Il Museo della Musica (The Museum of Music) is an exhibition dedicated to one of the artistic expressions that has enriched Italian culture. The making of stringed, wind, and plucked instruments has been a popular art in Italy since 1500 and many great instruments have been produced and admired over time.

Venice has been the source of numerous composers and is strongly linked to one of the geniuses of Italian instrumental music, Antonio Vivaldi. It is for this reason that this city is the ideal location for an exhibition that celebrates and proclaims Italian violin making and its five centuries of history.

Our aim has been to give life to a wide informative event that, at the same time, helps to emphasise the enormous Italian cultural heritage. Our willing commitment to put together such a wide collection of instruments pays homage to the city of Venice and its centuries of culture, together with a significant contribution to tourism for a city so unique and beautiful that it appeals to men and women all over the world.

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We have chosen to further enrich the beauty of Venice by means of an exhibition that gives the general public access to the heart of our private collection including numerous superb masterpieces of Italian violin making. Works from the principal Italian violin making schools are included, gathering together examples from the most brilliant and creative moments of their history. Some of the masterpieces produced by Italian manufacturers have not been left out either, with examples of valuable and rare plucked and wind instruments.

Il Museo della Musica savours the friendship and support of the intense and dynamic artistic experience of the Interpreti Veneziani, including Paolo Cognolato, and the Amadio family who, as part of this group, were at the heart of this artistic experience. After much collaboration, our heartfelt thanks also go to them for the possibility to use such sumptuously elegant and prestigious surroundings.

Our sincere hope is that visitors don't only limit themselves to observe and appreciate musical instruments. If they return home preserving, in their minds and in their hearts, the artistic expression and genuine character of the masters that styled the various instruments, we could say that our objectives have been reached.

Artemio Versari

Chiesa di San Maurizio
San Marco 2603
30124 Venezia