Peggy Guggenheim Collection

Peggy Guggenheim Collection

Peggy Guggenheim Collection
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10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Wednesday
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Thursday
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
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10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Saturday
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Sunday
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
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This satellite gallery of the famous Guggenheim in New York occupies the 17th-century Customs House in Venice, featuring modern and contemporary works of art.
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Neighborhood: Dorsoduro / Accademia
Artsy is the defining mood of this neighborhood with street artists, students, painters, sculptors, restorers, curators, historians, collectors, heirs and heiresses rubbing elbows. Peggy Guggenheim's collection, now a museum, lures chic locals for evening art aperitifs. Traditionalists and visionaries cocoon in bohemian luxury. La Salute basilica buttresses the neighborhood to the east. Gondolas bob in the morning light. The Accademia Bridge crosses the Grand Canal. A back street doubles as basketball court. Palaces house residents, or like Ca' Foscari a university, or a museum like Ca’ Rezzonico that attracts Venetians for concerts. Dorsoduro reveals its industrial roots too, in buildings converted to house university departments or exhibitions. Campo Santa Margherita bursts with youthful energy from local students. Foot traffic bustles to and from Piazzale Roma and Santa Lucia train station. Evening commuters pause for an aperitivo. Neighbors exchange confidants in a campo (square) on their way to market.
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  • Carlos L.
    Palm Desert, California1,587 contributions
    Great modern gallery
    Have been to Venice multiple times and have always missed this gallery. It is worth a visit (but only if you have already seen other Venice highlights) as it is the art collection of a supporter of modern art (Dali, Malevich, Kandinsky, Picasso, Pollack). It is an intimate space and worth a visit as it overlooks the Grand Canal and has a varied modern art collection. Would recommend!
    Visited December 2022
    Traveled as a couple
    Written December 15, 2022
  • Tom H.
    Besancon, France13 contributions
    A must see. Don’t miss.
    Absolutely stunning collection. Located near Academia vapporeto stop. The best collection of modern art and sculpture that I have had the good fortune to see. We’ll displayed in Peggy Guggenheim’s former residence.
    Visited December 2022
    Traveled as a couple
    Written December 24, 2022
  • Bernhard L
    Vienna, Austria238 contributions
    A MUST!
    If you have an interest in the arts of the 20th century, it's definitely a MUST. To me, it appears that Peggy Guggenheim exactly knew what to collect. Wandering around the exhibition, I was feeling like getting a summary of many expositions that I saw over the last years. One recommendation: use the museum's website for obtaining information about the works on display.
    Visited January 2023
    Traveled solo
    Written January 8, 2023
  • Steve S
    Palm Springs, California1,677 contributions
    A very special place to visit! Great artwork in a fabulous setting.
    We always enjoy a visit to the Palazzo Venier dei Leoni, former home of Peggy Guggenheim and now one of the most important museums of European and American art of the twentieth century. The museum presents Her vast personal collection of masterpieces. She said “My motto was Buy a picture a day and I lived up to it”. A must see place if you are ever in Venice!
    Visited September 2022
    Written January 23, 2023
  • Ketty C
    17 contributions
    Magical place - impressive collection
    My second visit. Would happily go again and again. A wonderful experience. The collection is sublime - some of my fave artists. Magical to be in a beautiful palazzo enjoying incredible art work up close. Looking into a Kandinsky brought me to tears. The staff are so knowledgeable and passionate about Peggy, her legacy, and collection. We were lucky to join a free Peggy Talk held in the main courtyard by a delightful young intern. We learned a lot about Peggy and just how critical her patronage and artist advocacy was. Fascinating woman, life and legacy.
    Visited February 2023
    Traveled as a couple
    Written February 17, 2023
  • SaleBazzer
    Altrincham, United Kingdom284 contributions
    Far too crowded to view the exhibits.
