A visitor examines paintings in the Hermitage Amsterdam. (Koen Suyk / EPA)
People stand in front of the entrance of the new extension of the Pinacothèque de Paris museum on the day of its public debut. (Jacques Demarthon / Getty Images)
Visitors look at paintings displayed in the new extension of the Pinacothèque de Paris. The museum plans to hold six high-profile exhibitions a year featuring artworks from private collections. (Jacques Demarthon / Getty Images)
Along with featuring contemporary works, Rome’s show-stopping National Museum of 21st Century Arts -- known as MAXXI -- has become a social hub for the artistically inclined. (Susan Spano / For The Times)
