Parisian gallery opens Asia branch

Marc Restellini opened a private museum Pinacotheque de Paris in 2007 with the idea to show masterpieces borrowed from other collectors.

The museum has become a success, with more than 1 million visitors annually. The private museum has now opened a branch in Singapore, with doors opening to the public on May 30.

The first shows of the private French museum's Asian offshoot are made up of three parts: the collection of more than 40 pieces of rarely seen Western art, a temporary show based around the queen of Egypt, Cleopatra; and the heritage gallery tracing the history of Singapore and Southeast Asia.