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Yes, the ponderous Ca' Pésaro—squatting on the Grand Canal across and just up from the more elegant Ca' D'Oro, and designed in the middle of the 17th century by Baldassare Longhena (same guy who built the Ca' Rezzonico and Santa Maria della Salute church)—still provides a generous helping of late Renaissance/early baroque architecture.
However, the two modest museums it contains are a breath of fresh air, representing art that is hundreds of years (and/or thousands of miles) away from the same old-same old Old Masters.
The result is a gallery of international masters such as Chagall, Matisse, Kadinsky, Klee, Klimt, Morandi, Henry Moore, and De Chirico.
Frankly, the collection at the Peggy Guggenheim in town is better (if you're going to see just one gallery of modern art, make it that one), but these works are fine, and if you already have a Museum Pass, you get in for free anyway.
It's heavy on the Japanese (look for Hokusai, Koryusai, and Harunobu), but there's also some stuff from China, Siam (ancient Thailand), and Java (Indonesia). Be on the lookout for a precious Khmer Buddha from 12th century Cambodia.
The collection is all the more remarkable for being formerly the private stash of Prince Henry of Bourbon Parma, who brought it back from the Orient toward the end of the 19th century and left it to Italy in his will.
(Note: There have been long-term plans to move the Asian art collection to the Palazzo Marcello, across the Grand Canal, but just when that might happen is anybody's guess. They've been talking about it for years.)
Ca' Pésaro
Fondamenta della Pergola 2076, Santa Croce
Vaporetto: San Stae (turn left in front of the church, cross the bridge, turn right, then take your first left, cross another bridge and you're there)
tel. +39-041-721-127
www.visitmuve.it
Open Tues-Sun 10am–5pm (to 5pm Nov–Mar)
Adm
With Museum Pass: free
Planning your day: Unless you're seriously into modern and/or Oriental art, you can probably knock off both museums in 30–45 minutes or so.Venice itineraries
The Ca' Pesaro is included on the Museum Pass cumulative ticket.
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 booking fee.
Sights nearby
★★★ Grand Canal (sight)
★★ Ca d'Oro (museum) ª
Rialto (sight)
Where to eat nearby
Pizzeria Ae Oche (meal)
★★ Cantina Do Spade (meal/snack)
Vini da Pinto (meal)
★★★ Cantina Do Mori (snack)
Hotels nearby
RR Hotel San Cassiano Ca 'Favretto (premier)
RR Albergo Pensione Guerrato (cheap)
RR Hotel Bernardi Semenzato (cheap) ª
ª - Via a traghetto across the Grand Canal
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