====== Vermeer Painting Locations & How to See Them ======
This is mostly for me because it's one of my goals to see as many Vermeer paintings in person as possible. See also: [[guides:vermeer_checklist|]]

===== Stats =====
Total Vermeer Paintings (approx.): 34

Total seen: 3/34

===== Austria =====
**Kunsthistorisches Museum**

  * Address: Maria-Theresien-Platz, Vienna 1010 Austria
  * Website: https://www.khm.at/en/
  * Open: Tues-Sun 10:00am-6:00pm, Thur open late until 9:00pm, closed Mon; €21 entry fee (online)
  * Paintings: [[https://www.khm.at/objektdb/detail/2574/|The Art of Painting]]

===== France =====
**Louvre**

  * Address: 99 Rue de Rivoli, 75001 Paris
  * Website: https://www.louvre.fr/en
  * Open Wed-Mon 9:00am-6:00pm, Wed and Friday open until 9:00pm, closed Tues; €22.00 entry fee
    * "The Louvre is free for all visitors on the first Friday of the month after 6 p.m. (except in July and August) and on 14 July!"
  * Paintings: [[https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl010064918|The Lacemaker]], [[https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl010064324|The Astronomer]] (both in Richelieu, [Peint] Salle 837 - Autour de Jacob van Ruisdael (vers 1628-1682))

===== Germany =====
**Herzog Anton Ulrich-Museum**

  * Address: Museumstr. 1, 38100 Braunschweig 
  * Website: https://3landesmuseen-braunschweig.de/en/herzog-anton-ulrich-museum
  * Open Tues-Sun 11:00am-6:00pm, closed Mon; €9.00 entry fee
  * Paintings: [[https://artsandculture.google.com/asset/girl-with-a-wineglass/LgHXGzeiFPn9PQ|Girl with a Wine Glass]]

**Staatliche Kunstsammlungen, Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister (Dresden Old Masters Picture Gallery)**

  * Address: Theaterplatz 1, 01067 Dresden
  * Website: https://gemaeldegalerie.skd.museum/en/
  * Open Tues-Sun 10:00am-5:00pm, closed Mondays; €16.00 entry fee
  * Paintings: [[https://skd-online-collection.skd.museum/Details/Index/415421|The Procuress]], [[https://skd-online-collection.skd.museum/Details/Index/415429|Girl Reading a Letter at an Open Window]]

**Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Gemäldegalerie**

  * Address: Gemäldegalerie Stauffenbergstraße 40 (Museum Entrance: Kulturforum, Matthäikirchplatz) 10785 Berlin
  * Website: https://www.smb.museum/museen-einrichtungen/gemaeldegalerie/home/
  * Open Tues-Sun 10:00am-6:00pm, closed Mon; €16.00 entry fee or €25.00 annual pass
  * Paintings: [[https://recherche.smb.museum/detail/863178/junge-dame-mit-perlenhalsband|Woman with a Pearl Necklace]], [[https://recherche.smb.museum/detail/870774/das-glas-wein|The Glass of Wine]]

**Städel Museum**

  * Address: Schaumainkai 63, 60596 Frankfurt am Main
  * Website: https://www.staedelmuseum.de/en
  * Open Tues-Sun 10:00am-6:00pm, open late Thurs until 9:00pm, closed Mon; €16 entry fee weekdays, €18 on weekends, €9 on Tues from 3:00pm
  * Paintings: [[https://sammlung.staedelmuseum.de/en/work/the-geographer|The Geographer]] (2nd upper level, Old Masters, room 7)

===== The Netherlands =====
**Het Mauritshuis (The Maurice House)**

  * Address: Plein 29, 2511 CS, The Hague
  * Website: https://www.mauritshuis.nl/en
  * Open Mon 1:00pm-6:00pm, Tue-Sun 10:00am-6:00pm; €20 entry fee
  * Paintings: [[https://www.mauritshuis.nl/en/our-collection/artworks/406-diana-and-her-nymphs|Diana and her Nymphs]] (not on view), [[https://www.mauritshuis.nl/en/our-collection/artworks/92-view-of-delft|View of Delft]], [[https://www.mauritshuis.nl/en/our-collection/artworks/670-girl-with-a-pearl-earring| Girl with a Pearl Earring ]] (both Room 15)

**Rijksmuseum**

  * Address: Museumstraat 1, 1071 XX Amsterdam
  * Website: https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en
  * Open S-S 9:0am-5:0pm; €25.00 entry
  * Paintings: [[https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/nl/collectie/object/Het-melkmeisje--42dd0e658c2979aec8e144d2357c55c0|The Milkmaid]], [[https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/nl/collectie/object/Gezicht-op-huizen-in-Delft-bekend-als-Het-straatje--a7dbf937cbd6f7c30f66f8aca4a0207c|View of Houses in Delft, Known as ‘The Little Street’]], [[https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/nl/collectie/object/Brieflezende-vrouw--8e9e02c8045362ffb2171b2fb52953ba|Woman Reading a Letter]], [[https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/nl/collectie/object/De-liefdesbrief--508513eb7ee162ec2f68ea3d3138d912|The Love Letter]] (all in 2.30 Gallery of Honour)

===== United Kingdom =====
**Buckingham Palace, The King's Gallery**

  * Address: Spur Road, London SW1A 1AA
  * Website: https://www.rct.uk/collection/405346/lady-at-the-virginals-with-a-gentleman
  * Open 10:00am-5:30pm, closed Tuesdays/Wednesdays and random times during the month; £19.00 adult entry
  * Painting: [[https://www.rct.uk/collection/search#/1/collection/405346/lady-at-the-virginals-with-a-gentleman|Lady at the Virginals with a Gentleman]] (Picture Gallery) (aka The Music Lesson)
  * NOTE: May not be available for public viewing, double-check before buying a ticket. Usually open during the summer.

