Venice - Venier House of the Lions and Peggy Guggenheim Collection Ca' Venier dei Leoni e Collezione Peggy Guggenheim
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The palace, only a few steps away from the Church of Santa Maria della Salute and the Palazzo Corner della Ca' Grande, was begun in 1749. It was never completed, however, and has only one floor. The aristocratic Venier family are said to have kept lions in the sleepy garden - hence the appellation "dei Leoni" (of the Lions).
The American Peggy Guggenheim (1884-1979) opened a museum of contemporary art in London in 1939, and in 1942 the "Art of the Century" Gallery in New York from which her private Venetian collection of cubist, abstract and surrealist paintings is derived.
The American Peggy Guggenheim (1884-1979) opened a museum of contemporary art in London in 1939, and in 1942 the "Art of the Century" Gallery in New York from which her private Venetian collection of cubist, abstract and surrealist paintings is derived.
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Address:
Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Palazzo Venier dei Leoni
701 Dorsoduro, I-30123 Venice, Italy
701 Dorsoduro, I-30123 Venice, Italy
Hours:
April 1 to October 31: 10am-6pm; Closed: Tue
Always closed on: Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Tips: Photography prohibited.
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