ASIA IN AMSTERDAM: THE CULTURE OF LUXURY IN THE GOLDEN AGE A collaboration with the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, this exhibition of around 170 objects addresses the rich connections between luxury goods imported from Asia and paintings and objects made in response by the Dutch in the 17th century. Through June 5. Peabody Essex Museum, Salem. 978-745-9500, www.pem.org

OFF THE WALL: GARDNER AND HER MASTERPIECES Twenty-five of the museum’s most celebrated works of art, by masters such as Rembrandt, Botticelli, Michelangelo, Raphael, and Rubens, have been moved from Mrs Gardner’s palace into the contemporary Hostetter Gallery while the leaking roof is repaired and an entire floor of the palace is closed for nine months. Through Aug. 15. Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. 617-566-1401, www.gardnermuseum.org

VISITING MASTERPIECES: PAIRING PICASSO Eleven works by Picasso are divided into four pairs and a trio for close comparison. Made between 1905 and 1963, they are drawn from the Beyeler Foundation in Switzerland, private collections, and the MFA itself. Through June 26. Museum of Fine Arts. 617-267-9300, www.mfa.org

32 DEGREES: THE ART OF WINTER A survey of wintry works in the collection, from the 19th century to the present. Includes masterpieces by Claude Monet (a “Grainstack’’) alongside sound pieces, games, videos, decorative arts, and photographs. Through May 30. Shelburne Museum, Shelburne, Vt. 802-985-3346, www.shelburnemuseum.org SEBASTIAN SMEE

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