Often seen as the living testimony of Venice's links with Byzantium, St Mark's basilica is also an expression of the city's independence. In the Middle Ages...
San Marco
The Accademia is the essential one-stop shop for Venetian painting, and one of the world's greatest art treasure houses. At the time of writing - and...
Dorsoduro 1050
An unobtrusive side door halfway down the right wall of the nave in San Marco leads straight into the courtyard of the Palazzo Ducale (Doge's Palace)....
San Marco 1
Inaugurated in December 2008 after a restoration process lasting 27 years, this magnificent palazzo is the most significant new museum to open in Venice for...
Castello 4858
This remarkable establishment, tucked behind a high wall off a quiet street, is the third most visited museum in the city. It was founded by one of Venice's...
Dorsoduro 701
The first days of June 2009 saw a contemporary art logjam in Venice, with the inauguration of the Fondazione Vedova, the opening of the biggest ever...
Dorsoduro 2
The Archbrotherhood of St Roch was the richest of the six scuole grandi in 15th-century Venice. Its members came from the top end of the mercantile and...
San Polo 3054