Museo Correr

About the museum

The Museo Correr originated from the bequest of the Venetian nobleman Teodoro Correr, who on his death in 1830 left to the city his collections and the family palace that housed them. The collection opened to the public on 26 August 1836.

In 1851, under the direction of Vincenzo Lazari, the collections were rearranged according to museum criteria. In 1887 they were moved to the Fondaco dei Turchi on the Grand Canal, where the natural history collections remained and later merged into the Museo di Storia Naturale. In 1922 the museum moved permanently to its present seat, in the Ala Napoleonica and the Procuratie Nuove on St Mark's Square.

The route includes the neoclassical rooms with works by Canova, the collections devoted to Venetian civilisation (institutions, urban planning, naval and economic power, daily life), and the Quadreria, rearranged by Carlo Scarpa between 1957 and 1960, with paintings by Lorenzo Veneziano, the Bellini, Carpaccio, Cosmè Tura, Antonello da Messina and Lorenzo Lotto. The Sale Reali, the apartments used by the reigning houses in the 19th century, can be visited by reservation. The museum is part of the Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia and is linked in an integrated route to the Museo Archeologico Nazionale and the Sale Monumentali of the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana.

Highlights

• Neoclassical rooms with the sculptures of Canova
• Quadreria with works by Bellini, Carpaccio, Antonello da Messina and Lotto
• Carlo Scarpa's display of the Quadreria
• Collections on Venetian civilisation in the Procuratie Nuove
• Sale Reali with the apartments of Empress Elisabeth of Austria (by reservation)

Permanent exhibitions

• Sale neoclassiche e Collezione Canova – Five restored rooms in the Procuratie with works by Canova and neoclassical decorative schemes.
• Civiltà veneziana – Historical collections on the institutions, urban planning, naval and economic power and daily life of Venice.
• Quadreria – Paintings, ivories, Renaissance bronzes and Italian majolica, with works by Lorenzo Veneziano, Bellini, Carpaccio and Antonello da Messina.

Founded

1836

Operated by

Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia (MUVE)

Visitors per year

approx. 349,729

Admission & discounts

The ticket “I Musei di Piazza San Marco” gives access to the Palazzo Ducale, the Museo Correr, the Museo Archeologico Nazionale and the Sale Monumentali of the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana, and includes the MUVE APP audio guide. Buying online more than 30 days before the visit, the full price is €30. Free admission for residents and people born in the Comune di Venezia, ICOM members, children aged 0 to 5, people with disabilities accompanied by a companion, licensed tour guides, accompanying teachers, and holders of the MUVE Friend Card and other membership cards.

Accessibility

• Partially wheelchair accessible
• Elevator
• Accessible restroom
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome: no information
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

There is a lift (of small dimensions, 56 × 100 cm) and accessible toilets. It is advisable to telephone +39 041 240 5211 before the visit to agree the route and assistance. The historic building may have slight slopes, raised thresholds or irregular steps. Guided tours and workshops can be adapted to specific needs.

Kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Baby changing facilities

The museum has a baby pit-stop for breastfeeding and nappy changing. MUVE Education offers routes and workshops for families and schools.

Getting there & parking

Public entrance from St Mark's Square, through the Ala Napoleonica, monumental staircase.

Amenities & dining

• Café
• Museum shop
• Coat check

Café and museum store. Free cloakroom; trolleys and luggage whose three dimensions add up to more than 1 metre are not allowed.

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

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