The area around the museum is completely flat.  They created an artificial hill which will contain a sculpture garden when complete.  It hides the parking deck.  The entire new section contains wall to ceiling windows on the side facing the hill.  This was taken from the second floor.

This sculpture is at the window end of the grand entry hall.  I believe it is glass
but it could be one of the new polymer materials.

 
New and old - the steel and glass of the new multi-story entrance (left) is in marked contrast to the old entryway (right) which was marble and wrought iron.  You can't stand back far enough to get anything but a piece of it in one picture.  There are two sets of stairs ascending on each side of the balcony with a marble arch in the center above and below.  The galleries can still be accessed this way after wandering through one of the galleries downstairs.

My favorite gallery is the one with the Faberge collection.  Made mainly for the tsars of Russia, these jeweled creations include more than just the famous eggs.

These trinket cases are the size of a woman's compact and cost more than my house.

Another gallery in the old section shows a typical mix of marble, bronze and paintings.

In the Indian exhibit, this room-sized structure probably sat in a courtyard.

The newer galleries begin to have a more modern look while still displaying the same mix of art.