In 1870 Luigi Torelli, the prefect of Venice, purchased the Palazzo del Consiglio to house a centre of archaeological artefacts found in Torcello, its adjacent islands and the nearby mainland.
In 1872 after Torelli had given the building to the Province of Venice, the Museum was founded, assigning the direction to the researcher Nicolò Battaglini.
In 1887 Cesare Augusto Levi took his place: he continued the collection from the area and  added others which he gathered during his travels, especially in Rome.
In 1887 he bought the Palazzo dell’Archivio, restored it and moved the archaeological collection there, naming it Museo dell’Estuario, donating it to the provincial authorities.
On May 14, 1889, the Museo Provinciale di Torcello was inaugurated.
In 1909 Levi was succeeded by Luigi Conton who discovered various necropolis in Adria from where he probably brought some findings to Torcello.
Between 1928 and 1930 the collections were rearranged under the management of Adolfo Callegari, the director until 1948.
In his period, inventory, cataloguing and restoration were undertaken, including  the publication, in 1930, of the catalogue Il museo di Torcello.

In 1949 the direction was assigned to Giulia Fogolari who, with the assistance of Guido Zattera, supervised the museum till 1997.
In 1974, after a radical restoration of the Palazzo del Consiglio and of the objects exhibited, the medieval and modern sections were opened.
In the following years the Palazzo dell’Archivio was restored and the present archaeological section was inaugurated in the summer of 1990 with a new layout.
From 2005 to 2006 the Palazzo del Consiglio was restored and adapted to safety regulations.
In 1870 Luigi Torelli, the prefect of Venice, purchased the Palazzo del Consiglio to house a centre of archaeological artefacts found in Torcello, its adjacent islands and the nearby mainland. In 1872 after Torelli had given the building to the Province of Venice, the Museum was founded, assigning the direction to the researcher Nicolò Battaglini. In 1887 Cesare Augusto Levi took his place: he continued the collection from the area and  added others which he gathered during his travels, especially in Rome. In 1887 he bought the Palazzo dell’Archivio, restored it and moved the archaeological collection there, naming it Museo dell’Estuario, donating it to the provincial authorities. On May 14, 1889, the Museo Provinciale di Torcello was inaugurated. In 1909 Levi was succeeded by Luigi Conton who discovered various necropolis in Adria from where he probably brought some findings to Torcello. Between 1928 and 1930 the collections were rearranged under the management of Adolfo Callegari, the director until 1948. In his period, inventory, cataloguing and restoration were undertaken, including  the publication, in 1930, of the catalogue Il museo di Torcello.
In 1949 the direction was assigned to Giulia Fogolari who, with the assistance of Guido Zattera, supervised the museum till 1997. In 1974, after a radical restoration of the Palazzo del Consiglio and of the objects exhibited, the medieval and modern sections were opened. In the following years the Palazzo dell’Archivio was restored and the present archaeological section was inaugurated in the summer of 1990 with a new layout. From 2005 to 2006 the Palazzo del Consiglio was restored and adapted to safety regulations.
Museo Provinciale di Torcello