Peggy Guggenheim Collection

Peggy Guggenheim Collection

The Peggy Guggenheim Collection is an art museum situated along the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy. American heiress Peggy Guggenheim bought the property in 1949, lived there for three decades, and her ashes were interred here after her death. The museum opened to the public in 1979.

The Peggy Guggenheim Collection showcases the personal art collection of Peggy Guggenheim as well as items from her life. It is nicknamed the "Palazzo dei Leoni" ("Lion Palace") due to the legend that lions were once kept in its garden. The exhibits include abstract and surrealist paintings and sculptures by artists such as Picasso, Miró, and others — featuring Picasso’s *The Poet on the Beach*, Duchamp’s *Sad Young Man on a Train*, Pollock’s *Moon-Woman*, and Miró’s *Seated Woman*. What made Peggy Guggenheim truly legendary was not just her collection, but her vision as an art patron and collector, as well as her romantic affairs with several surrealist artists.

Peggy Guggenheim Collection

Must-visit reason: Venice’s most famous art museum

Continent where the attraction is located: Europe【Europe】

Country/Region where the attraction is located: Italy[Italy]

Province/State where the attraction is located: Province of Venice [Province of Venice]

City where the attraction is located: Venice [Venice]