Winter is a good season for museums in Venice: from November 2026 to March 2027 you can see a painting of a dogaressa’s solemn entry at the Doge’s Palace, Venetian drawings at Ca’ Rezzonico, 20th-century artistic glass at the Peggy Guggenheim Collection, designer lace in Burano and Klimt, Schiele and Kokoschka in Mestre. Here are the exhibitions worth planning a day around, with their official dates.
Doge’s Palace: “Guests at the Palace”
Until 23 March 2027. The fifth display in the “Ospiti a Palazzo” series brings one borrowed work to the Doge’s Palace: a painting by Andrea Michieli, known as il Vicentino, showing the coronation procession of Dogaressa Morosina Morosini Grimani through St Mark’s Square. It is lent by the MarteS – Museo d’arte Sorlini and shown in the Sala del Magistrato alle Leggi. It is a fine complement to a visit to the Doge’s Palace; check on the museum website how to see it.
Ca’ Rezzonico: “Nel segno di Venezia”
Until 11 January 2027. Twenty-nine drawings donated to the city by Alessandro Favaretto Rubelli, by artists such as Palma il Giovane, Sebastiano Ricci, Canaletto and Giambattista Tiepolo, shown in the first-floor portego of the Museum of 18th-century Venice. Curated by Alberto Craievich.
Peggy Guggenheim Collection: “Fucina degli Angeli”
14 November 2026 – 29 March 2027. An exhibition on the Fucina degli Angeli, the artistic glass workshop founded by Egidio Costantini in Venice in 1955, with more than one hundred works made with artists such as Arp, Cocteau, Max Ernst and Lucio Fontana. Curated by Cristina Beltrami.
Burano, Lace Museum: “Merletti d’autore”
Until 8 January 2027. The 2026 Biennale del Merletto presents designer lace as an art form between 1927 and 1932, with works, drawings and cartoons by artists such as Vittorio Zecchin, Fausto Melotti and Tomaso Buzzi. A good reason to visit Burano in the quieter months.
Mestre, MUVEC: Klimt, Schiele, Kokoschka
Until 14 February 2027. “Klimt, Schiele, Kokoschka and the Body in Contemporary Art” brings together 47 works on how 20th-century art portrayed the body, from the Viennese Secession to Body Art, drawing on the Ca’ Pesaro collections and loans from other museums. It is at MUVEC, inside the Centro Culturale Candiani in Mestre, open 10:00–19:00 and closed on Mondays. Curated by Elisabetta Barisoni.
How do you plan a winter museum day?
- Check opening days and times on each museum’s website before you go: they change with the season and on holidays.
- Combine nearby venues: Ca’ Rezzonico and the Peggy Guggenheim Collection are both in Dorsoduro; the Doge’s Palace is on St Mark’s Square.
- Keep an indoor plan for rainy days or acqua alta, and check the City of Venice tide forecast in the morning.
- Tickets are booked directly with each museum and are not included in the guide’s fee.
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