SOME time tomorrow, the 400,000th visitor will gaze at Vincent Van Gogh's Starry Night in the National Gallery of Australia, making Masterpieces from Paris the biggest paid exhibition at any Australian gallery or museum.

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Egotistical, alcoholic football genius Brian Clough is resurrected in The Damned United.

AGNSW Monet And The Impressionists Masterpieces by Monet alongside works by Cezanne, Degas, Renoir and others. Until January 26.

From Impressionists to contemporary artists, Sydney's galleries have a busy year ahead. Tracey Clement puts us in the picture.