Museo Storico Navale di Venezia

The museum had a few great show pieces. 1. Authentic small paintings from sailors who asked for divine intervention and dedicated paintings to a chapel. 2. Authentic launching device and two examples of Italian pig subs used in the sabotage of British forces in the Mediterranean 3. Ample examples of Venetian craft from the Middle Ages to the end of the empire 4. A great collection of original maps and ships livery Generally the whole museum could use a grad student or 10 to help bring everything into greater context with more explanation and interpretation. Staff members were so helpful and absolutely lovely, reminding me that I had 48 hours to visit and explaining the submarine optional tour. Definitely a good sight in Venice

Interesting, lots of ship models but would need more information to be displayed about each exhibit. For a city with such a naval history, I cannot say I learned any history...

Absolutely stunning museum, very fitting for Venice as it was a navel super power and hub for shipping and trade for centuries. It has a fantastic collection, very well preserved and displayed. This is a great place to take kids if you have them with you in Venice. They let you board certain ships which really makes this museum special and much more enjoyable. I would definitely recommend checking this museum out.

After a week of paintings and churches it was a huge relief to find this museum. The models are many, and stunning. The history is amazing. Just go.

Price: 7,50€ for an adult. Really nice museum for people who like history. Friendly Staff member and lot of things to see on 4 floors.

5* staff 5* service 5* interest #noaccesibility Very nicely done museum with full line history of navy construction, specially of the boats constructed by Venice Arsenal. There are 4 floors dedicated to different navy periods, as well as maps, navigation instruments and crew forms. There are many boat models with details, for example, the boat constructed in Venice Arsenal by the order of Napoleon Bonaparte.. Just impresdive. There are also parts of the real boats, and, most interesting personally for me - the original letters of the sailors/captains and their destiny afterwards. There are letters from the boat Amalfy from the 1st World War, in which the captain assures that they will gain the victory for sure, but the destiny of this ship is to be destroyed in the navy battle..

Lots of beautiful figures of ships. The museum itself doesn’t have a great flow to it. If you’re not interested in the history it may be a little boring.

Great naval museum. I highly recommend for the passionate naval lovers and the curious. Stumbled upon this museum while exploring Venice and what a treat! Four floors packed with models of ships, real full ships and pieces of ships as well as cannons and tools for various seafarers throughout history. I didn't notice an audio guide available but most exhibits had information with English - but the items really spoke for themselves! I didn't see a gift shop, lucky for my wallet because I was blown away by this museum.

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.