Venice is unique and visiting it is a gift for the soul, but it is also an increasingly crowded city and this can make it at times chaotic. Here is a suggestion to escape the crowd: the Fortuny Museum. A splendid palace that overlooks a small and quiet square, Campo San Beneto, few steps away from San Marco but incredibly peaceful. Built by Benedetto Pesaro in mid-fifteenth century, the building shows a traditional Venetian architecture and hosted many memorable celebrations by the Compagnia della Calza honoring princes, ambassadors and nobles. In 1898 it became Mariano Fortuny y Madrazo’s home. He was attracted by this architectural beauty and he began a precious work of recovery, enriching itwith a great library, paintings and fabrics. After the death of Fortuny in1949, the building was donated to the City of Venice in 1956, to use it as a cultural centre. It is a house-museum dedicated to visual arts since 1975. Until October 10th it is possible to visit the interesting exhibition on contemporary collecting “Quand fondra la neige où ira le blanc?”[When the snow melts, where does the white go?]. A reflection on identity, an invitation to carve out an intimate and silent moment, for a real Rebirth.

Palazzo Fortuny
Campo S. Beneto, 3780, Sestiere San Marco, Venezia
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