Visit to the church, recently opened after 20 years of restoration involving the plasterwork, the altars, the sculptures, the paintings, the wooden furnishings and the bell-tower.
Some archaeological excavations have brought to light a sarcophagus dating from the early 14th century and 15th century ceramics (on display)
The original paintings by Jacopo Palma il Giovane has...
Built on an architectural plan by Andrea Palladio, the church featured a beautiful façade designed by Baldassarre Longhena and was embellished over the course of the 17th and 18th centuries with invaluable works of art, thanks to generosity of benefactors of the hospital. Some artists who left their mark on the Church include G.B. Tiepolo, C. Loth, and P. Liberi. The Ospedaletto was famous...
“Je suis né à Venise, l’an 1707, dans une grande et belle maison, située entre le pont de Nomboli et celui de Donna onesta, au coin de rue de Ca’ Centanni, sur le paroisse de St. Thomas”
[I was born in Venice, in 1707, in a large and beautiful house, situated between the Nomboli and Donna onesta bridges, on the corner of calle di Ca’ Centanni,...
Guided visit to the island, including visit to the park, church and museum.
Reservation is required calling (+39) 041 5240119 from 9.30 am to 5.00 pm, on Friday from 9.30 to 3.30 pm, or visit the website www.coopculture.it
The idea of creating a room dedicated to the actressstemmed from the desire to make the Eleonora DuseArchive in the Giorgio Cini Foundation a place open to the public, to be visited and explored.
This new space has been designed to exhibit some of the documents in the rich archive, such as autograph items, including letters...
From October 2012 eighty-three works of Italian, European and American art of the decades after 1945 are added to the collections of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation in Venice. They are the bequest of Hannelore B. Schulhof, who collected the works with her late husband Rudolph B. Schulhof. According to an agreement drawn up by the Peggy Guggenheim Collection and Mrs. Schulhof, the gift of...
Sissi’s myth is commemorated in Venice with the inauguration and the opening to the public of the rooms reserved to the Princess Sissi in the Imperial Apartments of the Royal Palace in Venice, in S. Mark’s Square, after a restoration of nine estraordinary spaces.
Princess Sissi sojourned for 38 days in the Imperial Apartments in the Royal Palace, in occasion of her first visit in...
The Dalí Universe in Venice in a fantastic exhibition entirely dedicated to Salvador Dalí, with more than 100 Dalí artworks on display. Visitors can admire a collection of artworks lesser known to the public, which include bronze sculpture, rare graphics portfolios, glass pate de verre sculptures and gold objets d'art.
Bronze sculptures on display include, Homage to...
Olivetti Showroom in Saint Mark Square houses the FAI - Fondo Ambiente Italiano, the National Trust for Italy. After 12 years in which it was a shop, the space, conceived by Carlo Scarpa and regarded as one of the most inportant examples of the 20th cent. architecture in Venice, will host cultural events - conferences and exhibitions - and act as an information point for visitors investigating...