Palazzo Morosini Strozzi
A Venetian palazzo where history, architecture, and contemporary art meet in the most Artlovers way: not as a grand museum, but as a hidden cultural stop you discover while walking through the city.
Palazzo Morosini Strozzi is a historic Venetian palace, with architectural records dating it to the second half of the 16th century. Its façade reflects the elegant rhythm of Venetian palazzo architecture: arches, symmetry, a central serliana, and a balcony facing the life of the city.
Today, the palazzo is also connected to temporary cultural and art activity. Spazio Malvasia, a small temporary gallery space, is located on the ground floor of Palazzo Morosini–Strozzi in Cannaregio, in a historic building once used as a merchant warehouse and later as a local prison.
This is not the kind of place you visit like a major museum. It works better as a Venice discovery moment: a historic façade, a quiet calle, a temporary exhibition, a small gallery space, or a special event that appears during the city’s cultural seasons.
© Palazzo Morosini Strozzi
What you’ll see here
You may find:
- Contemporary art exhibitions
- Small-scale installations
- Temporary gallery projects
- Biennale-period events
- A historic Venetian setting that adds atmosphere to the art
The best way to enjoy it is to check what is currently on before going, especially during the Venice Biennale, when many palazzi become temporary homes for exhibitions, foundations, and independent art projects. For example, recent listings connect Palazzo Morosini Strozzi with contemporary exhibitions and cultural events during Venice’s 2026 art season.
Worth the trip
Yes — especially if you love the Venice that hides behind doors, courtyards, and temporary art spaces.
What makes Palazzo Morosini Strozzi special is not blockbuster scale. It is the combination of Venetian architecture + contemporary art + discovery. It reminds you that Venice is not only a city of museums; it is a city where palaces become stages for new ideas.
ArtLovers Tip
Don’t rush it. In Venice, the building is often part of the artwork. Look at the doorway, the stone, the scale, the calle, the water nearby — then step inside if there is an exhibition open. For Artlovers, this is worth including as a refined, atmospheric stop: the kind of place that turns a walk through Venice into an art itinerary.