Peggy Guggenheim Collection

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“When poor little rich girl Peggy Guggenheim's personal art collection was turned down by London's Tate Gallery in 1949, she brought it to Venice.”

– Concierge

Fodor's Fodor's
"This choice selection of 20th-century painting and sculpture represents the taste and extraordinary style of the late heiress Peggy Guggenheim." Full review
Frommer's Frommer's
"Among the major works here are Magritte's Empire of Light, Picasso's La Baignade, Kandinsky's Landscape with Church (with Red Spot), and Pollock's Alchemy. " Full review
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"After tragically losing her father on the Titanic, heiress Peggy Guggenheim befriended Dadaists, dodged Nazis and changed art history at her palatial home on the Grand Canal." Full review
Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure
"You'll feel like a Guggenheim as you take in the heiress's vast inventory of paintings and sculptures while wandering through her former palazzo on the Grand Canal." Full review
Time Out Time Out
"This remarkable establishment, tucked behind a high wall off a quiet street, is the third most visited museum in the city." Full review
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