Jacopo Sansovino's library (1537-88) facing the Doge's Palace, which Palladio called perhaps the richest building since antiquity. The monumental rooms are decorated with paintings by Titian, Tintoretto, Veronese and Schiavone, and the library owns Fra Mauro's 15th-century world map and Cardinal Bessarion's 1468 gift of Greek manuscripts.
- Address
- Piazzetta San Marco 7, 30124 Venezia
- Hours
- With the Museo Correr route (see visitmuve.it); reading rooms Mon-Fri for researchers
- Best time to go
- Morning · About 40 min
- Price
- Included in St Mark's Square Museums ticket EUR 35 / EUR 15 reduced (visitmuve.it, 2026)
- Price level
- €€€
- Free entry
- Also free for: Children 0-5; people with disabilities and a companion; ICOM members; tour guides licensed in Italy
Details can change. Check hours and prices before you go.
Good to know
- There is no separate ticket: the rooms are part of the St Mark's Square Museums ticket, entered through the Museo Correr.
- Buying a Torre dell'Orologio ticket also gives free entry to the Correr route that includes these rooms.