". We decided on the Ca' Pesaro, with low expectations after reading some of the reviews here, but found that we were wrong. The art collection is... More

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed March 13, 2013

Located next to the Vaporetto station "San Stae", the museum is a magnificient 17th century Venitian palace. Passionated by contemporary art, we were quite disappointed by this exhibition. The second floor was closed so they put all the art pieces on one floor which is a shame. Not enough space for admiring the pieces. Plus, the collection is too small.... More

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Stafford, United Kingdom
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed January 25, 2013

Good selection of Italian modern art contained within a stunning palace. Coffee shop overlooks the Grand Canal.

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2 of 5 stars Reviewed January 23, 2013

What a wonderful building, both inside and outside. The ceilings were incredible and had some spectacular ornamentation. problem was that they completely outshined all the artwork which defeats the purpose of an art gallery. There was one Klimt but that was as good as it got even though they act like it houses the most important art treasures in the... More

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed November 12, 2012

In many ways this seems to be the modern art equivalent of the Ca Rezzonico, further down the Grand Canal - i.e. an imposing palazzo on the canal, worth seeing for the building alone - but housing thoroughly mediocre art. Like the previous reviewer, might have been more impressed if the Klimts had been in residence. The other big names... More

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