The Archeological Museum in Saint Mark’s Square has an important collection of Greek and Roman sculptures, gems and coins. It includes also the archeological collection of the Correr Museum, which is Egyptian and Assyro-Babylonian antiques.
Established in 1523 after the bequest of the cardinal Domenico Grimani, who gave the Serenissima Republic antiques marbles and bronzes. The Museum is based on donations given by rich Venetian families. Besides the many Greek sculptures, in the museum there are also architectural fragments , epigraphs, marbles and busts, little bronze sculptures, pottery, jewels, Etruscan, Egyptian, Mesopotamian and Roman relics, gems, ivories and a coins collection (with coins of the 3rd and 1st century b.C.). Of great interest the portraits of the Roman Emperors. Inside the museum, which is a municipal one, there is a part of the archeological collection of the Correr Museum, with some relics of the Neolithic and Bronze age, Egyptian and Assyro-Babylonian antiques, Greek, Etruscan and Roman art.
Useful information:
Opening hours
Everyday
- Summer schedule (From 1st April to 31st October): 10am - 6 pm
- Winter schedule (From 1st November to 31st March): 10 am - 5 pm
Prices:
First Option: Ticket for the National Archaeological Museum of Venice and the Monumental Rooms of the Marciana National Library: Full price: €8 // Reduced price: €2
Second Option: "I MUSEI DI SAN MARCO"
"The Museums of St. Mark's Square" Ticket: Full price: €30.00 // Reduced price: €15.00
(This ticket is valid for the integrated itinerary including: Doge’s Palace, Correr Museum, National Archaeological Museum, and the Monumental Rooms of the Marciana National Library.)
(Online booking discount (at least 30 days in advance) at website "https://muve.vivaticket.it/it/event/musei-p-san-marco-ducale/155153?idt=...": Full price: €25.00 // Reduced price: €13.00)
Third Option: MUSEUM PASS
The Museum Pass includes entry to all Civic Museums of Venice: the Museums of St. Mark’s Square and many others such as Ca’ Rezzonico, Ca’ Pesaro, Palazzo Mocenigo, and more (see the website for full details: https://www.visitmuve.it).
- MUSEUM PASS Full price: €40.00
- MUSEUM PASS Reduced price: €22.00
Tickets available at: https://muve.vivaticket.it/index.php?nvpg[sell]&cmd=prices&pcode=9786409...
Contacts
Tel: +39 041 2967663.
E-mail: drm-ven.archeologico@cultura.gov.it
For any further information, please check: https://archeologicovenezia.cultura.gov.it/
Address: Entrance from the Correr Museum, Ala Napoleonica, Piazza S.Marco, 52, 30124 - Venice
How to get there: ferry boat stop "San Marco" or "San Zaccaria"
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