The Venice Carnival is an opportunity to discover and rediscover the rich cultural heritage of the city, the Museum collections and the temporary exhibitions. Discover the special openings in the Musei Civici di Venezia and at the Centro Culturale Candiani in Mestre, with Matisse and the Light of the Mediterranean, closing on 4 March 2025.
EXTENDED OPENING HOURS
From Thursday 27 February to Tuesday 4 March 2025, the Doge’s Palace and the Museo Correr* will be exceptionally open until 22.00 (last admission at 21.00).
On Friday 28 February and Saturday 1 March 2025, Fortuny Museum, Ca’ Pesaro – International Gallery of Modern Art and Ca’ Rezzonico – Musem of 18th Century Venice will be exceptionally open until 21.00 (last admission at 20.00).
SPECIAL OPENINGS
On Monday 3 and Tuesday 4 March 2025, the last day of Carnival, all the Musei Civici of Venice and the exhibition Matisse and the Light of the Mediterranean at Centro Culturale Candiani in Mestre will be open to the public, including the Museums that are usually closed on Mondays (Ca’ Pesaro – International Gallery of Modern Art*, Palazzo Mocenigo Museum, Natural History Museum of Venice and Lace Museum, Burano) and on Tuesdays (Fortuny Museum, Ca’ Rezzonico).
EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR FAMILIES
During the Venice Carnival, discover the activities on-demand aimed at families with children and kids: an opportunity to have fun and learn, discovering eighteenth-century fashion and constructing a personalized puppet with the Special “Carnival at the Museum” Workshops at the Museo di Palazzo Mocenigo and Carlo Goldoni’s House.
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
Discover all the exhibitions on view during the Venice Carnival 2025:
Donazione Elda Cecchele
19 November 2024 – 2 March 2025, Museo di Palazzo Mocenigo
Matisse and the Light of the Mediterranean
28 September 2024 – 4 March 2025, Centro Culturale Candiani, Mestre
Roberto Matta 1911-2002
25 October 2024 – 23 March 2025, Ca’ Pesaro – International Gallery of Modern Art
Loris Cecchini. Leaps, gaps and overlapping diagrams
21 September 2024 – 31 March 2025, Ca’ Rezzonico
Sergio Monari. Sincronie
26 February – 5 May 2025, Fortuny Museum
Donazione Carlo e Giovanni Moretti 1958-2013
6 December 2024 – 30 June 2025, Glass Museum, Murano
The Vendramin Family Archive
31 January 2025 – 25 January 2026, Carlo Goldoni’s House
Please note:
*ST. MARK’S SQUARE MUSEUMS: from 27 February to 4 March, the Museo Archeologico Nazionale will be open until 19.00.
On Sunday, 2 March, the Monumental Rooms of the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana will be open until 19.00.
*The Museum of Oriental Art will be open until 20.00 on Friday 28 February and 1 March; it will be closed on Monday, 3 March.