Peggy Guggenheim Collection
Collezione Peggy Guggenheim
A modern art museum on the Grand Canal with works by 20th-century masters including Picasso, Dalí, and Pollock.
The museum is housed in Palazzo Venier dei Leoni, the former home of American collector Peggy Guggenheim. It is one of Italy’s most important collections of European and American 20th-century art, covering Cubism, Surrealism, and Abstract Expressionism. Masterpieces by Picasso, Kandinsky, Magritte, Dalí, and Pollock are all here. On the terrace overlooking the canal, Marino Marini’s horse-and-rider sculpture stands with a view of the Grand Canal. It is typically open from 10:00 to 18:00 and closed on Tuesdays. Admission costs about 16–18 euros, and online reservations are recommended. It is about a five-minute walk from the Accademia or Salute vaporetto stops.
Opening hours
10:00 am–6:00 pm; closed Tuesdays
Nearby sights
- Accademia Bridge & Gallerie dell'Accademia
- Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute
- Teatro La Fenice
- Punta della Dogana
- Scala Contarini del Bovolo
- Il Redentore
- Giudecca
- Museo Correr