Correr Museum

Traveler reviews

• Neeru Das

  ★★★★★3 months ago

  Museo Correr, is located at Piazza San Marco (St. Mark's Square), in Venice, Italy. The building shown in my picture, is the Museo Correr, specifically the Ala Napoleonica - which is the Napoleonic Wing. The museum occupies this wing and part of the adjacent Procuratie Nuove buildings, which frames the entire square in general. It is situated at the 'other end' of this square, directly opposite St. Mark’s Basilica. The Museo Correr is one of the 11 civic museums run by the Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia. The museum extends along the southside of the square on the upper floors of the Procuratorie Nuove. With its rich and varied collections, the Museo Correr covers both the art and history of Venice. It originated with the collection bequeathed to the city of Venice, in 1830, by Teodoro Correr. A member of a traditional Venetian family, Correr was a meticulous and passionate collector, dedicating most of his life to the collection of both works of art and documents and individual objects, that reflected the history of Venice. Upon his death, all this material was donated to the city, together with the family's Grand Canal palace, which had earlier housed it. This wonderful nobleman also left the city funds to be used in conserving and extending the collections and in making them available to the public. An insatiable collector, Correr, bought all sorts of objects from his youth days and dedicated all his resources in putting together an incredible amount of material, as an original collection. Since he was explicit about his intention that the collections should be made available to the public, thus the museum was finally opened in 1836. Subsequent bequests, donations and acquisitions were added to the collection, some were donated by important Venetian families, like the Molin's, the Zoppetti, the Tironi, the Sagredo, and the Cicogna, which included significant paintings, maiolica, glass pieces, and bronzes. In the 1990s, the entire civic museums system was redesigned, all under a single municipal administration. In 1996, thanks to an agreement with the Italian Ministry of Culture, the St. Mark's Square Museums ticket was launched, granting entrance not only to the Museo Correr, but also the Doge's Palace, the Museo Archeologico Nazionale and the Monumental Rooms of the Biblioteca Marciana. Finally, in March 2008, the Museo Correr became part of the Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia system. I am extremely glad that I saw this place finally, after knowing so much about it. So what if my view of it all was restricted to be from outside only, my visit during 2024, was well worth it.

• Joseph Martinez

  ★★★★★a month ago

  This ticket was included to the palazzo dulce which was honestly worth it. I didn't expect this place to be so long and large until I had to leave and I was literally trapped in the maze. I do recommend it especially since it comes included with the ticket of palazzo dulce. If anything this was a great addition to an already amazing place

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