After working together in 2009 on the exhibition devoted to the French painter Henri Fantin-Latour, the Calouste Gulbenkian Museum and the Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza are joining forces once again to promote an encounter between the works of their respective collections, based on their characteristic affinities. This new project, which starts in Lisbon in autumn 2024 and continues in Madrid in early 2025, takes as its theme 18th-century Venetian painting, with both museums contributing with works from their collections that echo and complement one another.

Unmistakeable painters such as Canaletto, Guardi, Bellotto and Tiepolo, creators of some of the most brilliant compositions of their time, will be brought together with other artists selected for the exhibition. The display will focus on the feste (the celebrations held in La Serenissima), vedute (panoramic views of a specific location), and capricci(fantastical architectures dreamt up by local artists), all of which are naturally festive motifs.

This tour covers several iconic points in Venice, such as St. Mark’s Square and its Basilica, the Rialto Bridge or the Doge’s Palace, seen by renowned masters such as Tiepolo, Canaletto or Guardi.

The visit in Portuguese costs 100,00 € per group plus the exhibition ticket value and in other languages costs 120,00 € per group plus the exhibition ticket value. All tours must be booked at least two weeks in advance.