Plan your visit
Opening hours
Museum closing procedures begin 30 minutes before the indicated closing time.
Special openings
EXTENDED OPENING HOURS FOR THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS 2025/26
Every Friday and Saturday from 19 December to 3 January, as well as on Thursday 25 December and Thursday 1 January, the Doge’s Palace and the Correr Museum will be open until 21.00 (last admission at 20.00).
NOTE: On Thursday 25 December and 1 January, the Doge’s Palace will open to the public at 10.00.
AFTER-HOURS VISITS TO THE DOGE’S PALACE
It’s possibile to visit the Doge’s Palace after the closing time, sending a request at least 5 working days before the desired data, to verify the availability for an extraordinary opening of the museum.
Museum tickets
ST. MARK’S SQUARE MUSEUMS TICKET
A single ticket valid for:
– Doge’s Palace
– Museum Correr
– National Archaeological Museum of Venice
– Monumental Rooms of the Marciana National Library
MUVE APP Audioguide
5,00 € until 31/12/2025
Included in the ticket price from 01/01/2026
Find out more >
Check the partnerships of The Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia >
REDUCED TICKET CATEGORIES
– Children aged from 6 to 14
– Students aged from 15 to 25
– Visitors over 65
– Holders of the Venice Rolling Card
– Holders of ISIC – International Student Identity Card
SENIORS + JUNIOR OFFER
Reduced ticket for all paying members of groups composed of two adults and at least one youth (up to 14 years old until 31/12/2025, or up to 16 years old from 01/01/2026).
FREE ADMISSION CATEGORIES
– Venetian citizens and residents
– ICOM members
– Children aged from 0 to 5
– Disabled people with helper
– Tourist guides enabled in Italy accompanying groups or individual visitors
– Accompanying teachers of school groups (up to 2 teachers per group)
– MUVE ordinary partners
– MUVE Friend Card holders
– Holders of Art Pass Venice International Foundation (valid for two people)
– Holders of Venetian Heritage Foundation membership card (valid for two people)
– Holders of Save Venice Inc. Fellow membership card (valid for two people)
– Members of “Amici dei Musei e Monumenti Veneziani”
SCHOOL OFFER
5,50 euro per person (valid for entrance from September 1st to March 15th): for students of all schools levels accompanied by their teachers; a list of the students’ names must be provided by the school, valid also for up to two people accompanying the group.
Special itinerary tickets
SECRET ITINERARIES TOUR
The Secret Itinerary through the Doge’s Palace covers the rooms and chambers where the delicate work of some of the most important bodies in the Venetian administration was carried out. These spaces offer an interesting insight into and acknowledgement of the civil and political history of the Venice Republic, its public organisations, and its institutional bodies deputed to government and justice. Explore more >
The ticket includes the guided tour to the Secret Itineraries and grants access, without a guide, to the Doge’s Palace and, from 01/01/2026, also to the Museum Correr, the National Archaeological Museum of Venice and the Monumental Rooms of the Marciana National Library.
THE DOGE’S HIDDEN TREASURES TOUR
Following an important conservation restoration that has brought back its original decorative splendor, the evocative rooms of the Chiesetta and Antichiesetta del Doge are the fulcrum of an exclusive, fascinating artistic-historical tour to discover: “The Doge’s Hidden Treasures.” This route leads visitors through the Doge’s private rooms in the wing of the Doge’s Palace adjacent to the Basilica. Explore more >
The ticket includes the guided tour to The Doge’s Hidden Treasures and grants access, without a guide, to the Doge’s Palace and, from 01/01/2026, also to the Museum Correr, the National Archaeological Museum of Venice and the Monumental Rooms of the Marciana National Library.
REDUCED TICKET CATEGORIES
– Children aged from 6 to 14
– Students aged from 15 to 25
– Visitors over 65
– Venetian residents
– Holders of the Rolling Venice Card
– Holders of the VeneziaUnica Pack
– Holders of the combined ticket to the St. Mark’s Square Museums
– Holders of the Museum Pass
– Holders of the Clock Tower ticket
– I.C.O.M. members
– Holders of ISIC – International Student Identity Card.
A valid I.D. is required
Museum Pass
The Museum Pass is the cumulative ticket for the permanent collection of the Musei Civici of Venice currently open and for those connected (Clock Tower not included). This ticket is valid for 6 months and grants one single admission to each museum.
