Grassi Palace - details and images
Grassi Palace is situated on the eastern bank of the Grand Canal in Venice's San Marco district. The palace was built between 1748-1772. The architect who designed, Giorgio Massari, made the castle design to be contrasted with that of buildings in the immediate vicinity, especially at the baroque building in bottles, Ca 'Rezzonico, on the opposite bank of the Canal.
Impressive marble facade, designed loggia lacks housing supply. Instead, the main entrance consists of a staircase that descends to near normal water. The interior is arranged around an inner courtyard big enough, with columns and has an exit through the back to give in Campo San Samuele.
The Venetians were not the Grassi family but rich people were newly arrived from Bologna. Normally they wanted to create an account position in Venetian society. Giorgio Massari, who died six years before the end of the building, is well known for his works of baroque architecture. Although he opted for a classic style when he designed the facade of the Palace Grassi, the interior is dominated by the baroque style.
Palazzo Grassi was the last great palace built in Venice before the Napoleonic invasion of 1797. Grassi family who later suffered financially, sold the palace in 1840. Palace went into possession as Giovanni Stucky and Vittorio Cini industrialists who have also brought some changes, according gustrurilor everyone.
Palazzo Grassi in 1983 was bought by Fiat Group and turned into a cultural center, art gallery and museum. The inner courtyard has been transformed into a theater with a capacity of 600 seats. The project was supervised by the Milanese architect, Aulenti GAME leading and planning of the Musee d'Orsay.
In 2005, Francois Pinault, a wealthy French industrialist, took over most of Grassi Palace. Acetuia personal art collection numbers over 2,500 works of art. Initially he wanted to build a museum on the Ile Seguin in Paris, but gave up due to bureaucracy. Now many of these works of art are exhibited at the Palazzo Grassi with changing exhibitions. In recent years there have been major exhibitions, such as a retrospective of Salvador Dali, Leonardo da Vinci's inventions and a collection of modern art, Paul Gauguin.
Rates:
Full ticket - 15 €
Reduced ticket - 12 € guided audio / € 8 without. (Apply for groups over 15 persons)
For children (7-18 years) and students (max. 26 years) - 10 € Guided Audio / 6 without.
Children under 6 years free, but must be accompanied by an adult.
Music Guide - 7 € - available in Italian, French and English.
Hours: 10:00 - 19:00 (last entry at 18:00)
The museum is closed every Tuesday and on 24, December 25, 31 and January 1.
Address: Campo San Samuele, 3231, 20124 Venice.
Vaporetto station: S. Samuele (line 2) or S. Angelo (track 1)
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