Permanent Collection

Over 50,000 artworks spanning 5,000 years of human creativity—from ancient civilizations to contemporary innovation.

Collection Highlights

Explore masterpieces from our world-renowned permanent collection.

Greek sculpture

Ancient Greece

Aphrodite of Knidos

c. 350 BCE

Monet painting

Claude Monet

Water Lilies

1919

Renaissance portrait

Leonardo da Vinci

Portrait of a Lady

1490

Egyptian artifact

Ancient Egypt

Canopic Jar of Tutankhamun

c. 1323 BCE

Chinese vase

Ming Dynasty

Blue and White Porcelain Vase

1426-1435

Modern art

Pablo Picasso

Woman with a Book

1932

Renaissance fresco

Michelangelo

Studies for the Sistine Chapel

1508-1512

Egyptian art

Ancient Egypt

Bust of Nefertiti

c. 1345 BCE

Baroque painting

Rembrandt van Rijn

The Night Watch

1642

Collection by Department

15,000+
Ancient Art
12,000+
European Paintings
8,000+
Asian Art
10,000+
Modern & Contemporary
5,000+
Sculptures