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Museum
Galleria Giorgio Franchetti alla Ca' d'Oro
Art museum in Venice, Italy
- Within the UNESCO World Heritage Site “Venice and its Lagoon”
At a glance
- Type
- Museum
- Area
- 1,180 m²
- Protection
- Italian national heritage
- Coordinates
- 45°26′27″ N, 12°20′02″ E
- Address
- Sestiere Cannaregio, 3932
History and description
The Galleria Giorgio Franchetti alla Ca' d'Oro is an art museum located in the Ca' d'Oro on the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy.
History
Baron Giorgio Franchetti (1865–1922), was born to a prominent family in Turin. Initially trained in a military school, he preferred the study of music and collecting art. In 1890 he married Baroness Maria Hornstein Hohenstoffeln. By 1891 the couple had moved to Venice, and bought the then dilapidated Ca' d'Oro and set upon restoring the building, as far as possible, to its 15th-century layout.
Franchetti also traveled widely to purchase objects for the palace, including in Paris where he purchased the building's original well head (1427) by Bartolomeo Bon. He supervised much of the restoration, added the mosaic floor collections, designing the inner courtyard mosaic himself, and constructed a chapel to house his painting of St Sebastian by Mantegna. His grandson helped further his wish, stated in 1916, to make the house and collection a museum. The palace officially became a museum and was inaugurated on January 18, 1927.
Notable works
See also Category:Paintings in the Galleria Giorgio Franchetti alla Ca' d'Oro
The baron's collection form the nucleus of the displays, which are augmented by other works from local buildings. The baron's tomb is on the premises. …
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Getting there
Venezia Santa LuciaTrain, nearest
1.0 km as the crow flies
Galleria Giorgio Franchetti alla Ca' d'OroSestiere Cannaregio, 3932
Ca' D' Oro50 m
Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia7.1 km
Distances are as the crow flies, not walking or driving.
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- Free 1st Sunday
- Free 1st Sunday
- UNESCO
Frequently asked questions
Where is Galleria Giorgio Franchetti alla Ca' d'Oro?
Galleria Giorgio Franchetti alla Ca' d'Oro is in Venice, in the province of Venezia (Veneto), Italy. Address: Sestiere Cannaregio, 3932. GPS coordinates: 45.44088, 12.33390.
What else is there to see near Galleria Giorgio Franchetti alla Ca' d'Oro?
Nearby you’ll find: Palazzo Giusti (0 m away), Palazzo Giustinian Pesaro (0 m away), Ca' d'Oro (0 m away).
Sources and licences
Text. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Data. Wikidata (CC0); opening hours and contacts OpenStreetMap (ODbL).
Photos. Wikimedia Commons, author and licence on every image.
Credits for the 9 photos
- Ca' d'oro, una sala al secondo piano 02 — Sailko, CC BY-SA 3.0
- ARTE IN CANAL GRANDE — Pandora1970, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Arte veneziana, cofanetto con figurazioni amatorie in cuoio, 1500-15 ca. — Sailko, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Ca 'd'Oro - a palace in Venice, located in the Cannaregio district. View from the Grand Canal. Detail -floors — Tajchman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ca 'd'Oro - a palace in Venice, located in the Cannaregio district. View from the Grand Canal. Detail -ground floor — Tajchman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ca 'd'Oro - a palace in Venice, located in the Cannaregio district. View from the Grand Canal — Tajchman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ca 'd'Oro - un palazzo a Venezia, situato nel sestiere di Cannaregio — Tajchman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ca 'd'Oro Palace - ground floor. A beautiful mosaic- 2 — Tajchman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ca 'd'Oro Palace - ground floor. Beautiful antique wooden ceiling — Tajchman, CC BY-SA 4.0
Updated 28 October 2026. All sources and licences