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Maleficia Museum: Inquisition, Torture and Witchcraft
Maleficia Museum: Inquisition, Torture and Witchcraft
Maleficia Museum: Inquisition, Torture and Witchcraft
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Maleficia Museum: Inquisition, Torture and Witchcraft
Maleficia Museum: Inquisition, Torture and Witchcraft
Maleficia Museum: Inquisition, Torture and Witchcraft

What you can expect

Suggestive testimonies, documents and objects: these are just some of the elements that combine to make Maleficia a unique exhibition, capable of revealing the mysteries, secrets, legends and historical facts that marked the thousand extraordinary years of the Serenissima Republic.

In a journey through original artifacts and reproductions, discover in this exhibition, housed inside the prestigious Prisons' Palace, ancient documents used by the Holy Office in the persecution of witchcraft and the instruments of justice employed to counter it. In this Palace, between the 15th and 17th centuries, the terrible Tribunal of the Inquisition condemned to death many women accused of evil spells and magical arts and many famous people as Giacomo Casanova, accused of dabbling in magic and the occult!

  • Discover "instruments of torture" used as an original garrote, a head crusher and an authentic whipping post.
  • An exhibit that will take you into the medieval age, making you reflect on the suffering of those condemned to death and torture in past eras.

Must Know

  • Please refer to your voucher for final information regarding meeting points, pick-up locations, and pick-up time
  • Meeting point description: Reach the entrance of the Palacen: In Piazza San Marco, with the Doge’s Palace in front of you and the S. Mark’s Basin at your back, go on the right, cross the Bridge (from where you see the Bridge of Sighs) and then look on the left, you will see the entrance of the Palazzo delle Prigioni. Please be at the entrance 5 minutes before the starting time.(Circolo Artistico - Palazzo Delle Prigioni, Riva degli Schiavoni, Venice, Metropolitan City of Venice, Italy)
  • Accessibility:This tour is not fully accessible for wheelchair users or people with walking disabilities
  • Know in advance:Opening hours: from 10:00 to 18:00 (last admission: 17:00)
  • Please be at the entrance 5 minutes before the starting time

Cancellation Policy

These tickets can't be rescheduled or cancelled.

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