Palazzo Bembo is a Venetian palace, located in the San Marco district and overlooking the Grand Canal, not far from the Rialto Bridge and next to Palazzo Dolfin Manin.
The location is easily reachable on foot from the Venice Santa Lucia station or by vaporetto, getting off at the Rialto stop.
Built by the patrician Bembo family in the 15th century, it was remodeled several times over the centuries, especially internally, but externally it still maintains the original layout, except for the shapes of the attic.
Since 2011, the European Cultural Center (ECC Italy) has organized and hosted international exhibitions of contemporary art and architecture freely accessible to the public here.
The facade of Ca 'Bembo, an excellent example of unification between several buildings through the use of various expedients including the presence of a continuous balcony, has a clear Venetian Gothic appearance, with its three levels of ogival windows: of these the couples of five-light windows on the noble floor and the upper floor, with their simple appearance, take on particular importance. The levels are separated by stone frames carved in bas-relief.
Inside there is a seventeenth-century staircase overlooking the internal courtyard that leads to the noble floor, where there are decorations dating back to the same century, in Baroque style. The portego, that is the reception hall, develops in correspondence with the right multi-lancet window.
On the ECC Italy website you can access free virtual tours of the art and architecture exhibitions organized by the foundation in recent years.
European Cultural Centre - Bembo Palace
Address: Riva del Carbon, 30124
Phone: 041 241 3683
Site:
https://ecc-italy.eu/locations/palazzobemboLocation inserted by
European Cultural Centre