The international gallery of modern art is located in Ca’ Pesaro, the most important Baroque Venetian palace overlooking the Grand Canal by Baldassarre Longhena.
Built in the second half of the 17th century thanks to the will of the noble and very rich family Pesaro, the palace was later given to the Gradenigo family, then to the Mechitarist Armenian Fathers, who used it as a college and it was eventually bought by the family Bevilacqua, who given the palace to the city addressing it to modern art, by the will of the duchess Felicita Bevilacqua La Masa.
In the palace, there are civic painting collections and nineteen-twentieth-century sculpture, among them stand out some masterpieces by Klimt, Chagall and remarkable works by Kandinsky and Klee, Matisse, Moore, besides a rich selection of works by Italian artists and an artwork cabinet (from which a general catalog has been published).
The recent restoration, under the project by Boris Podrecca and Marco Zordan,has been realized after an accurate reinterpretation of the palace and of its history, saving its most significant elements and favoring the connections between the building and the urban surroundings.
The exposition route of the gallery, totally renewed, offers the guest a suggestive interpretation key of the development of a history and artistic period. The museum has an important library specialized in the nineteen-twentieth-century history. Upon booking, it is possible to join some thematic itineraries, workshops and educational activities. Among the services of the museum: photo archive, coffee bar, library, museum publications, shop, guided visits.
Useful information:
International Gallery of Modern Art
Address: S. Stae S. Croce 2076 - Venice
Opening hours: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. from November 1st until March 31st
10 a.m. - 6 p.m. from April 1st until October 31st
Closed on Mondays, Dec. 25th, Jan. 1st, May 1st
Price:
Single ticket valid for Ca’ Pesaro International Gallery of Modern Art + Oriental Art Museum in Venice.
Full price: € 10,00
Reduced: € 7,50 * Children aged from 6 to 14; students aged from 15 to 25; coordinators (max. 2) for groups of children or students; citizens over 65; staff of the Ministero dei Beni e delle Attività Culturali e del Turismo (MiBACT); holders of the Venice Rolling Card; FAI members; holders of ticket for Damien Hirst’s exhibition “Treasures from the wreck of the unbelievable” hosted at Palazzo Grassi – Punta della Dogana (until 3 December 2017).
Free entrance: * Venetian residents; children aged from 0 to 5; disabled people with helper; enabled touristic guides and interpreters accompanying groups or individual visitors; for groups of at least 15 people, 1 free entrance (only with prior booking); accompanying teachers of school groups (up to 2 teachers per group); ICOM members; AMACI Card holders; MUVE ordinary partners; Servizio Civile volunteers; MUVE Friend Card holders, holders of “The Cultivist” card (plus three guests).
Contacts:
Phone: +39 041 5240695
Fax: +39 041 5241075
Website: http://www.capesaro.visitmuve.it
Email: capesaro@fmcvenezia.it
How to get there: ferry boat stop "San Stae"
