Chez Matisse - Masterpieces from Centre Pompidou

Matisse painted La Blouse roumaine in 1940, as the Second World War began, in the colours of the French flag. Centre Pompidou rarely lets it travel, and it is the featured loan here.

Eighty works have left Paris while the Pompidou is closed for renovation. Thirty-seven are by Matisse, from sculpture and prints to paper cut-outs. The rest are by Picasso, Rothko, Barnett Newman, Bonnard and Le Corbusier, hung as a conversation. The window is the thread: "The window has served as my link to the outside world," Matisse said. Amsterdammers, who leave their canal-house curtains open for the whole street, will recognise the habit.

Art's Talk reviewer Rosina Lui found it "light and accessible", with works given room and little text to wade through. Tickets are timed, so book ahead. Adults pay €29.50 with the exhibition surcharge, and Museumkaart holders pay €7 extra. The museum is open daily 10:00 to 17:00, last entry 16:30.