Palazzo Fortuny is an art Museum in the quarter of San Marco in Venice. Once this Palace, built in the Gothic style on Campo San Benedetto, belonged to the Pesaro family. Later on the idea of one of its owners, Mariano Fortuny, he was turned into a Studio, which itself Fortuny studied photography, design, decoration, textile design and painting. In 1956, the year Fortuny's widow, Henrietta of Nigrin, handed over to the Palazzo to the ownership of the municipality of Venice. Today it houses a huge collection of items covering the various areas of activity, Mariano Fortuny, and the Museum is part of the Foundation Musei civici di Venezia.

The painting presents approximately 150 paintings by Fortuny, reflecting different stages of his career as an artist. The centerpiece here is his "Wagnerian" period, which lasted until 1899, the year. Particularly noteworthy are fascinating portraits of members of his family, primarily his wife.

Significant place in the works of Fortuny took experiments with lighting effects, which devoted a separate exposition. The collection of photos left Fortuny, dates from the period of 1850-the year until the Second World war is a rich collection of images of historical characters, done in a variety of styles and techniques of shooting. Finally, a large place in the heritage Fortuny is a collection of costumes, fabrics, different materials, prints and patterns – he painstakingly studied weaving and the history of fashion. The artist himself was engaged in the creation of models from priceless velvet Renaissance and a variety of exotic materials.