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Forbes Lifestyle Travel 9 Ways To Enjoy Venice This Fall And Winter Catherine Sabino Contributor Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Following Sep 27, 2023, 08:20am EDT | Press play to listen to this article! Got it! Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Last year's Christmas tree in Piazza San Marco near the Doge's Palace. getty Over-tourism remains an ongoing headache for Venice, and there are few times of the year you won’t come up against flocks of tourists (even on a cold and rainy day in late February, I found the top of the Rialto Bridge crowded), but off-season travel is unquestionably a gentler, more beneficial time to visit the city. Here are eight things to check out if you’re heading to La Serenissima this fall and winter. Ca' Pesaro on the Grand Canal dates from the 17th century, getty 1. Ca’ Pesaro. The stunning 17th-century Ca’ Pesaro, home to Venetian aristocrats for centuries, is where you’ll find the city’s modern (19th- and 20th-century) art collections. In October, the museum will host The Nineteenth-Century Venetian Portrait (October 21, 2023 to April 1, 2024), which pays homage to one of its first influential exhibits, staged in 1923, that showcased this important and then lesser-known period in Venetian art. More than 200 works by 50 artists will be display. The Gallerie dell'Accademia. getty 2. Gallerie dell’Accademia di Venezia. Genius often manifests itself early; such was the case with Titian, the great Venetian painter whose work dominated the late Renaissance. The new show, Titian 1508. The Beginning of a Luminous Career (through December 3, 2023) focuses on the artist’s early years, demonstrating how his exceptional talent and unique abilities to synthesize a broad range of cultural influences were apparent from the start. Seventeen signed works, many on loan from top museums in Italy and other parts of Europe, are shown in context with other paintings of the period from such artists as Giorgione and Albrecht Dürer. MORE FOR YOU ‘Alarm Bells For Crypto’—Leak Reveals Joe Biden Could Be About To Issue a Game-Changing Executive Order And Trigger Bitcoin Price Chaos Hollywood Writers Strike Ends Deal Finalized After 148 Days Of Work Stoppage How TikTok Has Exposed Celebrities And Politicians Closest Personal Contacts A ceiling fresco by Giambattista Tiepolo (1696-1770) in the throne toom of Ca' Rezzonico, De Agostini via Getty Images 3. Ca’ Rezzonico. An emblem of the Venetian fondness for luxe, Ca’ Rezzonico (Museum of Eighteenth Century Venice) is a notably lavish palazzo on the Grand Canal. It had a roster of aristocratic owners; later, famous artists like poet Robert Browning and composer Cole Porter lived here. Closed for eight months for structural improvements and to repair the damages incurred during the 2019 flood, this icon of Venetian interior splendor re-opened in June. It has ceiling frescoes by Tiepolo and a wide sweep of paintings from the early Renaissance to the 1900s, including work by Canaletto and Francesco Guardi. A new exhibit dedicated to the work of one of the 18th-century’s most celebrated female artists, Rosalba Carriera, known for her fine portraits and ivory miniatures, runs from October 13,2023 to January 9, 2024. The Peggy Guggenheim Collection is housed in the former Palazzo Vernier dei Leoni. getty 4. The Peggy Guggenheim Collection. Marcel Duchamp’s pioneering and pivotal works reflected the major art movements of the 20th century—cubism, dadaism, surrealism, futurism and significantly conceptualism—while forging his own idiosyncratic path. The artist’s connection to Venice came through his friendship with the American philanthropist, Peggy Guggenheim, whose extensive collection of modern works and private palazzo became a permanent museum in Venice in 1980. This show, Marcel Duchamp and the Lure of the Copy (October 14, 2023 to March 18, 2024), looks at how the artist reimagined his work in various media with the intent of blurring the lines between the significance of original pieces and their copies, an approach he used to help challenge the definition of what comprised art and the role of artists in developing it. The exhibit will include 60 of Duchamp’s works, created between 1911 and 1968. Models pose in the Cannaregio district during Venice Fashion Week in 2022. (Photo by Stefano ...
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