A marvellous palace and its most famous resident: Casa di Carlo Goldoni

Highlights

Even before you travel, you have your tickets for Venice in your pocket: that’s the smart way.
Your ticket for the Casa di Carlo Goldoni is already included in your City Pass.
No advance reservations are required for this attraction – your City Pass is your admission ticket.

At Casa Goldoni, you will find a fantastic blend of a historic palace and modern museum design.
Learn more about the famous and beloved Venetian playwright.
Immerse yourself in the life and work of a theatre lover and reformer.

A historic palace for a theatre enthusiast of his time: Casa di Carlo Goldoni

What awaits you on site

Carlo Osvaldo Goldoni (25 February 1707 – 6 February 1793) was an Italian playwright and librettist from the Republic of Venice. His works include some of the most famous and popular plays in Italy. Audiences appreciate Goldoni’s plays for their ingenious blend of wit and honesty. In his memoirs, Goldoni particularly remembers the palace where he was born and grew up. Today, this palace is a museum in his honour. It is also home to an institute for theatre studies.

About the Ca’ Centani palace

Ca’ Centani, or Centanni, better known as “Casa di Carlo Goldoni”, built in the 15th century, is a typical Gothic palace, but still presenting the layout and typical elements of civil Venetian architecture between the end of the 14th and the early 15th century in spite of its several renovations.