The Museum Pass grants entrance to the following museums:
– Doge’s Palace
– Combined itinerary of Museum Correr, National Archaeological Museum of Venice, Monumental Rooms of the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana
– Ca’ Rezzonico – Museum of 18th Century Venice
– Museum of Palazzo Mocenigo
– Carlo Goldoni’s House
– Ca’ Pesaro, International Gallery of Modern Art + Oriental Art Museum
– Glass Museum – Murano
– Lace Museum – Burano
– Natural History Museum
– Fortuny Museum
– MUVE exhibitions organized at the Candiani Cultural Center in Mestre
Check the other combined tickets of the Musei Civici di Venezia >
REDUCED TICKET CATEGORIES
– Children aged from 6 to 14
– Students aged from 15 to 25
– Visitors over 65
– Holders of the Rolling Venice Card
– Holders of ISIC – International Student Identity Card
SENIORS + JUNIOR OFFER
Reduced ticket for all paying members of groups composed of two adults and at least one youth (up to 14 years old until 31/12/2025, or up to 16 years old from 01/01/2026).
Information and bookings
Call center: 848082000 (from Italy); +39 041 42730892 (only from abroad).
From Monday to Friday 09.00-16.00, Saturdays and Sundays 09.00-13.00.
Email: prenotazionivenezia@coopculture.it
How to get there
DOGE’S PALACE
San Marco 1, 30124 Venezia
Entrance for the public:
Porta del Frumento, Piazzetta San Marco
VAPORETTI
From Piazzale Roma: Line 1, Vallaresso or San Zaccaria stop; Line 2 Giardinetti stop; Line 5.1 or Line 4.1, San Zaccaria stop
From Santa Lucia Railway Station: Line 1, Vallaresso or San Zaccaria stop; Line 2 Giardinetti stop; Line 5.1 or Line 4.1, San Zaccaria stop
From Lido di Venezia: Line 1, Vallaresso or San Zaccaria stop; Line 5.2, San Zaccaria stop
For further information on Venice’s public transportation, please check the following websites:
ACTV (linee di navigazione e di terra) www.actv.it
ATVO (navetta Air Terminal) www.atvo.it
ALILAGUNA (linea di navigazione) www.alilaguna.it
Services
Special itinenaries
Two special visits by reservation only, for a limited number of visitors. Discover the "Secret Itinerary" and "The Doge’s Hidden Treasures" tours.
Services and Accessibility
Explore the services designed to help all visitors plan and enjoy a comfortable and rewarding experience.
MUVE App Audioguide
The Doge’s Palace in Venice, in the palm of your hand! Discover the Museum with the new MUVE APP audio guides!
Museum Store
At the end of the visit, in the room that once housed the Lower Chancellery, the Museum Store awaits you with books, guides, and merchandise.
Museum Cafè
On the ground floor of the Doge’s Palace, adjacent to the courtyard, you can take a break at the Museum Cafè and enjoy the best of Made in Italy.
Visitor Regulations
Read the visiting regulations for the museum venues of the Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia >>>
Visitor Announcements
EXTENDED OPENING HOURS FOR THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS
Every Friday and Saturday from 19 December to 3 January, as well as on Thursday 25 December and Thursday 1 January, the Doge’s Palace and the Correr Museum will be open until 21.00 (last admission at 20.00).
NOTE: On Thursday 25 December and 1 January, the Doge’s Palace will open to the public at 10.00.
Tickets without a specific entry time slot
We inform our visitors that holders of tickets “The St. Mark’s Square Museums” without a specific entry time slot will be admitted to the Doge’s Palace from 12.00 p.m. onwards.
Notice
We inform our visitors that the artworks in the Sala delle Quattro Porte are temporarily not on view, due to ongoing restoration work.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Notice Guided tours
Visitors who have purchased guided tours are kindly requested to show up at the scheduled departure time. Showing up at the entrance with a delay of more than 20 minutes on the tour departure time will result in the exclusion from the guided tour.
Cloakroom and luggage
It is not permitted to enter the museum area with suitcases, trolleys and bulky bags (luggage whose sum of the dimensions of the three sides exceed a total of 1 linear meter). Visitors with such luggage will not be allowed inside the museum. We therefore kindly request that any kind of bulky luggage may be deposited elsewhere before coming to the museum.
Medium-size bags and backpacks, umbrellas and any other objects that will not be judged suitable to enter the museum galleries by security staff must be left at the cloakroom. Storage is free of charge.
Thanks for your cooperation.
Information for groups
From 01/04/2022 unorganized groups of more than 10 people must use whisper audio equipment.
The service is free for school groups that have purchased educational activities proposed by MUVE Education, for up to a maximum of 2 accompanying teachers and / or for any certified disabled accompanying persons.
When the audio equipment is collected, one adult member of the group must sign a form accepting responsibility for any possible loss or damage, and leave a valid identity document at the desk (this will be returned when the equipment is handed in at the end of the visit).
The hire of the equipment costs one euro per person, you can pay it at the cash desk for whisper.
Notice
People whose face is covered with a veil will be asked to present identification before being admitted.
Bags and rucksacks may be checked at the museum entrances.
Please leave any bulky items in the cloakroom.
Thank you for your help.