Cubism dismantled five centuries of fixed-point perspective in under a decade. Between 1907 and 1920, Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque developed a way of painting that fractured objects into overlapping geometric planes, presenting multiple viewpoints within a single composition. The movement unfolded in two distinct phases. Analytic Cubism (1909-1912) re…
Works of Cubism are held in 136 museums worldwide, including National Gallery of Art, National Museum in Warsaw, and Musée National d'Art Moderne.
Key artists
Work by these painters is spread across the museums listed below.
🇦🇲 Armenia
1 museum
- 39 works
National Gallery of Armenia
Yerevan, Armenia
🇦🇹 Austria
1 museum
- 8 works
Albertina
Palais Erzherzog Albrecht, Austria
🇨🇿 Czech Republic
1 museum
- 44 works
National Gallery Prague
Prague, Czech Republic
🇩🇰 Denmark
1 museum
- 46 works
Statens Museum for Kunst
Copenhagen Municipality, Denmark
🇫🇷 France
7 museums
- 271 works
Musée National d'Art Moderne
Centre Pompidou-Metz, France
- 261 works
Musée Picasso
hôtel Salé, France
- 45 works
Fernand Léger National Museum
Biot, France
- 34 works
Musée d'art moderne de Paris
Musée d’Art Moderne, France
- 28 works
Picasso Museum
Antibes, France
- 14 works
Musée d'Art moderne de Troyes
Palais épiscopal de Troyes, France
- 13 works
Collections of the Lille Métropole Museum of Modern, Contemporary and Outsider Art
Lille, France
🇩🇪 Germany
3 museums
- 47 works
Museum Ludwig
Gebäudekomplex der Kölner Philharmonie und des Museum Ludwig, Germany
- 33 works
Berggruen Museum
Kaserne der Garde du Corps, Germany
- 8 works
Sprengel Museum
Sammlungszentrum Hannover, Germany
🇮🇱 Israel
1 museum
- 23 works
Israel Museum
Jerusalem, Israel
🇯🇵 Japan
1 museum
- 23 works
Pola Museum of Art
Sengokuhara, Japan
🇳🇱 Netherlands
5 museums
- 46 works
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen - Robbrecht & Daem wing, Netherlands
Main building closed for renovation until 2029; Depot open Tue–Sun 11:00–17:00Depot €20 adultsEendrachtsplein (Tram 7, 8)Confirm on museum website before visiting. - 43 works
Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
- 26 works
Kröller-Müller Museum
Otterlo, Netherlands
- 13 works
Museum van Bommel van Dam
Venlo, Netherlands
- 12 works
Kunstmuseum Den Haag
Building of the Kunstmuseum Den Haag, Netherlands
🇵🇱 Poland
1 museum
- 324 works
National Museum in Warsaw
Aleje Jerozolimskie, Poland
Tue–Sun 10:00–18:00; closed Mon25 PLN adults, free on TuesdaysCentrum (M1)Confirm on museum website before visiting.
🇵🇹 Portugal
1 museum
- 17 works
Calouste Gulbenkian Museum
Lisbon, Portugal
🇷🇺 Russia
3 museums
- 31 works
Hermitage Museum
Winter Palace, Russia
Tue, Thu, Sat–Sun 10:30–18:00; Wed, Fri 10:30–21:00; closed Mon500 RUB adults (Russian residents), 1000 RUB internationalAdmiralteyskaya (5 (Frunzensko-Primorskaya))Confirm on museum website before visiting. - 10 works
Tretyakov Gallery
Zamoskvorechye District, Russia
- 8 works
Russian Museum
Saint Petersburg, Russia
🇪🇸 Spain
5 museums
- 121 works
Museu Picasso
Sant Pere, Santa Caterina i la Ribera, Spain
- 67 works
Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía
Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Spain
- 29 works
Fundación Almine y Bernard Ruiz-Picasso
Madrid, Spain
- 18 works
Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum
Palace of Villahermosa, Spain
- 16 works
Museo Picasso Málaga
Palacio de los Condes de Buenavista, Spain
🇸🇪 Sweden
1 museum
- 13 works
Moderna Museet
Skeppsholmen, Sweden
🇨🇭 Switzerland
6 museums
- 63 works
Kunstmuseum Basel
Basel, Switzerland
- 27 works
Beyeler Foundation
Riehen, Switzerland
- 26 works
Kunsthaus Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
- 23 works
Rosengart Collection
Lucerne, Switzerland
- 20 works
Kunstmuseum Bern
Kunstmuseum und Kunsthistorisches Seminar (building), Switzerland
- 11 works
Rupf Collection
Kunstmuseum Bern, Switzerland
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
1 museum
- 54 works
Tate
Tate Britain, United Kingdom
Daily 10:00–18:00Free (permanent collection)Pimlico (Britain) / Southwark (Modern) (Victoria / Jubilee)Confirm on museum website before visiting.
🇺🇸 United States
11 museums
- 907 works
National Gallery of Art
Washington, D.C., United States
Mon–Sat 10:00–17:00, Sun 11:00–18:00FreeArchives – Navy Memorial (Green & Yellow)Confirm on museum website before visiting. - 185 works
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York City, United States
Sun–Tue, Thu 10:00–17:00; Fri–Sat 10:00–21:00; closed WedAdults $30, students $17 (pay-what-you-wish for NY residents)86 St (4, 5, 6)Confirm on museum website before visiting. - 127 works
Museum of Modern Art
Midtown Manhattan, United States
Daily 10:30–17:30 (Sat until 19:00; first Fri of month until 20:00)Adults $30, students $17Fifth Av / 53 St (E, M)Confirm on museum website before visiting. - 80 works
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Philadelphia, United States
- 63 works
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
Upper East Side, United States
- 48 works
Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, United States
- 33 works
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Los Angeles, United States
- 27 works
Barnes Foundation
Philadelphia, United States
- 13 works
The Phillips Collection
Duncan Phillips House, United States
- 11 works
Menil Collection
Houston, United States
- 10 works
Buffalo AKG Art Museum
Buffalo, United States
86 more museums hold Cubism works with smaller collections, not listed here.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where can I see Cubism paintings?
Cubism works are held in 136 museums worldwide, including National Gallery of Art, National Museum in Warsaw, and Musée National d'Art Moderne.How many museums have Cubism artworks?
136 museums worldwide hold works by Cubism artists.Which is the best museum for Cubism?
National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. holds the largest Cubism collection with 907 works.