Pinacothèque de Paris

Pinacothèque de Paris Review

When this hugely popular picture gallery opened in 2003, skeptics wondered whether Paris needed another museum, particularly one staging only temporary exhibitions. They needn't have worried: the Pinacothèque has been packing them in with shows from Rembrandt to Vermeer to Lichtenstein to Pollock. In fact, the lines in front of this space at the rear of the Èglise de Madeleine are legendary. The privately funded Pinacothèque opened a second space across the street in 2011. Buy your tickets in advance, but prepare to queue up anyway for the more popular shows.