Admission is free on Mondays from 10am to 2pm. The building itself is worth a visit, with the beautiful ceilings and fireplaces.
Favorite pieces: Rubens' portrait of Jan Bruegel's family and Seurat's portrait of his mistress powdering herself. Other notable paintings (for me): Van Gogh's self-portrait with bandaged ear, Gainsborough's portrait of his wife and Degas' Two Dancers on the Stage, which is printed on my bag, though very different in color.
A good collection of Impressionists and Post-Impressionists among the bequests, including a number of Gauguins and Cezannes. There are also several small Tiepolos and Kandinskys, and a large Goya and Botticelli. The exhibit of Lucas Cranach's Adam and Eve shows the delicacy of the almost tapestry-like 16th century work.
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