# Gallerie dell'Accademia, Venice > The Gallerie dell'Accademia is the essential museum of Venetian painting from the 14th to the 18th century, by the wooden Accademia Bridge over the Grand Canal. It holds Giorgione's Tempest, Veronese's huge Feast in the House of Levi, Bellini, Carpaccio, Titian and Tintoretto. Entry is paid; allow about two hours. Web page: https://yesgo.io/italy/venice/gallerie-accademia - City: [Venice](https://yesgo.io/italy/venice), Italy - YesGo score: 37/100 (Yes, if nearby) - Time on site: 2 h - With kids: Fine with kids - Entry: Paid; free on the first Sunday - Opening hours: Daily, Monday mornings only - Highlights: Giorgione, Veronese, Titian, Carpaccio, Bellini - Building: The former Scuola della Carità, church and monastery - Time needed: About 2 hours - Vaporetto: Accademia, at the door - Coordinates: 45.43108, 12.32814 - Facts checked: 11.11.2026 ## Key facts - **1817** — the gallery opened to the public (source: English Wikipedia) - **14th–18th c.** — the span of Venetian painting on show (source: English Wikipedia) - **The Tempest** — Giorgione's enigmatic masterpiece (source: English Wikipedia) - **≈ 13 m** — width of Veronese's Feast in the House of Levi (source: English Wikipedia) - **Leonardo** — the Vitruvian Man is kept here, rarely shown (source: English Wikipedia) ## A short history The gallery grew from Venice's 18th-century **Academy of Fine Arts**. Under Napoleon the academy moved into an old complex on the Grand Canal — the **Scuola della Carità** confraternity, the church of Santa Maria della Carità and its monastery — and filled it with paintings from closed churches and convents. It opened to the public in **1817**. That's why the rooms are full of huge **altarpieces** and canvases painted for the scuole: made for particular walls, they tell Venice's story through its own eyes. It's the best place to see the whole Venetian school in a single visit, from gold-ground icons to the luminous views of the 18th century. ## The masterpieces The most mysterious picture is **Giorgione**'s **The Tempest** — a woman nursing a child and a young man before a stormy landscape split by lightning; scholars still argue over its meaning. Nearby are **Giovanni Bellini**'s serene Madonnas and **Carpaccio**'s glowing **Legend of St Ursula**, full of ships and teeming cities. The largest canvas is **Veronese**'s **Feast in the House of Levi**, about **13 m** wide: painted as a Last Supper, it drew the Inquisition's ire for its jesters, dogs and soldiers, so the artist simply renamed it. Neighbouring rooms hold **Titian** and **Tintoretto**, including his Miracle of St Mark. ## What to see - **The Tempest** — Giorgione. - **Feast in the House of Levi** — Veronese, 13 m wide. - **Legend of St Ursula** — Carpaccio's cycle. - **Bellini's Madonnas** — luminous altarpieces. - **Titian and Tintoretto** — the late Renaissance. - **The gilded ceiling** — in the first room, the old Scuola. ## Old Venice in paint Don't miss the **Miracles of the Relic of the Cross** cycle, painted for a confraternity around 1500. **Carpaccio**'s canvas shows the old **wooden Rialto Bridge** with its lifting centre, alive with gondolas and traders, while **Gentile Bellini**'s huge **Procession in Piazza San Marco** captures the square in the 15th century — near-documentary views of the city five hundred years ago. > **The Vitruvian Man** Leonardo's famous Vitruvian Man drawing belongs to the Accademia, but the paper is so fragile it's shown only occasionally in short exhibitions. If it matters to you, check the museum website before you go. ## How the visit works You begin in the old Scuola hall beneath a lavish 15th-century **gilded ceiling**, among early gold-ground icons. The rooms then run roughly chronologically through Bellini and Giorgione to the big canvases of Titian, Veronese and Tintoretto, ending with **Canaletto** and **Guardi**'s 18th-century views of Venice — fun to compare with the city outside. Book online and leave large bags in the cloakroom; two hours covers the essentials comfortably. ## How to get there 1. Vaporetto 1 or 2 to **Accademia**, at the entrance. 