Venice - Palazzo Pesaro

Today the lavishly designed interior of Palazzo Pesaro houses the Galleria d'Arte Moderna (Gallery of Modern Art). The gallery was founded at the end of the last century after the first biennial in 1897 and has one of the most important collections of modern art in Italy.

Among its most interesting exhibits are works by the Munich Realist Franz von Lenbach, the Munich Secessionists Franze von Lenbach and Franz von Stuck, Auguste Rodin and Marc Chagall.

On the third floor of the Palazzo Pesaro is the Museo d'Arte Orientale (Museum of Oriental Art). It has an outstanding collection of Far Eastern objects d'art, e.g. Chinese vases, Japanese paintings, Indian sculpture. The main facade overlooks the Canal Grande.