The best museums in Venice

Venice is a unique city with so much history to explore, the atmospheric medieval streets, old churches and winding canals just ooze history and even simply wandering through the city is an immersive experience that can sometimes feel like you’ve stepped back in time. Venice is like a living museum, the iconic Venetian Grand Canal is not only the city’s major thoroughfare, but also its most picturesque art gallery that boasts a wide range of spectacular buildings. A number of these buildings also house world class museums and art galleries that display fine exhibits, precious art works and historical treasures that bring Venice’s rich and fascinating history to life. Even the splendid mansions and palaces that house these museums are an amazing sight in themselves.
To really understand Venice you should definitely make time to visit some of Venice’s world class museums and art galleries, in fact there are so many you couldn’t see them all in just one visit so here are 6 of the very best of Venice’s museums and art galleries that you can’t miss.