What's on in Venice
The Miani room with objects from Giovanni Miani's African expedition

Museo di Storia Naturale di Venezia (Fontego dei Turchi) · Santa Croce

Collecting to Astonish, Collecting for Research

Now showingPermanent collection·€15

The story of naturalist collecting, from cabinets of curiosities to Giovanni Miani's finds from his 1859-60 search for the source of the Nile and Ligabue's expeditions.

Book tickets

Also at Museo di Storia Naturale di Venezia (Fontego dei Turchi)

On now nearby

Nicolás Lamas, Corpus serialis exhibition image

Corpus serialis

Ca' Pesaro – International Gallery of Modern Art

Jenny Saville a Ca' Pesaro exhibition banner

Jenny Saville a Ca' Pesaro

Ca' Pesaro – International Gallery of Modern Art

Installation view of Le Tarbouche by Mouna Rebeiz at Palazzo Mocenigo

The Tarbouche. When an Accessory Becomes a Symbol

Palazzo Mocenigo – Museum of Textiles and Costume

All exhibitions in Venice this month Coming up in November

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Baroque marble facade of Ca' Pesaro on the Grand Canal, Venice

Ca' Pesaro – International Gallery of Modern Art

Architecture2 min walk
Palazzo Mocenigo in Venice seen from Ca' Pesaro

Palazzo Mocenigo – Museum of Textiles and Costume

Design3 min walk
Istrian-stone facade of Ca' Corner della Regina on the Grand Canal, Venice

Fondazione Prada Venezia (Ca' Corner della Regina)

Architecture4 min walk
The Gothic marble façade of the Ca' d'Oro on the Grand Canal, Venice

Ca' d'Oro – Galleria Giorgio Franchetti

Architecture6 min walk

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