Find the art worth travelling for

Find the Painting is a tool for culturally curious travellers who want to discover which museums and galleries in a given city have paintings by a specific artist on display.

Maybe you're visiting Milan for a conference and wonder if there are any Caravaggios to see. Or perhaps you're a dedicated art lover planning a trip to London specifically to find every Dalí in the city. This tool is built for both.

How it works

Search results are powered by Wikidata, the free, collaborative knowledge base maintained by the Wikimedia Foundation. We query their public SPARQL endpoint in real time to find paintings that match your artist and city selection.

Painting images come from Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository. All images are used in accordance with their respective licences.

Coverage and accuracy

Wikidata's coverage of museum collections varies significantly. Major institutions like the Louvre, the Rijksmuseum, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art have comprehensive digitisation programmes, while smaller regional galleries may have limited or no entries.

We always recommend confirming a painting's current location with the museum directly before planning a visit. Works are sometimes on loan, in storage, or under conservation.

The Hidden Gem badge

Works held at less widely-known institutions are marked with a 💎 Hidden Gem badge. We maintain a curated list of major world museums; any institution not on that list earns the badge. These are often the most rewarding discoveries — a Rembrandt in a small regional museum, or a Monet in a private collection open to the public.