Natural History Museum
Natural history in Venice doesn’t begin with a gallery—it begins in the Fondaco dei Turchi, a building that traces its story back to the 13th century. Originally built as a Pesaro family palazzo, it was later associated with trade and, in Venetian Byzantine style, operated as a depot for goods from the East. In 1381, the structure was given to Niccolò II d’Este, the lord of Ferrara, and in 1621 it became the fondaco for Turkish merchants, housing both business and residence until 1838. The museum you see today, the Museo di Storia Naturale di Venezia, was founded in 1923 to display scientific collections drawn from the Museo Correr and the Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti. …
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