Atom Piece (Working Model for Nuclear Energy) by Henry Moore
Diego Seated in the Studio by Alberto Giacometti
Head of Diego by Alberto Giacometti
Pietà or Revolution by Night by Max Ernst
Two Piece Reclining Figure No. 5 by Henry Moore
The Elephant Celebes by Max Ernst
The Menin Road by Paul Nash
Sunrise, Inverness Copse by Paul Nash
Painting by Yves Tanguy
Through Birds, Through Fire but Not Through Glass by Yves Tanguy
Pedestal Table in the Studio by Andre Masson
Landscape with Rocks by Andre Masson

Where to See Surrealism

201 museums worldwide

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Surrealism began as a literary movement in Paris in 1924, launched by Andre Breton's first Manifesto of Surrealism. It rapidly expanded into painting, sculpture, film and photography, becoming the dominant avant-garde force of the interwar years. Drawing on Freud's theories of the unconscious, the Surrealists sought to bypass rational thought and access t…

Works of Surrealism are held in 201 museums worldwide, including National Gallery of Art, Dalí Theatre and Museum, and Musée Picasso.

Key artists

Work by these painters is spread across the museums listed below.

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🇦🇲 Armenia

1 museum

Also in ArmeniaNational Gallery of Armenia (39)

🇧🇪 Belgium

2 museums

Also in BelgiumMu.ZEE - Kunstmuseum aan Zee (39)Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium (24)

🇨🇦 Canada

1 museum

Also in CanadaNational Gallery of Canada (14)

🇨🇿 Czech Republic

1 museum

Also in Czech RepublicNational Gallery Prague (18)

🇫🇷 France

3 museums

Also in FranceMusée Picasso (262)Musée National d'Art Moderne (121)Picasso Museum (28)

🇩🇪 Germany

7 museums

Also in GermanyNeue Nationalgalerie (54)Sprengel Museum (48)Museum Ludwig (43)Berggruen Museum (40)Bavarian State Painting Collections (34)Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen (25)Scharf-Gerstenberg Collection (18)

🇮🇱 Israel

1 museum

Also in IsraelIsrael Museum (87)

🇯🇵 Japan

3 museums

Also in JapanHakone Open-Air Museum (26)Pola Museum of Art (22)Morohashi Museum of Modern Art (18)

🇳🇱 Netherlands

1 museum

Also in NetherlandsMuseum Boijmans Van Beuningen (202)

🇷🇺 Russia

1 museum

Also in RussiaHermitage Museum (30)

🇪🇸 Spain

7 museums

Also in SpainDalí Theatre and Museum (283)Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía (230)Museu Picasso (121)Fundación Almine y Bernard Ruiz-Picasso (29)Gala-Salvador Dalí Foundation (19)Museo Picasso Málaga (16)Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum (16)

🇨🇭 Switzerland

5 museums

Also in SwitzerlandKunstmuseum Basel (74)Beyeler Foundation (41)Kunsthaus Zürich (34)Rosengart Collection (23)Zentrum Paul Klee (21)

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

4 museums

Also in United KingdomTate (68)Henry Moore Sculpture Perry Green (25)National Galleries Scotland (24)National Gallery (19)

🇺🇸 United States

13 museums

Also in United StatesNational Gallery of Art (1324)Metropolitan Museum of Art (201)Museum of Modern Art (171)Salvador Dalí Museum (106)Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (81)Art Institute of Chicago (74)Philadelphia Museum of Art (66)Los Angeles County Museum of Art (40)Barnes Foundation (37)Vanderbilt Museum of Art (29)Yale University Art Gallery (25)Dallas Museum of Art (17)The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art (15)

151 more museums hold Surrealism works with smaller collections, not listed here.

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • Where can I see Surrealism paintings?
    Surrealism works are held in 201 museums worldwide, including National Gallery of Art, Dalí Theatre and Museum, and Musée Picasso.
  • How many museums have Surrealism artworks?
    201 museums worldwide hold works by Surrealism artists.
  • Which is the best museum for Surrealism?
    National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. holds the largest Surrealism collection with 1324 works.
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