Punta della Dogana
Art museum · San Marco ·
Contemporary art museum in historic customs house with stunning views
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Dorsoduro, 2, 30123 Venezia VE, Italy Get directions
Contemporary art museum in historic customs house with stunning views
Dorsoduro, 2, 30123 Venezia VE, Italy Get directions
"Complementing Palazzo Grassi, Punta della Dogana hosts rotating exhibitions and currently features a major retrospective from Thomas Schütte as part of Pinault's Venice program." - Jenn Rice
"Punta della Dogana Controlled by the François Pinault Foundation, the same trust in charge of Christie's auction house, this is a museum-worthy gallery in the heart of Venice . Set inside a 17th-century customs house, it showcases Pinault's impressive private collection, comprised of some 2,500 pieces of modern art. The location, at the point of land where the Grand Canal meets the Giudecca Canal, is equally spectacular. After you've finished browsing the art collection, grab a pastry or a small bite at the in-house Dogana Cafe."
"Punta della Dogana Controlled by the François Pinault Foundation, the same trust in charge of Christie's auction house, this is a museum-worthy gallery in the heart of Venice . Set inside a 17th-century customs house, it showcases Pinault's impressive private collection, comprised of some 2,500 pieces of modern art. The location, at the point of land where the Grand Canal meets the Giudecca Canal, is equally spectacular. After you've finished browsing the art collection, grab a pastry or a small bite at the in-house Dogana Cafe."
"The architect Giuseppe Benoni built this former customs house in the late 17th century on the Dorsoduro, at the end of a lagoon. After being abandoned for two decades, and being subjected to a renovation led by architect Tadao Ando and funded by Francois Pinault, it has a new life as a contemporary art space that hosts temporary exhibitions."
"The contemporary art collection of French billionaire Francois Pinault is split between two Venetian venues: Palazzo Grassi, near the Accademia bridge, and Punta Della Dogana, the former customs house at the tip of Dorsoduro. Both are pretty spectacular, and they present a rotating program of blockbuster exhibitions. The shows at Palazzo Grassi tend to focus on a single living artist, giving them full reign of multiple floors as well as the massive central atrium. Across the canal, Punta Della Dogana usually goes wider, with thematic shows featuring work by multiple artists." - Jenna Scatena
