National Museum of Palazzo Venezia

Historical Center

National Museum of Palazzo Venezia
  • Location: National Museum of Palazzo Venezia
  • Address: Via del Plescito 118
  • Phone#: 06 699941
  • Booking phone#: 06 32810
  • Opening: Tue.-Sun. from 8.30am to 7.30pm. Monday closed
  • Price: full € 4 - reduced € 2
  • Transportation: Bus: lines 40, 63, 70, 75, 81, 87, 95, 160, 170, 204, 628, 630, 716
  • Visit lasts: 1 hour (about)
  • Services:
    Recommended
The building, born as a residence for Cardinal Pietro Barbo, presiding over the  Basilica di S. Marco, elected Pope with the name of Paolo II (1464-71), became home to  the embassy of Venice (1564-1797) and then Austria (1797-1916). The museum, instituted in  1921 by F. Hermanin, shared its spaces with the fascist government from  1929 to 1943. Today the collection is spread throughout 30 halls hosting collections of paintings, wooden sculpture, porcelain, ceramics, bronzes, marbles, terracotta, arms, making it one of the most eclectic in the city.