There are many places throughout the museum where you can display the paintings you find or buy in your travels.
Displays
In total, there are 82 painting displays in the museum:
- 2 painting displays in the Entrance of the museum
- 6 painting displays in the Reception Hall and 3 in the Staff Barracks
- 9 painting displays on the wall along the stairs leading down to the Culture and Art Gallery and the Gallery of Natural Science
- 29 painting displays in the Culture and Art Gallery
- 3 painting displays along the stairs leading to the Upper Gallery
- 7 painting displays along the stairs leading to the Daedric Exhibit Hall
- 14 painting displays along the stairs leading to the Hall of Lost Empires
- 6 painting displays by the Jewelry cabinet
- 2 painting displays on the 3rd floor of the Library
- 1 painting display by the stairway leading to the Main Room of the Armory
Locations
Most general stores sell paintings, and there are many to be found in dungeons all across Skyrim. The number of paintings sold by a general store is random. It can be either 1, 2 or none, it differs from playthrough to playthrough. Paintings can also randomly be found in boss chests and in containers in houses (like chests and cupboards).
Fixed locations
- Bleak Falls Barrow - On top of a chest in the first room of the dungeon with the many dead skeevers lying around and two bandits by a campfire. The chest is to the right of the campfire.
- Embershard Mine - In the room with the boss chest.
- Fort Greymoor - On a small table in the room with the burned bodies in a cage.
- Frostmere Crypt - On top of a chest in a side room to the right shortly after entering the crypt.
- Halted Stream Camp - On the table by the boss chest.
- Lost knife Hideout - On a table near the animal cages.
- Lunar Forge - In the small dungeon, near the end before the exit.
- Redoran's Retreat - On a box in the final chamber of the cave.
- Riverwood Trader - On the counter.
- Silent Moons Camp - On a table in the back room of the camp interior.
- Swindler's Den - On a table at the back of the central chamber with many dining tables.
- White River Watch - On the dresser in the second room after passing Ulfr the Blind
- Fort Hraggstad - Top floor on the table where the Bandit Chief is located.
