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 Opening:Tuesday-Sunday 10am-6pm. Closed on Monday

Only a short distance from St. Mark’s square, stands one of the most interesting artistic complexes of the city: Palazzo Querini Stampalia, which houses the Foundation of the same name.
Here are a library, a museum and a temporary exhibition space. Famous the ground floor area and the garden restored by Carlo Scarpa.

Fondazione Querini Stampalia
Campo Santa Maria Formosa
Castello 5252,  30122 Venezia
tel 041 2711411 
fax 041 2711445
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www.querinistampalia.it

Library and newspaper library
from Monday to Saturday 10am / 10pm
Sunday and public holydays 10am / 7pm
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Museum and exhibitions
from Tuesday to Sunday 10am / 6pm
full price euro 10 / concessions euro 8
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The Library is of a general nature and provides around 340,000 volumes for public use, including 32,000 directly accessible in the rooms, which are open according to the Founder’s wishes until late at night, including public holidays. An agreement with the City of Venice defines it a Civic Library of the historical centre, in recognition of the role that it plays on behalf of the city which is widely recognised by the Venetians.
Among the collections, the oldest section is composed of manuscripts, incunabula and 16th century printed books, geographical atlases and maps, which together with the private archives of the Querini Stampalia family provide precious historical testimonies for scholars. 

The Library is of a general nature and provides around 340,000 volumes for public use, including 32,000 directly accessible in the rooms, which are open according to the Founder’s wishes until late at night, including public holidays. An agreement with the City of Venice defines it a Civic Library of the historical centre, in recognition of the role that it plays on behalf of the city which is widely recognised by the Venetians.
Among the collections, the oldest section is composed of manuscripts, incunabula and 16th century printed books, geographical atlases and maps, which together with the private archives of the Querini Stampalia family provide precious historical testimonies for scholars. 

Within the 16th century residence, on the ground floor, is the area that was restored in 1963 by Carlo Scarpa, which has recently undergone rigorous conservation work.
The work of the architect from Ticino, Mario Botta, a pupil of the Venetian master who designed the site’s new service area around an evocative covered courtyard, is also nearing completion. The rooms of the Cafeteria open onto it, welcoming the public for a break, snack, working breakfast or dinner in an unusual atmosphere, facing the windows of the Bookshop which, together with a sophisticated choice of design objects and carefully selected volumes on historical and contemporary art, also offers a section dedicated to specialists working in museums, libraries and archives.

The new Auditorium completes the construction of this unique, complex and flexible structure where historical rooms next to areas equipped in a modern fashion offer a stimulating and functional setting for individual study, cultural initiatives and special events.  

[ free entrance to the Museum for Venice Card JUNIOR, ADULT and SAN MARCO holders ]

Extra Benefits for Venice Card holders (Adult, Junior, San Marco):
- Bookshop: 10% discount on gadgets and books published by the Foundation
- Caffetteria: 10% discount.