Picasso Museum

The Picasso Museum is a great reminder of the city ties to the colossal art figure of Pablo Picasso. Picasso was born in Malaga but lived in Barcelona with his family from 1895 to 1904, a period that shaped his artistic nature and character,  the years he exhibited his first works to the public. Picasso’s Museum is not a museum of his most famous paintings.

It is however a museum that holds a collection that can explain the way this larger-than-life figure, this titan of modern art evolved through time. The Picasso museum is a key reference for understanding the formative years of Pablo Picasso. The genius of the young artist is revealed through the 4,251 works that make up the permanent collection.

Furthermore, the Picasso museum, which opened in 1963, also reveals his deep relationship with Barcelona: an intimate, solid relationship that was shaped in his adolescence and youth and continued until his death. An absolute must-see not just for the ones looking for sources of inspiration.

The building itself is a unification of five medieval mansions linked together, in the Ciutat Vella (“the old city”). The palaces are a good example of the Catalan civic Gothic style. They have a common structure surrounding a courtyard with access to the main floor via an outdoor open stairway. More