2. From [Piazza San Marco](https://yesgo.io/italy/venice/piazza-san-marco), 15 minutes on foot over the [Accademia Bridge](https://yesgo.io/italy/venice/accademia-bridge). 3. From the [Peggy Guggenheim Collection](https://yesgo.io/italy/venice/peggy-guggenheim), 5 minutes' walk. 4. From the [Salute](https://yesgo.io/italy/venice/santa-maria-della-salute), 7 minutes' walk. ## Is the Accademia worth it? Yes, to understand Venetian painting: its masterpieces are all here, usually with fewer crowds than the Doge's Palace. Pair it with the Guggenheim and the Salute for half a day in Dorsoduro — old masters, 20th-century art and a Baroque church by the water. ## Before you go Tick off what's ready — your ticks are saved in this browser. - [ ] Book online - [ ] On Mondays, go in the morning - [ ] Find Giorgione's Tempest - [ ] Take in Veronese's Feast - [ ] Check whether the Vitruvian Man is on show ## Venice's museums: compare and choose Museums and galleries in Venice rated by YesGo. - [Doge's Palace](https://yesgo.io/italy/venice/doges-palace) — YesGo score 50/100 (Yes, go) · 2 h · Paid - [Murano](https://yesgo.io/italy/venice/murano) — YesGo score 42/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 3 h · Free; museum paid - [La Fenice](https://yesgo.io/italy/venice/la-fenice) — YesGo score 42/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 45 min · Paid - [Peggy Guggenheim Collection](https://yesgo.io/italy/venice/peggy-guggenheim) — YesGo score 39/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 1 h 30 min · Paid - [Ca' d'Oro](https://yesgo.io/italy/venice/ca-d-oro) — YesGo score 38/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 1 h · Paid - [Gallerie dell'Accademia](https://yesgo.io/italy/venice/gallerie-accademia) — YesGo score 37/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 2 h · Paid - [Scuola Grande di San Rocco](https://yesgo.io/italy/venice/scuola-san-rocco) — YesGo score 37/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 1 h · Paid ## Dorsoduro in half a day The Accademia, the Peggy Guggenheim Collection and the Salute at the mouth of the Grand Canal. 1. [Gallerie dell'Accademia](https://yesgo.io/italy/venice/gallerie-accademia) — YesGo score 37/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 2 h · Paid 2. [Peggy Guggenheim Collection](https://yesgo.io/italy/venice/peggy-guggenheim) — YesGo score 39/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 1 h 30 min · Paid 3. [Santa Maria della Salute](https://yesgo.io/italy/venice/santa-maria-della-salute) — YesGo score 51/100 (Yes, go) · 30 min · Free ## Don't mix it up Venice's Gallerie dell'Accademia isn't Florence's Galleria dell'Accademia, home of Michelangelo's David — two different museums with similar names. ## Tips - Book online. - Monday — mornings only. - Don't miss The Tempest. - The Guggenheim and Salute are close. ## Questions ### What are the highlights of the Accademia in Venice? Giorgione's Tempest, Veronese's Feast in the House of Levi, Carpaccio's St Ursula cycle, Bellini, Titian and Tintoretto. ### How long do you need? About two hours. ### Is the Vitruvian Man on display? It's kept here but, being fragile, shown only occasionally. ### How do I get there? Vaporetto 1 or 2 to Accademia, or walk over the Accademia Bridge from San Marco. ### Is this where Michelangelo's David is? No — David is in Florence's Galleria dell'Accademia; Venice's is a separate museum. ## How we checked History and collection from English Wikipedia. Prices and hours weren't confirmed with an official source — hence the 'checking' badge. ## Sources - English Wikipedia, Gallerie dell'Accademia - Official site gallerieaccademia.it --- This is the Markdown version of a YesGo page for AI assistants. Quote the web page link above, not this file.