Museo Correr — Attraction in Venice

The beautiful Museo Correr is one of the most famous museum in Venice, housing objects and works of art that reflect Venetian culture, history and art. Through its paintings, sculptures and other objects, this museum tells the history of Venice from its foundation to its union with Italy in the 19th century. As part of Venice Civic Museums, Museo Correr is included on Venezia Unica City Pass, so the entrance fee is covered by it. Located in St. Mark's Square, in Venice, it is one of the 11 civic museums run by the Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia. The museum extends along the southside of the square on the upper floors of the Procuratorie Nuove. The Museo Correr originated with the collection bequeathed to the city of Venice in 1830 by Teodoro Correr. A member of a traditional Venetian family, Correr was a meticulous and passionate collector, dedicating most of his life to the collection of both works of art and documents or individual objects that reflected the history of Venice. Upon his death, all this material was donated to the city, together with the family's Grand Canal palace which then housed it. The nobleman also left the city funds to be used in conserving and extending the collections and in making them available to the public. The building that encloses the far end of the Piazza San Marco is known as the Napoleonic Wing. The design and early building works date from the period when Venice was part of the Kingdom of Italy (1806–1814), in which Napoleon was represented by the vice-regent Eugène de Beauharnais. The two long wings that run the length of the Square are the Procuratie Vecchie and the Procuratie Nuove, which had housed the offices and residences of some of the main individuals of the Venetian Republic. When Venice moved under Austrian dominion in 1814, the palace served the House of Habsburg, and emperor Francis I would stay there until 1815. The Empress Sissi lived in Venice for seven months between 1862 and 1863, and it is possible to see the apartments of Sissi, including her dressing room, decorated with lilies and paintings of lilies (the empress's favourite flowers) and in the centre of the ceiling there is a depiction of the goddess protector of the arts, and a portrait of Sissi. An antechamber leads into the Napoleonic Gallery which runs across the end of the Piazza San Marco. Comprising a Ballroom, Throne Room and Banqueting Hall, this is the core of the public area of the palace, exhibiting artworks by Antonio Canova.The first floor of the Museo Correr illustrates the life and culture of the Venetian Republic over the centuries of its political grandeur and independence. In other numerous rooms, portraits of Venetian aristocrats and officials who served the Republic, a rich numismatic collection, works related to the Venetian general Francesco Morosini, who led the city's forces against the Turks several times, are exhibited. The rich picture gallery consists of examples of Venetian painting from the earliest days up to the beginning of the 16th century. Reorganized several times during the history of the museum, the gallery still largely reflects the original collection left by Teodoro Correr, consisting of works of art by Giovanni Bellini (including an early Crucifixion, Transfiguration of Christ, Lady and Child and Dead Christ Supported by Two Angels). , Antonello da Messina, Cosimè Tura, Vittore Carpaccio (Man with a red hat and two Venetian...

This is by far one of the worst museums I've ever been too. Here's why:

Everything feels dulls, outdated and even, for some parts, neglected. The storage and preservation conditions on the upper floor (the Pinacoteca) are truly dreadful: most paintings (dating back to the 15th cent. and before) are exposed in bare light (which is really bad, for that matter) with no protection and in rooms that are clearly in dire need of renovation (electricity, furniture, air conditioning, everything is obsolete and clearly endangering the paintings). Most rooms are dull and uninspiring. In many rooms the lightning was dysfonctionnal.

There is absolutely no scenography: objects (mostly sculptures, paintings, books and other works) are displayed in a way that feels random and chaotic. There is no logical progression throughout the entire exhibition. At one point you even find yourself entering the Venice archeological museum with no warning sign... The visitor itinerary is confusing at best (inexistent at worst). Labels and cartels are so old they have turned yellowish. Worst of all, there is absolutely no proper didactic or informative content (such as descriptive documents about the room and the objects that are displayed in it). When it exists, it is clearly old (the plastic-covered leaflets are worn-out) and absolutely not thought through a visitor's perspective (too much text with little to no element of context about the place of the artworks in the exhibition). There is nothing for kids: no recreational or educational content, niente. In the Pinacoteca section, information signs say that there are masterpieces by great artists displayed in the rooms... But nothing has been done to put these paintings on the forefront or to even point them out! You might just walk past their Bosch painting without even noticing. It's such a shame (and a waste)! In some rooms, entire sections (of paintings) were even missing, with no explanatory sign or note, thus enhancing the general impression of emptiness and chaos.

Overall, I sadly did not like my experience at the Correr Museum - nor did my boyfriend. I don't know if the problem comes from the museum's administration board/curator or a lack of budget, but the state of the museum is truly...

As long as these ppl working there never care of visitors favors, so i’m leaving the email that i sent to them about the experience i had there, so be careful people before visiting and warn yourself.

First of all, thank you for giving me such an amazing memory of Venezia.

I’m a visitor in Venezia from 7-8 of Oct 2023. And i have visited Correr at 11:15-20 with reservation time 11:30.

So at the enterance for the security i forgot to take off my watch so it beeped and the security guy was talking with another guy and saying something to me i didn’t understand because he was not communicating me. So i was pointing my watch and asking if i put it in the box or i just pass he just kept saying ‘okay’ and finally he screamed at me pointing his finger on his head meaning i’m crazy and screamed at me saying ‘sordo’ which means deaf even we(me and my friends) know italian, thinking we don’t speak italian. So we are really embarrassed in public with no reason thanks for the one guy.

So what if i were really ‘sordo’ in real with him acting same as before? He might be detained if the justice in Italy is still stable.

I’m pretty sure you can check the working time of the workes or cctv also, he was there even when we are coming out of the museum so there is only one guy. Do a proper thing and the right thing. I know the service work is such a tough stuff. But it doesn’t mean that you can hurt a person. If you love your country and if you are proud italian yourself...