Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
041 241 10 18;
www.seminariovenezia.it
; Campo della Salute 1b; admission free, sacristy adult/reduced
€3/1.50;
9am-noon & 3-5.30pm;
Salute)
3
Chiesa di San Sebastian
CHURCH
A hidden treasure of Venetian art, this otherwise humble church was embellished
with floor-to-ceiling masterpieces by Paolo Veronese over three decades. Antonio
Scarpignano's relatively austere 1508-48 facade creates a sense of false modesty
from the outside, because inside the restored interior decor goes wild.
(
www.chorusvenezia.org
; Campo San Sebastiano 1687; admission €3, or with Chorus Pass;
10am-5pm Mon-Sat;
San Basilio)
4
Punta della Dogana
ART GALLERY
Fortuna, the weathervane atop Punta della Dogana, swung Venice's way in 2005,
when billionaire art collector François Pinault decided to showcase his artworks in
abandoned warehouses at Punta della Dogana. Massive installations address
deeply personal fixations, including Chen Zhen's pure crystal versions of his dis-
eased internal organs and Abdel Abdessemed's drawings of Molotov-cocktail
throwers propped on concert stands to create orchestrated violence. (
041 271 90
39;
www.palazzograssi.it
; adult/reduced/child €15/10/free, incl Palazzo Grassi €20/15/free;
10am-7pm Wed-Mon;
Salute)
