Correr Museum – discover one of the most important museums in Venice, right on St Mark’s Square

The museum was named after Teodoro Correr, a Venetian art collector who bequeathed his extensive art collection to the city of Venice after his death. Correr left his extensive collection of works of art, historical artefacts and many other treasures to the city of Venice, which led to the foundation of this fascinating museum as early as 1830. The exhibition focuses on life and culture in the Venetian Republic, illustrated with bronze statues, paintings and books. Its diverse collections include paintings, sculptures, furniture, historical maps, coins, medals and historical costumes. The rooms of the New Procuracies, where the main judicial institutions were based, illustrate the different aspects of Venetian culture, from everyday life to the life of the institutions, from maritime ventures to city festivals. On the second floor is the magnificent ‘Pinacoteca’, which houses important masterpieces of Venetian art from its origins to the 16th century. Nineteen rooms, decorated by Carlo Scarpa, in which countless masterpieces are exhibited. In the museum galleries you will find works by famous painters such as Canaletto, Giovanni Bellini and Tintoretto.