The main core of the museum’s collections is precisely made up of works awarded or purchased at the Biennale of the early decades. Among them are famous masterpieces, such as Judith II (Salome) by Klimt (1909) and the Rabbi of Vitebsk by Chagall (1914-1922).
One of the museum’s strengths is the vast collection of sculptures, including the waxes of Medardo Rosso, donated to the museum by the artist in 1914. Further acquisitions and bequests have endowed 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 arts cabinet.
After the major restoration intervention in 2002 (Boris Podrecca project), since 2009 the exhibition route has also been extended to the second monumental noble floor of the palace. On the third floor is also housed the Museum of Oriental Art, included in the visit route, with a unified ticket.
