Peggy Guggenheim Collection Museum

Address: Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Palazzo Venier dei Leoni, Dorsoduro 701-704, 30123 Venice, Italy

Website: https://www.guggenheim-venice.it/en/

Hours: Typically daily 10am-6pm (check website for seasonal variations)

Admission: Admission required (see museum site for current ticket prices and concessions)

The Peggy Guggenheim Collection is a modern art museum housed in the riverside Palazzo Venier dei Leoni on the Grand Canal in Venice and contains the personal collection of collector Peggy Guggenheim.

Peggy Guggenheim established her collection and lived at the palazzo in the mid-20th century; upon her death the collection was placed under the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation and the site has been preserved as a public museum. The palazzo itself is an unfinished 18th-century building adapted to display the collection.

The museum sits in Venice’s Dorsoduro district directly on the Grand Canal, close to the Accademia Bridge and the Gallerie dell’Accademia. It is within the historic center of Venice and served by vaporetto stops on the canal.

• Collection size: The museum displays roughly 200 works of 20th-century modern art including important pieces by Picasso, Pollock, Duchamp and Magritte.
• Location tip: Located on the Grand Canal in the Dorsoduro district, it is a short walk from the Accademia Bridge and other central museums.

What to See#

• Palazzo Venier dei Leoni: The 18th-century palazzo that houses the collection sits directly on the Grand Canal and contains the main display rooms for Peggy Guggenheim’s holdings.
• Sculpture Garden: A small riverside sculpture garden with modern sculptures and seating overlooks the Grand Canal and links the indoor galleries to the exterior.
• Collection Galleries: A compact sequence of galleries showing roughly 200 20th-century European and American paintings and sculptures, arranged around thematic and artist-focused rooms.

The Peggy Guggenheim Collection is on the Grand Canal in the Dorsoduro sestiere of Venice at Palazzo Venier dei Leoni. Take the vaporetto (water bus) - Line 1 (and some Line 2 services) stop at Accademia or Ca’ Rezzonico; from the Accademia stop it’s about a 5-10 minute walk south along the canal to the museum.

From Santa Lucia train station you can take vaporetto Line 1 along the Grand Canal or walk (roughly 25-30 minutes) and follow signs to the Dorsoduro waterfront.

• Arrive at opening or late afternoon to avoid the large cruise‑and‑day‑trip crowds that swell mid‑day; the collection and the palazzo's canalside setting are much quieter in the first hour.
• Come via the vaporetto (Accademia stop is closest) and allow time for the sculpture garden and the small canal terrace-these outdoor spaces offer great views of the Grand Canal and are often overlooked by visitors rushing the galleries.
• Because the museum is compact, check current temporary exhibitions and timed entry options online so you can prioritize works you most want to see without backtracking.