I felt like my visit was optimized and really made more meaningful by reading about PG’s life. There are lots of good biographies out there including Anton Gill’s Art Lover: A Biography of Peggy Guggenheim.
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Megan Huntz
“A most intimate look into the world and life of Peggy Guggenheim, and her personal collection of Cubism, Surrealism, and Abstract Expressionism. Set inside her home at the Palazzo Venier dei Leoni in Venice, the collection reflects the artists she championed, many of whom she had close relationships, making the experience deeply personal. Don’t miss: Landscape with Red Spots No. 2 by Wassily Kandi”

Ginny Branch
“I’m sure everyone would agree this is a must-visit. I think you can get museum passes that allow you to go to multiple museums (including ones on Murano/Burano which are also worth factoring in on your trip)!”

even*cleveland
“Went to the Peggy Guggenheim palazzo when we were in Venice mostly because I wanted to visit her grave and the sweet memorial to her beloved Lhasa Apsos, but also enjoyed seeing the Jenny Holzer benches, the shimmering headboard and earrings Calder made for her, the two Joseph Cornell boxes, the spare and angular chairs tucked in the room corners that no one can sit on any more, and the radiant pi”





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