Peggy Guggenheim Collection

The Peggy Guggenheim Collection is a modern art museum in Venice, Italy, located on the Grand Canal in the Dorsoduro sestiere. It is one of Venice's most popular attractions. The collection is kept at the Palazzo Venier dei Leoni, an 18th-century castle that once belonged to American heiress Peggy Guggenheim. In 1951, she began showing her own collection of modern art to the public on a seasonal basis. It transferred to the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation after her death in 1979, which opened the collection year-round in 1980.

The collection comprises works by well-known Italian futurists and American modernists who worked in genres such as Cubism, Surrealism, and abstract expressionism. Sculptural pieces are also included. Karole Vail, Peggy Guggenheim's granddaughter, was named Director of the Collection in 2017, following Philip Rylands, who had managed the museum for 37 years.

Address: Palazzo Venier dei Leoni, Dorsoduro 701, I-30123 Venice
Website: guggenheim-venice.it