| The palazzo was the residence, from the 17th century, of the San Stae branch of the Mocenigo family, one of the most important families of Venice, seven members of which became doges. It was bestowed to the city by Alvise Nicoḷ, the last descendant of the family, to be used “as a Gallery of Art, to complement Museo Correr”. This museum contains the rich collections of ancient textiles and costumes mostly from the Correr, Guggenheim and Cini collections and the hidden Centre of Palazzo Grassi. Palazzo Mocenigo also contains a well-stocked library, specialising in the history of fabrics, costumes and fashion. The library is situated in the rooms on the first-floor piano nobile, that have not conserved their original furnishings; the stocks of fabrics and costumes are situated on the first mezzanine and on the top floor. |
