The Palazzo Mocenigo is a beautiful palazzo, but the museum collection is nothing special. In particular many of the explanations of the perfume making process are in Italian, so it is difficult for English speakers to appreciate. Also the fashion collection was small. While there...More

Interesting museum housed within a traditional Palazzo. The museum holds exhibits on fashion and a perfume workshop and history of perfumery including exhibits. Interesting display of embroidered waistcoats from the 17th and 18th century. The content of the museum is slightly disappointing if your main...More

This wonderful palazzo was built in the 17. century for one of the most influential families of the city, which brought out not less than seven Dogen. The biggest hall, the portego, extends over the entire length of the building. The antechamber is furnished with...More

This was a good brief stop off and we were surprised to be plunged into a palace. The shut drapes to protect the textiles made the atmosphere oppressive and gloomy but it did give an interesting insight into that 18c. World. Costume wise there were...More

I went there to see the perfum's sectionand was quite dissapointed. there were some quite nice perfum bottles or Containers, but the explications were not worth the material they were printed on. Also a lot of the exponates were paced too low or too high...More

Another grand palazzo, part of the public Venician Museums MUVE witch you can visit cheaper with a city pass. Beautiful building.

This is seconds from the San Stae vaporetto on the left. Surprisingly interesting, of note the waistcoats! No I'm not kidding, beautiful workmanship, even the simple ones. The perfume section was fascinating and you are allowed to sniff the various ingredients. To finish, one of...More