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Correr Civic Museum (Museo Civico Correr)

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Correr Civic Museum (Museo Civico Correr)

Correr Civic Museum (Museo Civico Correr)

The Correr Civic Museum, or Museo Civico Correr, is dedicated to the art and history of Venice. Located in the beautiful buildings surrounding the Piazza San Marco, it includes neo-classical sculptures, books, medallions, documents, paintings, musical instruments, and Greek and Roman statues.

The Civilta Veneziana rooms hold objects from the history of Venice including model ships, maps and navigational instruments. Also weaponry. There is also a 16th century library decorated by Titian's handpicked artists including Veronese. Titian himself painted the ceiling in the vestibule.

Practical Info

Located in the Piazza San Marco, the entrance to the museum is at the opposite end of the square to the church, inside the colonnade and up the monumental staircase. Vaporetto (ferry) S.Marco/Vallaresso.