Venezia Trip Overview
This private tour will take you through Dorsoduro district, the lively district of the University with its small art galleries and artisan shops to visit the Peggy Guggenheim Collection in the fascinating palace Venier dei Leoni on the Grand Canal with a local Venetian art historian and local Venetian guide. The collection of twentieth-century paintings and sculptures was formed by Peggy Guggenheim and embraces all the major artistic European and American movement: Picasso, Calder, Kandinsky, Giacometti, Jackson Pollock, Joan MIrò, Max Ernst, Salvador Dali, Piet Mondrian and it’s exposed in her private house-palace in Venice.You will learn about Peggy’s life, some anedocte and her role in the Venetian life.
Due to the rules of the museum the most of the explication for the tour will be given in the garden of the sculpture of the museum.
The tickets for the entrance are not included and must be booked on line directly on the website of the Guggenheim.
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Duration: 2 hours
Starts: Venezia, Italy
Trip Category: Private & Custom Tours >> Private Sightseeing Tours
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This private tour will take you through Dorsoduro district, the lively district of the University with its small art galleries and artisan shops to visit the Peggy Guggenheim Collection in the fascinating palace Venier dei Leoni on the Grand Canal with a local Venetian art historian and local Venetian guide. The collection of twentieth-century paintings and sculptures was formed by Peggy Guggenheim and embraces all the major artistic European and American movement: Picasso, Calder, Kandinsky, Giacometti, Jackson Pollock, Joan MIrò, Max Ernst, Salvador Dali, Piet Mondrian and it’s exposed in her private house-palace in Venice.You will learn about Peggy’s life, some anedocte and her role in the Venetian life.
Due to the rules of the museum the most of the explication for the tour will be given in the garden of the sculpture of the museum.
The tickets for the entrance are not included and must be booked on line directly on the website of the Guggenheim.
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Dorsoduro Dorsoduro 190, Venice Italy
A small walking tour through Dorsoduro district, admiring the small Art Galleries and the residential area.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Just East Accademia Along Gran Canal, 30123 Venice Italy
You will visit of the Peggy Guggenheim’s permanent collection, the Nasher Sculpture Garden, the Annelore and Rudolf Shulhof collection, the visit of the terrace with Marino Marini sculpture and magnificent view on the grand Canal with a professional local guide and art historian.
The tour can be customized including the visit of the temporary exhibition in the Garden pavilion and a different pick up point according to customer preference.
The tickets of entrance is not included.
Duration: 2 hours
