In which museum is 'Girl with a Pearl Earring' displayed?
Answer
Mauritshuis
Answer
Mauritshuis
Girl with a Pearl Earring is displayed at the Mauritshuis in The Hague, Netherlands.
Johannes Vermeer painted the work around 1665. It is a tronie rather than a conventional portrait: the unidentified young woman is presented as a character or study, wearing an exotic turban and a large, luminous earring. The painting measures about 44.5 by 39 centimetres.
The work entered the Mauritshuis collection through Arnoldus Andries des Tombe. He bought it at an 1881 auction for two guilders and a small buyer’s premium, and after his death it was donated to the museum in 1902. That long association explains why the Mauritshuis is the canonical answer, not the Rijksmuseum or the Louvre.
The painting has travelled for major exhibitions, including during the Mauritshuis renovation, but returned to The Hague in 2014 for permanent collection display. During the Second World War, it was hidden with other artworks to protect it from damage and Nazi seizure.
Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Sept. 2026