Museo Storico Navale di Venezia

This museum is superb. There is so much to see, including models, uniforms, ships of all different sorts and eras, artwork, a shell collection and more. It covers four floors in the main building and a pavilion housing some fabulous ships of historical significance. We had an audio guide (no extra cost) and the staff were very helpful, speaking to us in English too! The guide is very detailed indeed! We spent several hours in the museum and could have stayed longer. There is a submarine which costs extra to visit, hut we didn't have time. There's a nice gift shop too.

Paid at the door, no queue. The main museum is on 4 floors plus if you follow the adjacent canal north to the bridge there is a separate entrance to a few more halls, and this is where you go if you have opted for the submarine visit. There are artifacts plus many ship models and even a sea shell collection on the top floor. At the separate entrance there are some boats including a WWII torpedo boat. Inexplicably, all the stairs to give you a better view to the boats here were roped off for no apparent reason - disappointing. The submarins submarine, from the cold War era, was interesting. You have a guide because this element is on an active naval base. You can't take pictures here (but ok on the submarine).

Wow! That was so good! There was so much to see, much to hear! I never knew venice was such a navel superpower! This taught me a lot! I could not finish it because it was so big! Among the cool battleships we had a once in a lifetime chance of going in a real submarine! That was so cool

It's a really interesting museum to learn about Venice and its sailing traditions [but very little information in the tags] [you must get the audioguide and pay extra if you wanna learn more about yhe ships] There are many models of ships, boats and gondolas to see. And they have a separate exhibit inside the Arsenale for bigger boats and even a submarine. My concern is that even though bathrooms are at each floor, 1-2 person capacity is not enough for the visitors. The lift was under maintenance, but I'm not sure it is a super accessible building for people with some kind of issue to go up the stairs for 4 floors. So be prepared for that! [I went in with a free ticket due to a special event, not sure I would have paid the 16€ for what I saw otherwise]

Telling the naval history of Venice through models and artefacts, such as the name plates from the battleships Vittorio Veneto and Caio Duilo, or war trophies from the battle of Lepanto and from the First World War. I especially enjoyed seeing items from Caligula’s Nemi ships.

This is a great museum to check out if you’re interested in maritime history. Lots of ship models, maps and other displays documenting the naval and merchant shipping of Venice, and Italy in general. It’s located near the Garden district which is also a nice little walk and a bit more open and green than Venice in general.

The audio guide was very well done due to voice actors telling the stories from the experiences of people; some of the war stories involving sacarfice were emotional. Paid 16 Eur for the museum and ships pavilion. For 10 Eur more, you can visit the submarine, which is on a scheduled time. The audio guide was included with the entrance fee. The museum has 5 floors and took 3 hours. The ship pavilion took one hour and can be done separately on the next day.

Wonderful naval museum in Venice. The displays are in English and easy to understand. Perfect for young children too. The history of the Venetian and modern day Italian Navy are very interesting. Highly recommended.

An interesting museum with lots packed into a relatively small space. Plenty of models, cannons, and information on engineering. Well worth a visit.

This was a must see for me when I came to Venice. Why.......it's a naval Museum and it has models. Warning up front, this place is expansive and 5 ish floors. There is plenty to see so block off some time for this. I'm not going to spill all the beans, so just go if you are ever in the neighborhood.

Generally a good museum. Well planned, easy to move about, good signage, varied exhibits. If you are into boats, military history, nautical engineering or Venetian history you will enjoy this. My only complaint is that there is not enough about Venice. People come to Venice to learn about Venice not Italy. There are only a few boats from Venice.

This is a great place to take kids. Engineers and sailors will enjoy the models. Gun fanatics will enjoy all the early examples of weaponry and cannon.

If you are expecting caliber similar to Annapolis, or USS Missouri or Hornet or Intrepid, look elsewhere. It is far less impressive then the Musée de l'Armée in Paris or even the miltary museum in Saigon. 5 euros will get you 3 rooms of dilapidated ships and 2/3 of the exhibits only available in Italian. It will take less than 10 minute visit every exhibit and read the displays. Even if it was free, I would hesitate to take the detour. It is the least most comprehensive museum I have ever visited.

So it turns out that the actual Museo Storico Navale is closed for renovations, but they didn't mention that on their website or in the annex up the street to which a sign directs you - and which had a sign on the door saying Museo Storico. This annex is one floor and has a small number of not very old boats. The real Museo has several floors and has old ships and models of how they were built. So basically they are ripping off tourists during their renovations. Also, few of the signs in the annex are in any language other than Italian. There are some sheets with information in other languages, but it is really hard to match the sheets with the exhibits. Overall, we walked away with a feeling that someone has contempt for tourists - without whom Venice would no longer exist.

If you're interested in boats and stuff then you'll probably like this museum. I found it incredibly boring and a complete waste of time.