**Kenwood House**

  * Address: Hampstead Ln, London NW3 7JR (top of Hampstead Heath)
  * Website: https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/kenwood/
  * Open S-S 10am-4pm; FREE ENTRY
  * Painting: The Guitar Player <sup>{{:pink-sparkle-star.gif?nolink|}}seen March 23, 2025</sup>

**The National Gallery**

  * Address: Trafalgar Square, London WC2N 5DN 
  * Website: https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/
  * Open S-S 10am-6pm, open late Fridays until 9pm; FREE ENTRY
  * Paintings: A Young Woman seated at a Virginal, A Young Woman standing at a Virginal (both room 16) <sup>{{:pink-sparkle-star.gif?nolink|}}seen March 24, 2025</sup>

**National Gallery of Ireland**

  * Address:Merrion Square West, Dublin 2, Ireland
  * Website: https://www.nationalgallery.ie/
  * Open Mon 11am – 5.30pm, Tues-Wed 9.15am – 5.30pm, Thurs 9.15am – 8.30pm, Fri-Sat 9.15am – 5.30pm, Sun 11am – 5.30pm; FREE ENTRY
  * Paintings: [[http://onlinecollection.nationalgallery.ie/objects/8707/woman-writing-a-letter-with-her-maid|Woman Writing a Letter, with her Maid]]

**National Gallery of Scotland**

  * Address: The Mound, Edinburgh, EH2 2EL
  * Website: https://www.nationalgalleries.org/visit/scottish-national-gallery
  * Open S-S 10:00am-5:00pm; FREE ENTRY
  * Paintings: [[https://www.nationalgalleries.org/art-and-artists/5539|Christ in the House of Martha and Mary]]

===== United States =====
**The Frick Collection**

  * Address: 1 East 70th Street, New York, NY 10021
  * Website: https://www.frick.org/
  * Open Wed-Sun 11:00am-6:00pm, closed Mon-Tues; $30 entry fee-- pay-what-you want on Wed 2:00-6:00pm
  * Paintings: [[https://collections.frick.org/objects/275/officer-and-laughing-girl|Officer and Laughing Girl]], [[https://collections.frick.org/objects/273/girl-interrupted-at-her-music?ctx=f2f90ac9-c1c2-4848-b5cb-70a63682c240&idx=0|Girl Interrupted at Her Music]], [[https://collections.frick.org/objects/274/mistress-and-maid?ctx=df8a1ab6-d35d-486a-a759-d4e232313b44&idx=1&kiosk=-1|Mistress and Maid]]
  * NOTE: Currently closed for renovations until April 17th.

**Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum**

  * Address: 25 Evans Way, Boston, MA 02115
  * Website: https://www.gardnermuseum.org/
  * Open Mon, Wed, Fri 11am-5pm, Thurs 11am-9pm, Sat, Sun 10am-5pm, closed Tues; $22 entry fee
  * Paintings: [[https://www.gardnermuseum.org/experience/collection/10966|The Concert]] (Dutch Room)
  * NOTE: Unfortunately this was one of the works stolen in the [[https://www.gardnermuseum.org/organization/theft|1990 theft]] ([[wp>The Concert (Vermeer)]])

**Leiden Collection**

  * Website: https://www.theleidencollection.com/
  * NOT PUBLIC (only lends paintings out)
  * Paintings: [[https://www.theleidencollection.com/artwork/young-woman-seated-at-a-virginal/|Young Woman Seated at a Virginal]]

**The Metropolitan Museum of Art**

  * Address: 1000 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10028
  * Website: https://www.metmuseum.org/home.asp
  * Open Sun–Tue, Thur 10:00am–5:00pm, Fri-Sat 10:00am-9:00pm, closed Wed; $30 entry fee
  * Paintings: [[https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/437879|Study of a Young Woman]], [[https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/437881|Young Woman with a Water Pitcher]], [[https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/437877|Allegory of the Catholic Faith]], [[https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/437880|Young Woman with a Lute]], [[https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/437878|A Maid Asleep]] (all in Gallery 614)

**National Gallery of Art**

  * Address: 6th and Constitution Ave NW, Washington, DC 20565
  * Website: https://www.nga.gov/
  * Open S-S 10:00am-5:00pm; FREE ENTRY
  * Paintings: [[https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.60.html|Girl with the Red Hat]], [[https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.1236.html|Woman Holding a Balance]], [[https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.46437.html|A Lady Writing]], [[https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.1237.html|Girl with a Flute]] (all West Building, Main Floor — Gallery 50-A)

===== Resources =====
  * https://www.essentialvermeer.com/
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