The Peggy Guggenheim Collection is the most important museum in Italy for European and American art of the first half of the 20th century. It is located in Peggy Guggenheim's former home, Palazzo Venier dei Leoni, on the Grand Canal in Venice.
Opened in 1951 by the niece of Solomon R Guggenheim, wealthy American industrialist and art collector, the museum presents Peggy Guggenheim's personal collection of 20th century art, masterpieces from the Gianni Mattioli collection, the Nasher Sculpture Garden, as well as temporary exhibitions.
The Peggy Guggenheim Collection is owned and operated by the Solomon R Guggenheim Foundation, which also operates the Solomon R Guggenheim Museum, New York, the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, Deutsche Guggenheim Berlin, Guggenheim-Hermitage Las Vegas.
You are in the neighborhoods of Dorsoduro, one of the six sestieri in Venice famous for the Museums as Punta della Dogana Museum and the Accademia Gallery.
Don't miss the Basilica della Salute and enjoy the nice walk along Zattere, see our THE TOP 10 THINGS DO NOT MISS IN VENICE
Visit the old Squero in San Trovaso, it is one of the very few squeri still in operation in Venice.
... and if it's lunch time visit our Venetian Osterie and Bacari divided by Sestiere (neighborhood)