{"id":3749,"date":"2020-01-23T14:31:20","date_gmt":"2020-01-23T14:31:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ulysses.travel\/gallerie-dellaccademia-venice\/"},"modified":"2024-07-22T14:50:17","modified_gmt":"2024-07-22T14:50:17","slug":"gallerie-dellaccademia-venice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ulysses.travel\/en\/gallerie-dellaccademia-venice\/","title":{"rendered":"The Gallerie Dell’Accademia in Venice"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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In Venice, the Gallerie dell\u2019Accademia is a must-visit for art and history enthusiasts. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Join Captain Ulysses in exploring one of the city’s most iconic museums, home to the world’s largest collection of Venetian art. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Follow the guide!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\ud83c\udf1f Top tip:<\/strong> Free guided city tour<\/a> (in English)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\udca4 Accommodations:<\/strong> all our tips & recommendations <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83c\udfdb Plan Your Trip:<\/strong> the complete guide to Venice<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\udc76 Visiting Venice with Kids:<\/strong> all our best tips<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The Gallerie dell’Accademia in a few words<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A Bit of History<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Academy of Fine Arts of Venice was established in 1750 at the request of the Venetian Senate, which aimed to provide the City of the Doges with a school for painting, sculpture, and architecture. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Soon, the Academy became a reference in the study of fine arts, gathering a team of brilliant professors, including the renowned Italian painter Giambattista Tiepolo. Ahead of its time, the Academy of Fine Arts of Venice began restoring ancient paintings as early as the late 18th century.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 1807, Napoleon Bonaparte, who had conquered the Serenissima ten years earlier, created the painting galleries of the Academy of Fine Arts, opening the collections to the public. Under Napoleon’s orders, the Academy of Fine Arts also moved to its current location, where the Gallerie dell\u2019Accademia is now situated. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2004, the Academy of Fine Arts was relocated to other\nbuildings to allow for the expansion of the museum galleries. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over the years, the museum’s collections have grown, thanks in part to donations and the patronage of wealthy collectors. The Gallerie dell\u2019Accademia now houses more than 800 paintings and frescoes dating from the 14th to the 18th centuries, including an invaluable collection of works by Italian masters. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Did You Know? <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

While it might be tempting to refer to the Gallery<\/em> dell\u2019Accademia in the singular, this is actually incorrect!\nthis is actually incorrect! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Italian, “gallerie” is the plural form of the word “galleria.”\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, it should be the Gallerie dell\u2019Accademia (Galleries<\/em> of the Academy)! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Visiting the Gallerie Dell’Accademia in Venice<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Buildings of the Gallerie dell\u2019Accademia<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Just steps from the Grand Canal and the Accademia Bridge, the Gallerie\ndell\u2019Accademia occupies a large complex spread across three former religious\nbuildings: <\/p>\n\n\n\n