What Is Ca' Rezzonico?

Ca' Rezzonico is a Baroque palazzo on the Grand Canal, built for the Bon family and begun by the architect Baldassare Longhena in 1649. Longhena died before the building was finished, and construction stalled for decades until the Rezzonico family — who gave the palace its current name — bought the unfinished shell in 1750 and hired Giorgio Massari to complete it. The result is one of the grandest private residences ever built on the canal, with a monumental ballroom and staircase designed to impress.

Today the palace houses the Museo del Settecento Veneziano, the Museum of 18th-Century Venice, and its collection is built around that theme: ceiling frescoes by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, pastel portraits by Rosalba Carriera, genre scenes by Pietro Longhi, and cityscapes by Canaletto and Francesco Guardi. The rooms themselves — gilded stucco, period furniture, an entire relocated 18th-century pharmacy — are as much the exhibit as the paintings hanging in them.

Ca' Rezzonico Tickets & Prices 2026

A single full-price ticket is €15.00. The reduced rate of €7.50 applies to children aged 6-14, students aged 15-25, visitors 65 and over, Rolling Venice Card holders, and ISIC card holders. Admission is free for children under 6, Venetian residents, disabled visitors and one companion, authorized tour guides, up to two accompanying teachers with a school group, ICOM members, and MUVE partner cardholders. Some reduced and free categories require documentation at the ticket office rather than being bookable online.

If you're planning to see more than one civic museum, the "Museums of 18th-Century Venice" combined ticket covers Ca' Rezzonico, Palazzo Mocenigo, and Carlo Goldoni's House for €20.00 full price or €10.00 reduced, valid for three months from first use. A broader Museum Pass covering Ca' Rezzonico alongside several other Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia venues runs €50.00 full price or €25.00 reduced, valid six months — worth it if your trip includes several civic museums beyond Ca' Rezzonico itself. Because the exact venue list and prices are set by the foundation and do get revised, confirm current 2026 details on the official Ca' Rezzonico ticket page before you buy, and check separately whether it's bundled in whichever Venice city pass you're considering — our guide to whether the Venice city pass is worth it breaks down what those bundles typically include.

Opening Hours & Best Time to Visit

From April 1 to October 31, Ca' Rezzonico opens 10am to 6pm, with last admission at 5pm. From November 1 to March 31, hours shift to 10am-5pm, last admission 4pm. The museum is closed on Tuesdays year-round, and gallery closures begin about 20 minutes before the posted closing time.

Between Friday, May 1 and Saturday, September 26, 2026, Ca' Rezzonico extends its Friday and Saturday hours to 8pm, with last admission at 7pm — a useful window if you want softer evening light in the ballroom without the daytime crowd. Weekday mornings right at opening are the quietest slot overall; this museum rarely sees the queues that build outside St. Mark's Basilica or the Doge's Palace, but early arrival still gets you the emptiest rooms for photos.

As of mid-2026, the palazzo's garden remains closed for restoration work, and scaffolding is in place in the Grand Ballroom while conservation continues there — the rest of the galleries stay open as usual. Confirm current status on the official Ca' Rezzonico site before your visit, since restoration timelines shift.

How Long to Plan for Your Visit

Most visitors spend 1.5 to 2 hours moving through the palazzo's three floors — the frescoed ballroom, the portrait and genre-painting rooms, and the reconstructed 18th-century pharmacy on the upper level. Art-focused visitors who read every wall label and linger over the Tiepolo ceilings should budget closer to 2.5 hours.

Because it sits apart from the St. Mark's Square cluster, most itineraries treat Ca' Rezzonico as an anchor for a Dorsoduro half-day rather than a quick add-on stop — it pairs naturally with a wider wander through the district's canals and campos.

How to Get to Ca' Rezzonico

The Ca' Rezzonico vaporetto stop, served by Line 1, sits directly outside the palace on the Grand Canal — this is the simplest approach for most visitors, especially from Santa Lucia train station or Piazzale Roma, both a single ride away without changing lines.

On foot, Ca' Rezzonico is about a 10-minute walk from Campo Santa Margherita, one of Dorsoduro's main squares, and roughly 5 minutes from the Accademia Bridge. From Piazza San Marco, crossing the Accademia Bridge into Dorsoduro puts you at the museum in about 20 minutes on foot. As with the rest of central Venice, there's no vehicular access anywhere nearby — everything here is on foot or by water.

Visit Tips: Queues, Booking & Common Mistakes

Ca' Rezzonico rarely has the long ticket-office lines that build outside Venice's most photographed sights, but weekends and Italian public holidays still bring noticeably more visitors. Booking online in advance is available for the categories the official site supports, and it's worth doing if you're combining the visit with a tight schedule elsewhere that day.

The most common mistake is assuming a general Venice sightseeing pass automatically includes Ca' Rezzonico — some do, some don't, and the combined "Museums of 18th-Century Venice" ticket is a separate product from the broader civic Museum Pass. Check exactly what's bundled before you buy rather than after you arrive at the ticket desk. If accessibility is a concern, the palazzo is a centuries-old building with period staircases in parts of the route — check the official site's accessibility information ahead of time rather than assuming step-free access throughout.

Nearby Attractions

Dorsoduro's calmer pace is one of the appeals of pairing Ca' Rezzonico with a wider Venice day. Crossing the Accademia Bridge and continuing toward St. Mark's Square brings you to the city's most concentrated cluster of sights: the St. Mark's Basilica and Doge's Palace are both roughly a 20-minute walk away, and the St. Mark's Campanile bell tower stands right beside them for anyone who wants an elevated view over the lagoon after a morning spent in Dorsoduro's quieter galleries. To fit Ca' Rezzonico alongside the rest of the city's highlights, our 2-day Venice itinerary maps out a sensible order for seeing both.