The collection of the museum consists of key works by artists associated with three art movements, Vrij Beelden (1945), Cobra (1948–1951), and Creatie (1950–1955).

'[4] The laureates are Joost Conijn (2005), Johannes Schwartz (2007), Gijs Frieling (2009), Nathaniel Mellors (2011), Metahaven (2013), Jennifer Tee (2015) and Christian Friedrich (2017).

These include Anton Rooskens, Eugène Brands, Jan Sierhuis, Theo Wolvecamp and Lotti van der Gaag.

In addition to paintings, sculptures and other unique items, the museum also owns a large collection of Cobra publications.

The museum and shop are also located there, where, among other things, a wide range of books is sold about Cobra and related artists.

There is also space here for work from the permanent collection, as well as a children's studio, in which creative and educational workshops related to Cobra are organized.

Appropriately enough, the building is situated on Sandbergplein, which is named after Willem Sandberg, former director of the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, who was responsible for the controversial first major Cobra exhibition in 1949.

[3] Leo Duppen, director of the Cobra Museum when it was founded, described the building as 'thought out and functional, there is nothing superfluous and the walking route is logical.

The standing, organically shaped plates of corten steel refer to the mountains (earth), the sea (water) and the clouds (sky).

The sheets of steel are placed on a pattern of pebbles raked with specially crafted tools, which is maintained monthly in flowing and concentric shapes.