In the heart of Venice where art, culture and devotion meet
The Scuola Grande di San Rocco is a lay confraternity founded in 1478. The popularity of the cult of St. Roch, whose remains had been in the possession of the brotherhood since 1485, contributed to the latter’s rapid expansion to the extent of it becoming the richest Scuola of the city.
At that point it was decided to build a new monumental headquarters and engage Tintoretto to decorate it with his most celebrated pictorial cycle, illustrating episodes from the New and Old Testaments. It is the only one of the historic Scuole Grandi to have survived the fall of the republic.
It is a unique site, where over 60 paintings are preserved in their original setting in a building that has hardly undergone any alteration since its construction.
The confraternity is still active today, carrying out its traditional charitable duties as well as looking after its extraordinary artistic patrimony.
Information
- Scuola Grande
9.30 am – 5.30 pm. The ticket office closes at 5 pm
- Church
Monday – Saturday 9.30 am – 5.30 pm (last entry 5 pm)
Sunday 1:30 pm – 5.30 pm (last entry 5 pm) - Office
Monday – Friday 10.00 – 12.30
- Admission
Entry fees qualify as contributions to the restoration and maintenance of the artistic patrimony incorporated in the Scuola and its Church, as well as to our various charitable activities.
- Payment may be made in cash, or by debit or credit card
Extraordinary closing times
SCUOLA GRANDE
FRIDAY 26th MAY 2023
CLOSED
SUNDAY 28th MAY 2023
14:00 – 17:30
(last entry at 17:00)
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