Scenic route
Grand Canal
Venice, Italy
Venice's main waterway, lined with palaces, best seen from a public water bus.
Museum · Italy · Veneto
Peggy Guggenheim Collection
A modern art museum in a canal-side palace once lived in by an American collector.
Paid entry about 1.5 h
For storytellers
Why Peggy Guggenheim Collection matters
This small palace on the Grand Canal houses a fine collection of modern art, including works by Picasso, Pollock, Dali and Kandinsky. The sculpture garden is lovely, and the collector who founded it is buried there along with her dogs.
Talking points
- The founder was an American art collector who lived in Venice.
- It includes works by Picasso, Pollock and Dali.
- A pleasant sculpture garden overlooks the canal.
- It's in the Dorsoduro district.
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