Things to do in Venice, Veneto: The Best History Museums

April 26, 2022 Deane Carmody

With its gondolas, canals, amazing restaurants, and unforgettable romantic ambiance, Venice is definitely a city for one's bucket list. Waterfront palazzos, palaces, and churches make drifting down the Grand Canal feel like cruising through a painting. To really experience Venice you must go to the opera or to a classical music performance, nibble fresh pasta and pastries, and linger in the exhibit halls of an art gallery. Label lovers will drool over the high-end shopping in Piazza San Marco.
Restaurants in Venice

1. Casa Bortoli

Casa Bortoli San Marco 2307 VENEZIA, Venice Italy http://www.fondoambiente.it/luoghi/casa-bortoli
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Casa Bortoli

2. Ca' Rezzonico

Dorsoduro 3136, Venice Italy +39 041 241 0100 [email protected] http://carezzonico.visitmuve.it/en/home/
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Ca' Rezzonico

Immerse yourself in Venice's Age of Decadence with a visit to this lavish palace of the Venetian aristocracy Rezzonico, which houses an unsurpassed collection of eighteenth-century Venetian art.

Reviewed By Daisy100London

Interesting paintings, well labelled and explained in several languages. Porcelain of many makes, furniture. Nice and cool when really hot outside. Has a lift to get you to all floors. Friendly and helpful staff. Nice cafe with friendly waiter. Is directly at vaporetti stop of same name. Strongly recommend.

3. Museo di Palazzo Grimani

Castello Ramo Grimani, 4858, 30122 Venice Italy +39 041 241 1507 [email protected] http://www.polomusealeveneto.beniculturali.it/musei/museo-di-palazzo-grimani
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Museo di Palazzo Grimani

Open to the public on December 20, 2008, after a long restoration, it is currently a Museum belonging to the Veneto Museum Pole. Palazzo Grimani constitutes for the city of Venice a particularly precious novelty for the originality of the architecture, for the decorations and for its history. The long restoration by the Superintendence included the interior decorations, including: the Camerino di Callisto, with stucco by Giovanni da Udine; the Camerino di Apollo, with frescoes by Francesco Salviati and Giovanni da Udine; the Sala del Doge Antonio, decorated with stucco and polychrome marbles; the Sala a Fogliami by Camillo Mantovano, with the ceiling entirely covered with fruit trees, flowers and animals; and the Tribune that housed more than a hundred pieces of the archaeological collection. Here, the sculpture depicting the Kidnapping of Ganimede is suspended in the center of the vault decorated by lacunae.

Reviewed By stefanom8 - Penang Island, Malaysia

A very well restored palazzo, home to one of Venice's greatest families. From the Renaissance courtyard you move to the first and second floors. The latter hosts temporary exhibitions; the former shows the family's grandeur, and is particularly interesting because the 16th century Grimanis seem strongly influenced by Roman and Florentine Mannerism. Don't miss

4. Museo Storico Militare

Via Forte Marghera 30, 30173 Venice Italy http://www.museofortemarghera.it
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Museo Storico Militare

5. Museum of Icons

Castello 3412 Hellenic Institute of Byzantine and Post-Byzantine Studies in Venice, 30122 Venice Italy +39 041 522 6581 http://www.istitutoellenico.org/museo/index.html
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Museum of Icons

6. Piccolo Museo della Pieta Antonio Vivaldi

Castello 3701 Santa Maria della Pietà, Venice Italy +39 041 522 2171 [email protected] http://www.pietavenezia.org/it/istituto/cultura/vi_ve_percorso_museale_chiesa_della_pieta/
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Piccolo Museo della Pieta Antonio Vivaldi

Reviewed By durham05 - Durham, United Kingdom

Although this is the original church that Vivaldi would have known, it was certainly a great place to visit, with the great musicians music playing through speakers. Regularly a venue for concerts as well. Well worth a look.

Riva S. Biasio Castello, 2148, 30122 Venice Italy +39 041 244 1399 http://www.marina.difesa.it/EN/history/museums/Pagine/museostoriconavale.aspx
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Naval History Museum

Not for land-lubbers: this museum has filled its four floors with interesting maritime objects, including the banners that were flown by the Venetian fleet at Lepanto.

Reviewed By lucianm2013 - Constanta, Romania

Having in mind that for many years Venice was a great naval power in Mediterranean area, visiting the Naval History Museum is almost a must while you are in Venice. For 10 euro admission ticket, you have access to two different locations hosting the exhibits of the Museum: the Museum main building on Riva San Biagio Castello 2148 and Ships Pavilion on Rio della Tana Castello 2162 c, close to the Arsenal bridge. In the main building of the Museum we admired a large collection of scale models which were used for shipbuilding, naval instruments and weapons, uniforms, documents … In the Ships Pavilion we had the opportunity to see a nice collection of real-size historical ships. We were very pleased with the time spent in this Museum.

8. Archivio di Stato

Frari, San Polo 3002, 30123 Venice Italy +39 041 522 2281 http://www.archiviodistatovenezia.it/web/index.php
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Archivio di Stato

9. Museo Wagner

Palazzo Ca" Vendramin Calergi Palazzo Ca' Vendramin Calergi, 30121 Venice Italy +39 041 529 7230 [email protected] http://www.museionline.info/musei/museo-wagner
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Museo Wagner

This 16th-century home was where German composer Richard Wagner died.

10. Collezione Storica e degli Archivi Rubelli

Piazza San Marco, 3877 Palazzo Corner Spinelli, Venice Italy http://www.rubelli.com/INTERnet/sito_v5/it/rubelli-group/archivio-storico
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