Museums in Venice for children and families
Venice is a city that transmits art. To its many and good museums full of pictorial and sculptural jewels, the fact that they are housed in splendid and majestic palaces is added. Museums of Venice While it is true that the museums of Venice can be somewhat tedious for young children, the outdoor vi
Venice is a city that transmits art. To its many and good museums full of pictorial and sculptural jewels, the fact that they are housed in splendid and majestic palaces is added.
Museums of Venice
While it is true that the museums of Venice can be somewhat tedious for young children, the outdoor visit of the exceptional palazzos is sure to please them. We show you the most interesting visits to museums for a family trip.
- Correr de Venecia Museum
The Correr Museum is the most important in Venice. Painting, sculpture, furniture, naval instruments and a great variety of ancestral objects will capture your attention during the visit to its different parts, composing the history of Venice from its foundation until its accession to Italy in the 19th century.
The visit to the Correr Museum also includes access to the Archaeological Museum - with a large number of sculptures - and the National Marciana Library with Veronese, Tiziano and Tintoretto ornaments, among other jewels.
The Correr Museum is located in the Plaza de San Marcos.
Visiting hours are from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. from November 1 to March 31. The rest of the year closes two hours later. The museum is closed on December 25 and January 1.
The admission price is 16 euros for adults and 8 euros for students between 15 and 25 years old.
- Accademia Gallery
The largest collection of Venetian art is in the Accademia Gallery, one of the most important art galleries in the world.
Since in 1817 it was decided to gather under one roof all the works of art that were scattered throughout Venice, the collection of the Accademia Gallery has not stopped growing thanks to acquisitions and private donations. Currently, more than 800 paintings by artists as important as Tiziano, Tintoretto, Canaletto, Veronés or Bellini are exhibited.
The Accademia Gallery is housed in three important religious buildings: the Scuola Grande of Santa Maria della Carità, the church of the same name and the Monastery of Canonici Lateranensi, which are located in Campo della Carità, Dorsoduro 1050.
The schedule of Visit is from Tuesday to Sunday: from 8:15 to 18:50. On Mondays and on January 1, May 1 and December 25, it remains closed.
The price for adults is 6.50 euros and for young people between 18 and 25 years old: 3.25 euros.
Children under 18 and those over 65 do not pay entry.
- Museum of the Settecento Veneziano
The Museum of the Settecento Veneziano is interesting for its content, but also for its continent, since it is housed inside the palace Ca 'Rezzonico: one of the most important in Venice and one of the few that can be visited. In this impressive palazzo built in the mid-seventeenth century Pope Clement XIII lived, called Carlo Della Torre di Rezzonico.
On all three floors of the museum all kinds of objects that show the way of life of the nobles in past centuries are displayed.
As a curiosity, do not miss seeing the small old pharmacy that hides on the second floor of the palace.
The Museo del Settecento Veneziano is located in the Palazzo Ca 'Rezzonico, located on the banks of the Grand Canal, in Dorsoduro 3136.
The visiting hours of the museum are from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. from November 1 until on March 31. The rest of the year closes one hour later. On Tuesdays and on January 1, May 1 and December 25, the museum remains closed.
The entrance to the museum costs 8 euros for adults and 5.50 euros for students from 15 to 25 years old.
- Doge's Palace in Venice
The Ducal Palace or Palazzo Ducale began as a fortified castle in the 9th century although, after a fire, it was rebuilt and used as a prison. From his bars the famous Casanova escaped in the year 1756.
During the visit to the Doge's Palace you can visit the dungeons and wet wells of the prison, the armory and the noble halls, among them, the 'Duke's Apartment' whose walls hang pictorial works by Veronese, Tiziano or Tintoretto.
And precisely another work by Tintoretto, 'El Paraíso', considered the largest canvas in the world, can be seen in the Sala del Maggior Consiglio, where more than 1,000 people voted for the fate of La Serenissima.
Reserve time also to admire the patios and the Scala d'Oro or golden staircase that ascends to the second floor, where the rooms of the dogos are located, who directed the destination of Venice.
In the Doge's Palace you will also find a curious relief in the shape of a lion's face and a hole in its mouth that will surprise the little ones. This Bocca di Leone is a kind of mailbox where formerly you could report the illegal practices of citizens.
The Museum is located in the Plaza de San Marcos.
Visiting hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. every day.
Admission costs 16 euros for adults and 8 euros for students from 15 to 25 years.
- Ca'd'Oro
Its splendid architecture dazzles the thousands of tourists who spend every day in the Plaza de San Marcos. Ca 'd'Oro is one of the most spectacular and amazing palaces in Venice.
The marble of its façade gives it a gleaming appearance, but it is worth imagining what the palazzo was like in its origins, when the gold leaf decorated its structure, which earned it the nickname of Casa Dorada.
Gothic-Renaissance style, the construction of Ca 'd'Oro began in the mid-fifteenth century. Currently, it houses the Giorgio Franchetti Gallery.
Ca 'd'Oro is located in Cannaregio 3932.
Visiting hours are from Monday to Saturday from 8:15 a.m. to 7:15 p.m. It closes on January 1, May 1 and December 25.
Admission of adults is 7.50 euros and that of young people between 18 and 25 years old: 4.50 euros. For children under 18 and over 65, admission is free.
