The main core of the museum’s collections is precisely made up of works awarded or acquired at the Biennale in the early decades. Among them are famous masterpieces, such as Judith II (Salome) by Klimt (1909) and the Rabbiner of Vitebsk by Chagall (1914-1922).
One of the museum’s strengths is its vast collection of sculptures, including the wax works of Medardo Rosso, donated to the museum by the artist in 1914. Further acquisitions and bequests have equipped the museum with remarkable works, from Kandinsky to Klee, from Matisse to Moore to Wildt, as well as a rich selection of works by Italian artists and an important graphic cabinet.
After the major restoration intervention in 2002 (project by Boris Podrecca), since 2009 the exhibition path has also been expanded to the second monumental piano nobile of the palace. On the third floor, the Museum of Oriental Art is also hosted, included in the visit route, with a unified ticket.