    The Guggenheim in Venice is a small intimate gallery with a collection of very important and famous works of modern art. It is situated on the Dorsoduro side of the Grand Canal with a wonderful view down to Santa Maria del Salute from the garden terrace, Owing to it's design and size there is not much space for visitors to view the exhibits. When we visited on 1/3/2023 the experiences was totally ruined by gangs of schoolchildren moving around the various rooms and corridors with minimum supervision, Surely the Museum Management can find a way of limiting these large groups at any one time. Otherwise, it is a very disappointing experience.
    Visited March 2023
    Written March 5, 2023
  • delospoppy
    New York City, New York511 contributions
    A MUST IF YOU'RE IN VENICE
    There is such a wonderful collection of art in the museum. The museum is a wonderful setting on the Grande Canal in a beautiful palazzo. Definitely, take a stroll outside and look at the view and the boat going by on the canal. We were there in the winter, but I'm sure the garden is just amazing in the spring.
    Visited February 2023
    Written March 15, 2023
  • Duliby
    Chester-le-Street, United Kingdom50 contributions
    Lots of top name stuff to see!
    A fair few examples of contemporary art in a great setting by done if the most famous names. Even if you’re not a big fan you’ll be amazed at some of the works on on show. Great setting on the banks of the Grand Canal
    Visited March 2023
    Traveled as a couple
    Written March 27, 2023
  • Mathew M
    Melbourne, Australia554 contributions
    My Favourite place in Venice
    My favourite place in Venice. A beautiful building with a wonderful collection.Where else can you see 3 or 4 Jackson Pollock paintings? There is a nice cafe and another exhibition gallery on site.Its lovely to think of Peggy living there with her collection and many artistic friends hanging out.Prebook your ticket .In the low season you can just turn up and buy a ticket.
    Visited April 2023
    Traveled as a couple
    Written April 19, 2023
  • Tom H.
    Besancon, France13 contributions
    Fabulous collection
    This is a beautifu, smaii, accessible museum located in Peggy Guggenheim’s former home. IThe grounds back onto one of the canals Wonderful sculpture outside and nicely landscaped. If you like 20th century att you will be amazed at the quality and fixerait of the collection: Chagal, Dali, Pillock, Duchamp, Picasso,, Klee,,Magritte…. Ms Guggenheim had a wonderful eye and the money to put together a wonderful collection. The surroundings are intimate and allow you to really enjoy the works. Do not miss this
    Visited March 2023
    Traveled as a couple
    Written May 1, 2023
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Nicholas N
56 contributions
Oct 2020 • Family
One of the least inspired collections of modern art we have seen. Not very interesting works, especially from some of the greats. It was like looking at a set of worn 1950s era furniture in someone's grandma's house. Evidently, there are better works that were not on display, pray tell why not, if you're charging us an exorbitant admission fee. Having just spent 4 months in Italy we are mystified as to how this could be in the top 10 museums most visited in Italy. The best part was when they let us out for some fresh air next to the Grand Canal. We didn't want to go back inside for more standing in line for 5 to 10 minutes at every single room to see drab art, but there was no other way.
Written October 19, 2020
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Ldnpanda
9 contributions
Jun 2022 • Friends
The house has been completely transformed to an art gallery, it has not been preserved as how Peggy lived in it.
The staff seemed very inexperienced and did not seem to be very knowledgable.
If you have a timed ticket you will be let in exactly on time. You do not need to join the queue, just loiter by the entrance door until your time slot is called. You then need to queue again inside to exchange your voucher for a ticket, which is frustrating as you have already purchased a timed ticket, however the queues get very long so I would recommend booking in advance.
Make sure to go out on the terrace to see how Peggy’s friends would have arrived to the house and see a great view of the canal. It is not very clearly marked that you can go out on the terrace, but make sure you don’t miss it as it’s a highlight
Written June 14, 2022
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Michela M
Milan, Italy24 contributions
Aug 2020 • Family
We booked a guided tour for the three of us which took place before the museum opened. Our guide, Paloma, was very pleasant and took us along the various rooms showing us the main paintings and work art, as well as adding bits of story about Peggy Guggenheim and the various modern art movements that spread from the beginning of the 29th century. It is not a cheap option, but worth it. We all enjoyed the visit and will keep nice memories of the day spent there.
