The Museo Fortuny or Fortuny Museum is an
art museum
An art museum or art gallery is a building or space for the display of art, usually from the museum's own collection. It might be in public or private ownership and may be accessible to all or have restrictions in place. Although primarily con ...
in
San Marco
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, in central
Venice
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, Italy.
The museum is housed in the
Palazzo Pesaro Orfei, now often known as Palazzo Fortuny,
where
Mariano Fortuny (1871–1949) had a studio in the late nineteenth century, and lived from 1902.
The museum presents paintings, fabrics, and Fortuny’s lamps on the first floor, together with the history of the palazzo and its atelier on the second floor. The building still has features created by Fortuny. The working environment is represented through wall-hangings, paintings, and lamps.
Fortuny died in 1949, and in 1956 the Palazzo Pesaro Orfei was gifted to the
comune
The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces (''province''). The can also ...
of Venice; the comune took full possession only in 1965, after the death of Fortuny's widow,
Henriette Negrin. The museum was opened in 1975. It is run by the
Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia
Founded following the resolution passed by the Municipal Council Board of Venice on March 3, 2008, the Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia (MUVE) manages and develops the cultural and artistic heritage of Venice and islands. Formed as a participat ...
.
The website for the museum is at
Fortuny Museum Website
See also
*
List of single-artist museums
This is a list of single-artist museums, which are museums displaying the work of, or bearing the name of, a single visual artist.
* Basuki Abdullah – Basoeki Abdullah Museum, Jakarta, Indonesia
* Affandi – Affandi Museum, Yogyakarta, Indon ...
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Art museums established in 1956
Art museums and galleries in Venice
Decorative arts museums in Italy
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Libraries in Venice
1956 establishments in Italy
Museums devoted to one artist
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