Music Museum & Baroque Concert

Venice's musical heritage

This combined ticket pairs the Venice Music Museum with a 1.5-hour baroque concert by Interpreti Veneziani, offering two perspectives on the city's extraordinary musical history. The museum displays over 200 antique instruments in the San Maurizio church, while the concert brings that heritage to life through world-class live performance.

The Music Museum

Housed in the deconsecrated church of San Maurizio, the Music Museum contains over 200 instruments spanning the baroque and classical periods. Violins, cellos, harpsichords, and other instruments are displayed alongside information about Venice's role in developing Western music. The city produced Vivaldi, nurtured Monteverdi, and trained generations of musicians at its ospedali. The museum places these achievements in physical context through the instruments themselves.

The concert

Interpreti Veneziani have performed baroque music in Venice since 1987. Their 1.5-hour concert presents Vivaldi and his contemporaries with the technical precision and interpretive warmth that have earned them international recognition. The church setting provides natural acoustics that modern concert halls cannot replicate, allowing you to hear strings and harpsichord as 18th-century audiences did.

Together

Visiting the museum before or after the concert enriches both experiences. The instruments in the museum gain life when you have heard their modern counterparts played superbly. The concert gains depth when you understand the tradition and the instruments that produced the sound. Together they provide a thorough appreciation of why Venice's musical contribution matters.

Book your music museum and concert tickets

See and hear Venice's musical history. Book your combined tickets today.