Written August 30, 2020
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ginsengNewYork
New York City, NY1,325 contributions
Oct 2021
First, make sure you reserve online as entrance is restricted to online bookings, for pandemic reasons (timed tickets to limit crowds in the galleries).
Second, you can stay as long as you want in this little sanctuary and enjoy the terrace on the Grand Canal and the very good garden café-restaurant
Third, what makes this museum so special is that it is the palazzo where Peggy Guggenheim spent the last 30 years of her life and is buried, next to her beloved dogs ;-)
Fourth, the collection is relatively small if you’re used to the MOMA or the TATE, but it is still interesting for it exemplifies how Peggy Guggenheim supported modern artists such as Picasso, Pollock, Ernst, Magritte (surrealist art has indeed an important part in this museum). Temporary exhibits are also interesting, especially right now (october 2021) « Migrating Objects », Guggenheim’s African, Oceanic, and indigenous American artifacts presented in dialogue with European avant-garde works influenced by these very cultures.
Fifth, if you have time, you might also enjoy a visit to the Palazzo Cini, 3 blocks away. It provides a beautiful and thought provoking contrast as it offers a small but lovely, predominantly Florentine collection.
Written October 23, 2021
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questtraveler01
Tel Aviv, Israel402 contributions
Dec 2019 • Couples
Luckily this gem of a museum was close to our place in Dorsoduro. Do not miss visiting The Peggy Guggenheim museum. Peggy lived in this fabulous Manor on the Grande Canal. She was a wife, socialite & art curator. Peggy became well known for the circles she ran in & for the art pieces she collected. She also realized the importance of doing openings in Venice for seasoned & new artists. Enjoy the art & imagine Peggy living in this house & what her life must have been like. The views off the back lenai overlooking the canal are incredible.
Written January 13, 2020
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Alyson K
Chicago, IL8 contributions
Jul 2022
Some truly beautiful art on an equally stunning property. I had tickets for 10am but would recommend to either go first thing in the morning or later in the day because it was very very crowded (also understandably with the summer crowds). In addition to the crowd it was pretty warm inside - I would say warmer inside than out in some areas, which made for an even more uncomfortable experience. They were doing a good job of turning people away that showed up late for their ticketed times but it still felt like there were too many visitors in a time slot to have truly enjoyed the museum. Nevertheless, a museum worth visiting if you can get the timing right.
Written July 30, 2022
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Chenault K
London, UK18 contributions
Jan 2020
If you are into modern art, then fine, it's a good collection. Otherwise, don't bother other than to say you've been. Guggenheim herself seem to have been a bit of a nut. She seems to have spent her time conferring wealth/privilege/connections on artists for reasons not entirely clear. She's buried here with her 20-odd dead dogs, one of whom was oddly named after her dead daughter.
Written January 14, 2020
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Wikumj
Bromley, UK278 contributions
Jul 2023 • Couples
We are art novices but typically enjoy galleries. This we did not enjoy and I would only recommend if you are a big fan of modern art. Firstly the ticket price is expensive for what is a small collection which can be seen in 45 mins or so. Secondly there were not many signs explaining the artistic style and choices of the pieces, which would be helpful for people like us who are not art experts. The pieces did not particularly grab us.
Written September 6, 2023
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AJ66
London, UK95 contributions
Sep 2020
The highlight of the visit was the visit to the terrace overlooking the Grand Canal. The queues and wait to move around each room was long and so cannot be rushed as they only allow people into each room one/tow at a time. Took too long to go round and art was not that interesting.
Written October 6, 2020
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Helen R
5 contributions
Aug 2020 • Family
We tried to get tickets online to visit this gallery but they were sold out. The website suggested you could turn up and queue which we did. We were told that the queue could take around 2 hours which seemed a long time but as we were there and really wanted to see the exhibition we decided to wait it out. As it turned out 2 hours was a massive underestimation, 4 hours would be more realistic. People with tickets were constantly put ahead of you so even when it felt as if you were at the head of the line the wait continued. My advice would be to not consider this unless you are prepared to devote the whole day to it.
Written August 21, 2020
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