Ca’ Tron is a historic palace overlooking the Grand Canal, with a small Italian-style garden.
Its origins probably date back to the Gothic period, although the current structure can be traced to the late 16th century. The building reached its peak under the procurator Andrea Tron, a distinguished diplomat and ambassador, candidate for the Doge role, who added the two side wings.

From the 19th century onwards, after the Tron family line became extinct, the palace was used for a variety of purposes, such as housing the provincial office for education (provveditorato agli studi), an institute for judicial auctions, and private apartments. It was acquired by Iuav in 1972 and restored under the direction of architect L. Bellemo.
The restoration included structural consolidation, spatial reorganisation, and recovery of key areas (such as the ground floor) needed to accommodate its new functions.

Today, the palace hosts international exhibitions and houses the IR.IDE Research Infrastructure and the FEEM@IUAV – EPiC (Earth and Polis Research Centre) research cluster.