New York: Two Lasting Impressionists

The show, assembled by MoMA curator Joachim Pissarro, the painter's great-grandson, heads to Los Angeles and Paris next.

DON'T MISS . . . Pissarro's reverent 1874 "Portrait of Cezanne," painted when the sitter was in his thirties. It depicts a humble Cezanne flankd by famous contemporaries -- statesman Adolphe Thiers and painter Gustave Courbet -- who appear to be shouting encouragements at the young artist. Two 1877 landscapes depicting virtually the same scene, Cezanne's " Garden of Maubuisson, Pontoise" and Pissarro's "Kitchen Garden, Trees in Flower, Spring, Pontoise," embody each man's unique style.

In "Still Life With Soup Tureen" (1877), one of the many apple-laden scenes for which Cezanne is famous, the disjointed perspective, geometric shapes and saturated colors diverge even further from nature and gesture toward the much-emulated style of the artist's late period.

EATS/SLEEPS: Exploring the new and enlarged MoMA can be exhausting. Fortunately, you can collapse across the street at the Warwick New York Hotel (65 W. 54th St., 212-247-2700, http://www.warwickhotelny.com ), which has a "MoMA Package" from June 30 to Sept. 5. For $255 a night, guests receive a double room, a 15 percent discount at the restaurant Murals on 54 (in the hotel) and two VIP tickets to the museum (which allow front-of-the-line access). A two-night minimum stay is required.

To fully ditch the starving artist routine, treat yourself to European-style grandeur at the Pierre Hotel (2 E. 61st St., 212-838-8000, http://www.fourseasons.com/pierre ). Its "Experience MoMA" package starts at $495 per night and includes lodging for two, a coffee-table art book and two MoMA tickets.

MoMA-related deals are also being offered by Hilton, Doubletree, Embassy Suites and other New York City properties in the Hilton network. For information: 877-692-4458, http://www.hiltonfamilynewyork.com .