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The Ca' d'Oro
Venice's Ca' d'Oro (Golden House) is a gorgeous 15th century palatial home housing the Galleria Giorgio Franchetti museum
Ca' D'Oro3932 Calle Ca d'Oro/Strada Nuova, Cannaregio (north of Rialto Bridge)
Vaporetto: Ca' d'Oro or Rialto
tel. +39-041-520-0345
www.cadoro.org
Open Tues–Sun 8:15am–7:15pm; Mon 8:15am–2pm
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Venice's Ca' d'Oro, or Golden House, was built in 1420–34 and now houses a museum of Old Masters and fine art.The 15th-century Ca' d'Oro is one of the best preserved and most impressive of the hundreds of patrician palazzi lining the Grand Canal. After the Palazzo Ducale, it's the city's finest example of Venetian Gothic architecture.
A restoration of its delicate pink-and-white facade (its name, the Golden Palace, refers to a former, gilt-covered facade that faded long ago) was completed in 1995.
Inside, the ornate beamed ceilings and palatial trappings provide an attention-grabbing backdrop for the private collection of former owner Baron Giorgio Franchetti, who bequeathed his palazzo and his collection of paintings, sculpture, and other artwork to the city during World War I. This now comprises the palazzo's Galleria Giorgio Franchetti.
The core collection, expanded over the years, now includes sculptures, furniture, 16th-century Flemish tapestries, an impressive collection of bronzes (12th–16th century), and a gallery whose most important canvases are Andrea Mantegna's San Sebastiano and Titian's Venus at the Mirror, as well as lesser paintings by Tintoretto, Carpaccio, Van Dyck, Giorgione, and Jan Steen.
Step out onto the palazzo's loggia, overlooking the Grand Canal, for a view up and down the aquatic waterway and across to the Pescheria fish market, a timeless vignette of an unchanged city.
Off the loggia is a small but worthy ceramics collection open from 10am to noon.
Tips
Combined ticket?Check to see if they have reintroduced the combined "3 Museums" admission ticket for €11 covering the Accademia (normally €6.50), Ca' d'Oro (€5), and the Oriental Art Museum in Ca' Pesaro (€5.50). That third one is only of minor interest, but the other two are top sights, and the combo ticket saves you €0.50 even if you just visit those two—consider the Asian art a freebie bonus. (If you're booking ahead of time, as explained to the left, you can specify this ticket). This was suspended in late 2010, but may resurface.
- Planning your day: Most people will breeze in and our of here in 45 minutes, though the more leisurely visitor (or one with a particular interest in the collections) might spend an hour or two. The last entry is 30 minutes beofre the museum closes.
- Don't book ahead: While advance reservations are possible for this museum, they really aren't necessary (the tourists crowds flock to St. Mark's and the Accademia not here), so save yourself the €1 booking fee.
However, you should book the Accademia ahead of time, and since—some years—you can buy a combo ticket (detailed on the right) that gets you into both that museum and the Ca' D'Oro (and another), if it's available go ahead and book the "3 Museums" ticket with a timed entry to the Accademia, then use it to visit the Ca' d'Oro at your leisure.
Related pages
- Ca' Rezzonico - Another sumptuous palace-turned-museum
- Palazzo Ducale - The ultimate Venetian palace
- More sights in Cannaregio district
- Sights in neighboring San Marco district
- Sights in neighboring Castello district
- Museums in Venice
- Top sights in Venice
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