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: List of Paintings by Johannes Vermeer

Total Vermeer Paintings (approx.): 34

Total seen: 3/34

I've added photos for the ones I've seen in person! Click on the small photos to see slightly larger ones.

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: The Art of Painting

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: The Lacemaker, The Astronomer (both in Richelieu, [Peint] Salle 837 - Autour de Jacob van Ruisdael (vers 1628-1682))

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: 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: The Procuress, 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: Woman with a Pearl Necklace, 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: The Geographer (2nd upper level, Old Masters, room 7)

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: Diana and her Nymphs (not on view), View of Delft, 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: The Milkmaid, View of Houses in Delft, Known as ‘The Little Street’, Woman Reading a Letter, The Love Letter (all in 2.30 Gallery of Honour)

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: 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

Seen March 23, 2025!

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)

Seen March 24, 2025!

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: 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: Christ in the House of Martha and Mary

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: Officer and Laughing Girl, Girl Interrupted at Her Music, 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: The Concert (Dutch Room)
• NOTE: Unfortunately this was one of the works stolen in the 1990 theft (The Concert (Vermeer))

Leiden Collection

• Website: https://www.theleidencollection.com/
• NOT PUBLIC (only lends paintings out)
• Paintings: 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: Study of a Young Woman, Young Woman with a Water Pitcher, Allegory of the Catholic Faith, Young Woman with a Lute, 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: Girl with the Red Hat, Woman Holding a Balance, A Lady Writing, Girl with a Flute (all West Building, Main Floor — Gallery 50-A)

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