Experts' Choice Award Peggy Guggenheim Collection
What the experts agree on
A must-see set in Peggy Guggenheim's own Grand Canal palazzo, with an outstanding modernist/surrealist collection—Picasso, Dalí, Magritte, Pollock—plus a garden where she's buried alongside her dogs.
“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 "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 "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
Lonely PlanetTop choice
"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 "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 "This remarkable establishment, tucked behind a high wall off a quiet street, is the third most visited museum in the city." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler "A true treasure of Venice, thanks to its collection of powerhouse works by the likes of Picasso, Kandinsky, and Rothko." Full review
Afar Magazine "Boasts paintings by Kandinsky... Picasso, and Miró." Full review
Let's Go "This collection of modern art with an entire room dedicated to Jackson Pollock’s expressionist splatter-paintings, several of Salvador Dali’s melting scenes, vibrant Kandinskys." Full review
Michelin Guide 2 Stars
"Not to be missed!" Full review
Atlas Obscura "The only museum with its curator—and her pets—buried inside. " Full review
