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Peggy Guggenheim Collection: modern art on the Grand Canal

Peggy Guggenheim bought the art of her own time in Paris and New York, married Max Ernst, gave Jackson Pollock his first show, and in 1949 settled with her collection in an unfinished palace on the Grand Canal. It is one of the finest collections of twentieth-century art in Europe.

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10:00 to 18:00, not Tuesdays
Closed
Tuesdays and 25 Dec
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1¼ to 2 hours

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    What to see at the Peggy Guggenheim Collection

    1. The Cubists

      Picasso, Braque, Léger and Gris, from the years when Cubism was new.

    2. The Surrealists

      Ernst, Magritte, Dalí, Miró and De Chirico, many bought from the artists themselves.

    3. Pollock

      A group of paintings by Jackson Pollock, whom she showed in New York before anyone else.

    4. The terrace

      The marble terrace on the Grand Canal, one of the best places in Venice to watch the boats go by.

    Tickets and tours for the Peggy Guggenheim Collection

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      Venice: Peggy Guggenheim Collection Skip-the-Line Ticket

      Entry to the Peggy Guggenheim Collection, its rooms, its garden and its terrace on the canal.

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      • Entry to the Peggy Guggenheim Collection
      • The garden and the terrace on the Grand Canal

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    Visiting the Peggy Guggenheim Collection: hours and admission

    Opening hours

    Wednesday to Monday
    10:00 to 18:00
    • The ticket office closes at 17:00.
    • Closed on Tuesdays and on 25 December.

    Who gets in free

    • The museum's site gives the visitors who enter free.

    Getting there

    Vaporetto
    Accademia or Salute, on line 1, about four minutes away.
    On foot
    Five minutes from the Accademia bridge, on the way to the Salute.
    From the station
    Venice has no cars. From Santa Lucia station or Piazzale Roma, take the vaporetto down the Grand Canal, or walk: the city is small, but its lanes wind.

    Address

    Peggy Guggenheim Collection
    Dorsoduro 701
    30123 Venice, Italy

    Entrances

    The entrance is on the Calle San Cristoforo, on the land side of the palace.

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    Before you go

    • It is closed on Tuesdays.
    • Leave time for the garden and the terrace on the canal.
    • The Accademia and the Salute are both a few minutes' walk away.

    A collector's house on the Grand Canal

    The Palazzo Venier dei Leoni was begun in the eighteenth century and never got past its ground floor, which is why it sits so low among its neighbours. Peggy Guggenheim lived here from 1949 until her death in 1979, opening her collection to visitors in the summers.

    She left the house and the collection to the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, her uncle's, which runs it as a museum. She is buried in its garden, beside her dogs.

    Peggy Guggenheim Collection: common questions

    What are the opening hours of the Peggy Guggenheim Collection?
    Wednesday to Monday: 10:00 to 18:00. The ticket office closes at 17:00. Closed on Tuesdays and on 25 December.
    Is the Peggy Guggenheim Collection ever free?
    The museum's site gives the visitors who enter free.
    What does the ticket include?
    Entry to the Peggy Guggenheim Collection. The garden and the terrace on the Grand Canal. It is sold by GetYourGuide.
    Is Peggy Guggenheim buried at the museum?
    Yes, her ashes are in the garden of the palace, beside the graves of her dogs.
    Which day is the Peggy Guggenheim Collection closed?
    Tuesday, and on 25 December.

    What visitors say about the Peggy Guggenheim Collection

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    4.6

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