Many of the surrounding walls, which are brightly decorated with graffiti art, are the product of locally-organised painting sessions known as the Wall Project, which get people together with spray cans and paintbrushes to beautify their surroundings.

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In 2004, Banksy smuggled his painting into the Louvre, illicitly attaching it to the wall with double-sided tape.

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In the dining room I am working on, I plan to hang a single fantastic picture on one wall and smother the opposite wall with pictures a mix of Hugo Guinness paintings, the odd flea-market oil painting, a vintage poster and vintage sandpaper pictures I found in Paula Rubenstein's Manhattan shop.

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Favorites are a recently acquired set of 17th-century Dutch silvered, painted and varnished leather wall hangings, shown with Pieter de Hooch's painting "Leisure Time in an Elegant Setting" (c. 1663-65) in which similar coverings appear.

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In a cute bit of installation wit, the "painting" isn't up on a wall, but instead rests backside out on two felt-covered wood blocks, as if the exhibition were still in preparation.

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Visitors will approach Rembrandt's painting through the cathedral-like entrance hall, filled with jewel-toned stained glass and extravagant wall decorations, and the restored Gallery of Honor, home to the Rijksmuseum's collection of 17th century works.

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