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Ca' Pesaro

A Baroque marble palace on the Grand Canal, designed by Baldassare Longhena for the Pesaro family. Work began in 1659 and was completed by Gian Antonio Gaspari in 1710, following the original plan. The façade combines colossal columns and smaller columns framing arched windows above a rusticated base, with an inspiration that recalls Sansovino. Since 1902 it has housed the municipal collection of modern art, with painting, sculpture and graphic works from the 19th and 20th centuries, centred on pieces acquired at the first Venice Biennales. In the central hall you can see works by Kandinsky, Chagall and Bonnard, and there is an outstanding collection of sculptures, including those of Medardo Rosso. The upper floor is the Museum of Oriental Art, with some 30,000 objects, mostly from Edo-period Japan, together with Chinese and Indonesian pieces, collected by Prince Henry of Bourbon-Parma.

Things to do at Ca' Pesaro: 4 missions

• Go up to the Museum of Oriental Art and find Edo JapanGo up to the top floor and walk through the rooms devoted to Edo-period Japan, the bulk of Prince Henry of Bourbon's collection.
• Discover Medardo Rosso's sculpturesWalk through the sculpture collection and look for the works of Medardo Rosso, one of the museum's outstanding artists.
• Find the Kandinsky in the central hallIn the gallery's central hall, find Kandinsky's White Zig Zags and compare it with the Chagalls and Bonnards hanging nearby.
• Admire Longhena's Baroque façadeLook at the palace from the Grand Canal or from outside and notice the paired colossal columns above the rusticated base.

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Source: Web oficial - Ca' Pesaro (MUVE)