Visitors look at paintings at the Musee [Getty Images]

Visitors look at paintings at the Musee Picasso, in Paris, on August 17, 2009. The museum, the world's most important museum dedicated to Picasso's work, has been housed since 1985 in the Hotel Sale, a 17th century building. It will be closed for two years for renovation and extension work from August 23, 2009. AFP PHOTO PATRICK KOVARIK (Photo credit should read PATRICK KOVARIK/AFP via Getty Images)

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