Mondrian research made digitally accessible in The Hague
Research data on Victory Boogie Woogie is now accessible.
Kunstmuseum Den Haag says it holds the world’s largest collection of works by Piet Mondrian: about 300. Victory Boogie Woogie is a central work in its ongoing display, Mondrian & The Road to Abstraction.
In August 2026, the RKD made data from six years of technical research into Victory Boogie Woogie digitally accessible. More than 21 gigabytes of source material are available in its RKDtechnical database. The project was developed with the Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands and Kunstmuseum Den Haag.
Researchers used techniques including raking-light photography, ultraviolet and infrared light, X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy, sample analysis and stereomicroscopy. These methods allow different layers and materials in the painting to be studied.
Victory Boogie Woogie remained unfinished on Mondrian’s easel when he died in 1944. In the museum’s current display, it appears alongside work by artists including Jacoba van Heemskerck and Marlow Moss, who, influenced Mondrian’s development.
A reunion with Broadway Boogie Woogie is announced for September 2027. That painting will travel to The Hague from the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Mondrian’s two final paintings were previously shown together in the Netherlands only in 1946.
Kunstmuseum Den Haag is at Stadhouderslaan 41 and opens Tuesday to Sunday from 10 am to 5 pm. The visitor information lists adult admission at €22; admission is free for visitors aged 18 or under and Museumkaart holders. The museum asks visitors to book a timed ticket even if they have a pass.