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Gallerie dell Accademia

Campo della Carita, Venice, Italy 30130

Featured Review : This art gallery is best known for its pre-1800s art in Venice. Situated on the south bank of the Grand Canal, it gives its name to one of the three bridges across the canal, the Ponte dell'Accademia, and to the vaporett...See Full Review

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Gallerie dell Accademia Reviews

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Gallerie dell Accademia

  • 4 out of 5 stars by artslover from Calgary, Alberta
  • May 22, 2007
Gallerie dell Accademia
Quote: This art gallery is best known for its pre-1800s art in Venice. Situated on the south bank of the Grand Canal, it gives its name to one of the three bridges across the canal, the Ponte dell'Accademia, and to the vaporetto water bus stop.The gallery... Read the full Gallerie dell Accademia review

From journal Getting lost in Venezia

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Gallerie dell Accademia

  • 4 out of 5 stars by Liam Hetherington from Manchester, United Kingdom
  • February 19, 2007
Quote: Crossing the wooden Ponte dell' Accademia from the southern tip of San Marco takes you to the pre-eminent depository of Venetian art, the Gallerie dell' Accademia. This is a local collection, not the world-spanning variety you might see at the... Read the full Gallerie dell Accademia review

From journal We Open In Venice...

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Gallerie dell’ Accademia

  • 4 out of 5 stars by phileasfogg from New Delhi, India
  • July 8, 2006
Quote: Our first impression of the Accademia wasn’t too great, and for no fault of this excellent collection of Venetian art. The fact is that the façade of the building was so shrouded in tarpaulin that we didn’t realise what lay behind- and as a result,... Read the full Gallerie dell Accademia review

From journal Venice: Another Name for Romance

Gallerie dell' Accademia

  • 2 out of 5 stars by traveller22 from Natick, Massachusetts
  • February 24, 2006
Quote: This museum was good, I was there when the Dali exhibit was there, and it is another one art lovers may enjoy. It is right in front of the Accademia Bridge, with a wonderful view, honestly my favorite thing about this place was the surrounding... Read the full Gallerie dell Accademia review

From journal A Long Weekend in Venice

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Gallerie dell'Accademia

  • 4 out of 5 stars by Ed Hahn from Hong Kong, China
  • September 10, 2005
Quote: After lunch on the Campo dei Frari, we wander the lanes and alleys of southeastern Venice and, more by accident than design, manage to locate Gallerie dell’Academia, reputed to be one of the world’s great museums. It contains the most complete... Read the full Gallerie dell Accademia review

From journal Venal Venice - Beautiful and Decaying

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Gallerie Dell'Accademia

  • 5 out of 5 stars by jmhp from Bradenton, Florida
  • February 1, 2005
Quote: This is Venice’s premiere fine art museum, housing the world’s greatest (not surprisingly, I must add) collection of... paintings by Venetian artists. The bulk of the collection was put together in 1756 and has works by Giovanni Bellini, Giorgione,... Read the full Gallerie dell Accademia review

From journal Canals and St. Mark

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Gallerie Dell'Accademia

  • 3 out of 5 stars by kylebarber from Seattle, Washington
  • April 24, 2002
Quote: The Gallerie Dell'Accademia was inaugurated in the the mid eighteenth century as an art school for the community of Venice, as well as an attempt to keep the local talent in the area. It has seen some rough times in the various invasions by... Read the full Gallerie dell Accademia review

From journal Italy: Venizia

Gallerie dell Accademia

  • 4 out of 5 stars by Mary Porcher from New Haven, Connecticut
  • March 14, 2002
Quote: We arrived here on a sunny Sunday morning and found, to our delight, that the gallery was not only open, but was free on Sundays. We opted out of purchasing the audio guide, and used our Venice Blue Guide instead. After climbing a large stairway, we... Read the full Gallerie dell Accademia review

From journal Amazing Venice