Villa Mocenigo, 18th-century villa in Oriago, Mira, Italy

Villa Mocenigo is an 18th-century Venetian villa on the right bank of the Naviglio at Oriago di Mira. Its two-storey main front faces northwest toward the water, with fifteen bays kept horizontal by string courses and window sills; the slightly projecting centre is crowned by a low arched pediment with three acroterial vases and the Mocenigo coat of arms. The round-arched portal, reached by a short stair, is flanked by two arched single-light windows, while the other openings are plain rectangles. A small barchessa was added against the house.

Villa Mocenigo was built in the 18th century by the Mocenigo family on the right bank of the Naviglio del Brenta, in what was then the comune of Gambarare. It stood near the Piazza del Mercato, where the Venetian Provveditore delle Gambarare had his seat, a position reachable from Venice by water. In 1712 the same family gave the parish church of Gambarare the two porphyry columns flanking its high altar. The villa later passed to the De Luigi and Zara families and belongs to the comune of Mira.

The interior spaces display stucco decorations and frescoes by Giandomenico Tiepolo, a prominent Venetian painter from the 18th century. These artworks shaped how the rooms looked and showed the importance the family placed on artistic embellishment within their home.

The villa is owned by the municipality of Mira and stands on the right bank of the Naviglio at Oriago, reachable by road or by boat along the Brenta. Its main front faces northwest toward the canal, while the southeast side opens onto a park that is now much reduced in size. The building is not open as a school or regular museum, so check with the Mira town hall before planning a visit.

From 1991 to 2018, the villa housed the International Center for Tourism Economics Studies of Ca' Foscari University. This shows how the historic structure found new purpose as an academic research location in the 20th century.