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Galleria di Palazzo Cini

House museum on the Grand Canal at San Vio with Tuscan and Ferrarese paintings, ivories, enamels and porcelain from the collection of Vittorio Cini.

Opening hoursAdmission €10

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About the museum

The Galleria di Palazzo Cini was created as a house museum in the Venetian residence of Vittorio Cini (1885–1977), an industrialist, politician and philanthropist who was also one of the greatest Italian collectors of the 20th century. The palace, at San Vio, brings together two 16th-century buildings, Palazzo Foscari and Palazzo Grimani, bought by Cini between 1919 and 1920. Between 1956 and 1958 the architect Tomaso Buzzi redesigned its interiors, leaving the oval spiral staircase and the neo-Rococo salon in which the Cozzi porcelain service is displayed.

After Cini’s death his daughter Yana Alliata di Montereale donated to the Fondazione Giorgio Cini, between 1981 and 1982, part of her father’s collections together with some rooms of the palace, so as to preserve the link between the works and their original setting. The gallery opened on 21 September 1984, with the display curated by Federico Zeri. In 1989 the collection of Ferrarese Renaissance paintings of the heirs of Ylda Cini Guglielmi di Vulci was added on permanent deposit, and in 2015 the heirs enriched the route with new works and furnishings.

The route is laid out over two floors: the first recreates the atmosphere of the collector’s residence, while the second hosts temporary exhibitions. The collection includes Tuscan paintings from the 13th to the 16th century, including works by Filippo Lippi, Beato Angelico, Botticelli, Piero di Cosimo and Pontormo; a section of Ferrarese art with Cosmè Tura, Ercole de’ Roberti and Dosso Dossi; and Gothic ivories, Renaissance enamels on copper, sculptures and decorative arts.

Highlights

Tuscan Renaissance paintings by Filippo Lippi, Beato Angelico, Botticelli, Piero di Cosimo and Pontormo
Ferrarese room with works by Cosmè Tura, Ercole de’ Roberti and Dosso Dossi
Room of polyptychs with important Tuscan altarpieces between the 14th and 15th centuries
Cozzi porcelain service in the oval neo-Rococo salon designed by Tomaso Buzzi
Gothic ivories and Renaissance enamels on copper

Permanent exhibition

Collezione Vittorio Cini – The first floor recreates the collector’s residence with Tuscan and Ferrarese paintings, sculptures, ivories, enamels and porcelain of the Renaissance and the 18th century.

Founded: 1984
Operated by: Fondazione Giorgio Cini
Visitors per year: approx. 17,170

Admission & discounts

Adults	€10
Reduced	€8groups of more than 8 people, young people aged 15 to 25, over 65s, members of Touring Club Italiano, COOP, ALI, FAI and TGS Eurogroup
Children & teens	freefree up to age 14 · Free admission under 15.
Seniors	€8Over 65s.
Visitors with disabilities	freecompanion free · Free admission for people with disabilities with one companion.
Students & apprentices	€5€5 rate for students and teachers of architecture, conservation of cultural heritage, educational sciences, humanities or philosophy with an archaeological or art-historical focus, and of the Academies of Fine Arts (or equivalent courses in the EU).
Groups (9+ people)	€8 per personReduced rate for groups of more than 8 people.
Reduced ticket €7 (holders of Dorsoduro Museum Mile tickets within 7 days, VisitCini or Rocca di Monselice)	€7
€5 rate for residents of the Comune di Venezia	€5
Guided visit for groups (maximum 20 people, by reservation only)	€100Booking by writing to biglietteria.palazzocini@gmail.com.

Buying online is the only way to avoid queues; online prices include advance-sale and booking fees. Free admission, among others, for Amici di San Giorgio, Cini Ambassadors, ICOM members, accredited journalists and tourist guides, and supporting members of Save Venice.