Museu Picasso
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The Museu Picasso (Picasso Museum) in Barcelona, Spain, has one of the most extensive collections of artworks by the 20th century artist Pablo Picasso. There are more than 3,500 works making up the permanent collection of the museum. In particular, the Museu Picasso reveals Picasso's relationship with the city of Barcelona, a relationship that was shaped in his youth and adolescence, and continued until his death.
Collection
The museum contains the following collections, organized by date:
- Málaga
- Corunna
- Barcelona
- Málaga: summers of 1896 and 1897
- Madrid
- Horta de Sant Joan
- Barcelona: 1899–1900
- Paris: 1900–1901
- The Blue Period
- The Rose Period
- Barcelona: 1917
- 1917–1957
- Las Meninas
- Picasso engraver
- Picasso ceramist
Exhibitions
The Museu Picasso frequently hosts special exhibitions presenting artworks by Picasso and other artists. From time to time, the museum also organizes seminars and lectures on subjects related to Picasso or on museological issues of interest given by specialists from throughout the world.
External links
- [Museu Picasso website] (in Spanish)
- [Information in English]
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