Visit at Palazzo Mocenigo
The palazzo was the residence from the 17th century of the San Stae branch of the Mocenigo family, one of the most important families of the Venetian patriciate, seven members of which became doges between 1414 and 1778. It is a large building of gothic origin extensively rebuilt at the beginning of the 17th century, when it attained its present appearance.
In 1945 Palazzo Mocenigo at San Stae was bequeathed to the city of Venice by Alvise Nicolò, the last descendant of the family, to be used "as a Gallery of Art, to supplement Museo Correr". In 1985 the overall project of the Civic Museums designated Palazzo Mocenigo as the seat of the Museum and Study Centre of the History of Fabrics and Costumes: it contains the rich collections of ancient textiles and costumes mostly from the Correr, Guggenheim and Cini collections and the suppressed Centre of Palazzo Grassi. Palazzo Mocenigo also contains a well-stocked library specialising in the history of fabrics, costumes and fashion. The library is situated in the rooms on the first-floor piano nobile that have not conserved their original furnishings; the stocks of fabrics and costumes are situated on the first mezzanine and on the top floor. On the second mezzanine an area has been set aside for didactic and experimental activities.
The Mocenigo family originally came from Lombardy, according to others from Aquileia; but whatever the truth, the Mocenigo would provide Venice with a total of seven doges: Tommaso (1414-23), Pietro (1474-76), Giovanni (1478-85), Alvise I (1570-77; doge at the time of the victorious Battle of Lepanto), Alvise II (1700-1709), Alvise III (1722-32) and Alvise IV (1763-78). The family also supplied the State with numerous procuratori (administrators), ambassadors, sea and land captains, clergymen and men of letters. The main branch of the family used to live in the palace at San Samuele, whilst the branch descended from Nicolò Mocenigo, brother of Doge Alvise I, settled in the San Stae palace at the beginning of the seventeenth century.
Information: Santa Croce 1992, 30125 Venice Tel. ++39 041721798 Fax ++39 0415241614 From 1st November to 31th March 10am - 4pm (ticket-office 10am - 3.30pm) From 1st April to 31st October 10am - 5pm (ticket-office 10am - 4.30pm) Closed on Mondays and on 25th December, 1st January, 1st May
Single ticket full price euro 4,50
reduced euro 3,00 children aged 6 to 14; students* aged 15 to 25; escorts (max. 2) for groups of children or students; citizens over 65; staff* of the Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali; holders of the "Rolling Venice Card"; FAI members
Free entrance Venetian residents; children aged 0-5; disabled people with escort; authorised guides*; interpreters accompanying groups;1 free tickets every 15 tickets with prior bookings; I.C.O.M. members. 
