Current exhibitions
EIGHTEENTH CENTURY PORCELAIN
From December 15th 2011 to December 31st 2012Ca’ Rezzonico houses an important selection of porcelains providing an overview of almost all major European manufacturers [...] [...]
MORLAITER
From December 15th 2011 to December 31st 2012Ca’ Rezzonico houses an extraordinary collection of sculptural sketch models, whose provenance is just as important as the intrinsic value of the pieces [...] [...]
Exhibitions
JULIAN SCHNABEL. Permanently becoming and the architecture of seeing.
VENEZIA CHE SPERA. Unification with Italy (1859-1866).
March 16, 2011Organised as part of the celebrations to mark the 150th anniversary of the Unification of Italy, which culminate in the [...] [...]
ERCOLE MORETTI. A century of Venetian pearls.
From October 9, 2011 to June 30, 2012A century of Venetian pearls and prestigious glass objects produced by one of the most renown workshops of Murano, Ercole Moretti and F.lli [...] [...]
ALEXANDRE VASSILIEV. ELEGANCE IN EXILE. Between fashion and costume, the Diaghilev Era.
From October 17, 2011 to May 31, 2012The exhibition aims to tell the story of the cultural atmosphere and ambience of the Russian intelligentsia and the international prestige of Diaghilev’s famous Ballets Russes [...] [...]
1861–2011: UN’ISOLA UN’ARTE UN MUSEO
From December 9, 2011 to April 30, 2012A major exhibition that traces the last 150 years of history, through nearly 200 works, including the most representative of the Museum’s collection, and illustrative of the uniqueness of its creators [...] [...]
ARMENIA. Imprints of a civilization.
From December 16, 2011 to April 10, 2012The exhibition will mark the fifth centenary of the first book printed in the Armenian language and will act as the official launch of the jubilee celebrations taking place in the Armenian capital Yerevan, a UNESCO World Book Capital for 2012 [...] [...]
CELEBRATIONS IN THE DOGE'S PALACE
From February 24 to May 6, 2012The fine prints drawn by Canaletto and engraved by Giambattista Brustolon, well-known even to the general public, but their interest here lies in the fact that most of the subjects show scenes within the Doge’s Palace [...] [...]
SPRING AT PALAZZO FORTUNY. Avere una bella cera. Le figure in cera a Venezia e in Italia
From March 10 to June 25, 2012The world’s first exhibition on wax portraits will analyse a field that has been studied very little by art historians: that of life-size wax figures [...] [...]
SPRING AT PALAZZO FORTUNY. Diana Vreeland. After Diana Vreeland
From March 10 to June 25, 2012This is the first major exhibition to be dedicated to the extraordinary and complex Diana Vreeland. It will explore the many sides of her work and seek to offer a fresh approach with which to interpret the elements of her style and thinking [...] [...]
TESSUTO NON TESSUTO
From March 17 to May 6, 2012Four contemporary artists – Franco Costalonga, Nadia Costantini, Gea D’Este, and Claudia Steiner – will be the protagonists of the Tessuto non tessuto exhibition [...] [...]
GUSTAV KLIMT in the Sign of Hoffmann and the Secession
From March 24 to July 8, 2012Almost a century after his acclaimed participation at the Venice Biennale (1910), Gustav Klimt returns to the lagoon as the protagonist of a remarkable exhibition to be held in Museo Correr [...] [...]
THE SPIRIT OF KLIMT: Galileo Chini, Vittorio Zecchin and major decoration cycles in Venice
From March 31 to July 8, 2012An exhibition dedicated to the influence of the great Italian painting on Italian art in the early 20th century, culminating with the 1910 Venice Biennale [...] [...]
LA LAGUNA: tante isole, un parco
From April 28 to May 20, 2012A competition for infantS and primary schools in the province of Venice with the aim of promoting awareness of the lagoon and to encourage the children to defend their natural, historic and cultural heritage [...] [...]
