This museum is situated in the ex-monastery of Sant'Apollonia, whose Romanesque cloisters are unique in Venice; even if you don't have time to view the...

Venice's Jewish community has been enjoying a renaissance recently, and this well-run museum and cultural centre - founded in 1953 - has been spruced up...

This museum dedicated to ships and shipbuilding continues an old tradition: under the Republic, the models created for shipbuilders in the final design...

Venice's civic museums' Museum Pass includes the above plus six further attractions, including Ca' Rezzonico. It costs €18 (€12 reductions) and is available...

The Museums of St Mark's Square pass (€13, €7.50 reductions) covers the Doge's Palace and the Museo Correr trio of museums, plus one other civic museum of...

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)....

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...

The Palazzo Mocenigo museum serves a double purpose. The interior gives a fine illustration of the sort of furniture and fittings an 18th-century Venetian...

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...

This museum chronicles the activities of the Ospedale della Pietà, the orphanage where Antonio Vivaldi was violin teacher and choir master. Numerous...

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...

Currently undergoing a major revamp, the Lace School's rooms with painted wooden beams have cases full of elaborate examples of lace-work from the 17th...

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...

The Gallerie dell'Accademia, Ca' d'Oro and Museo Orientale can be visited on the State Museums ticket at €11 (€5.50 reductions), available from...