EVOLUTION
From May 12 to June 24, 2012Works that express a happy combination of art and design on display at the Palazzo Mocenigo Museum in a lively contrast with the world of fashion [...] [...]
SAN MICHELE IN ISOLA. An Island of Knowledge.
From May 12 to September 2, 2012The year 2012 sees the millenary of the foundation of the Camoldolese Order, and the celebration of the 800th anniversary of the foundation of the Venetian Camoldolese monastery of San Michele in Isola [...] [...]
ISTORIA D'AMORE A NIPPO (1917) by Arturo Martini
From May 18 to July 8, 2012Arturo Martini presents a dramatic, mysterious love story in which the characters, surrounded by a wild and harsh nature, indicated by a firm, bold line, live the events of their lives [...] [...]
PORTOLANS AND NAUTICAL CHARTS
From May 18 to August 30, 2012In tribute to the America’s Cup, more than 50 rare examples of marine cartography dating from the 14th to the 18th century [...] [...]
ANIMALAMACCHIA. MUS-E (MUSIQUE EUROPE) project
From May 26 to June 10, 2012MUS-E is a European multicultural project dedicated to children that seeks, through artistic experiences, to counter isolation and social difficulties in schools [...] [...]
MURRINO GLASS, from Altino to Murano
From June 16, 2012 to January 6, 2013Murano glassmakers revived this antique method after long study of the archaeological material present in the museum at Murano and in other important archaeological collections [...] [...]
MINIARTEXTIL. Energheia
From June 26 to August 30, 2012Through almost subliminal stimuli, the weave and warp meet to describe the creative universe underlying the unstoppable evolution of the artistic syntax of this extraordinary, ancient medium [...] [...]
CONTEMPORARY GLASS. The future beyond transparency.
From July 7 to September 30, 2012La mostra, momento di riflessione sulla produzione più recente, presenta una carrellata nella tradizione del vetro contemporaneo, a completamento del percorso storico della collezione permanente [...] [...]
TIEPOLO NERO. Graphic work and engraved plates
From July 22 to October 14, 2012An important opportunity to explore some artistic materials that are surprisingly little-known but of great significance for the study of the history of art [...] [...]
ENRICO CASTELLANI AND GUNTHER UECKER
From September 1, 2012 to January 13, 2013Two great masters of contemporary art, significant exponents of the latest generation of the Gruppo Zero, meet after almost 50 years for this exhibition [...] [...]
RAFFAELE BOSCHINI. Graphic works 1912-1925
From September 1 to September 30, 2012Ca’ Pesaro has numerous prints, thanks to a sizeable donation from the family. This was the artist’s favourite area, comprising drawings, watercolours, engravings, woodcuts, drypoints, aquatints, lithographs and monotypes [...] [...]
TRAME DI MODA. Donne e stile alla Mostra del Cinema di Venezia
From September 1, 2012 to January 6, 2013Thanks to a visually dazzling display, exceptional garments and documents, the exhibition makes it possible to click into a truly unique productive and cultural sector
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AIMEZ VOUS LES ABEILLES? Vi piacciono le api? Do you like bees?
From September 15 to October 14, 2012Observation of the complex society of bees suggests how collaboration and cohesion enable major results to be achieved, results which would be impossible otherwise [...] [...]
PORTRAITS. Murrine
From October 6, 2012 to January 6, 2013Giusy Moretti presents her collection of murrine, opening a fascinating chapter dedicated to the Moretti family and his historic activity [...] [...]
THE DOGES' PROMISSIO AND COMMISSIONS
From October 12 to December 7, 2012The autumn dossier exhibition will instead be dedicated to the vast collection of illuminated manuscripts of the Doges’ Promissio and Commissions [...] [...]
"WE ARE NOTHING BUT RANDOM REFLECTIONS”: Angelo Garoglio photographs Medardo Rosso
From October 13, 2012 to January 13, 2013In studying the research and aims of Rosso, Angelo Garoglio reveals his vision to us, presenting images of the great master’s works to the public [...] [...]