The Museu Picasso (English: Picasso Museum Castillian: Museo Picasso) in Barcelona, Spain, has one of the most extensive collections of artworks by the 20th century Spanish artist Pablo Picasso. This is one of the most popular and most visited museums in Barcelona. The museum is housed in five adjoining medieval palaces in Barcelona's La Ribera.
The original idea for the museum came from Picasso’s lifelong friend, Jaume Sabartés. Picasso had give...
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The Museu Picasso (English: Picasso Museum Castillian: Museo Picasso) in Barcelona, Spain, has one of the most extensive collections of artworks by the 20th century Spanish artist Pablo Picasso. This is one of the most popular and most visited museums in Barcelona. The museum is housed in five adjoining medieval palaces in Barcelona's La Ribera.
The original idea for the museum came from Picasso’s lifelong friend, Jaume Sabartés. Picasso had given Sabartés great many paintings, drawings and prints during the course of their friendship. Originally Sabartés had planned to set up a museum based on his collection in Málaga, Picasso’s birthplace. It was Picasso himself who suggested that Barcelona would be more appropriate, given his long standing connections with the city.
The museum first opened in 1963 and the original collection was made up of Sabartés donation (574 works), the items that Picasso had previously given to the city of Barcelona, those that had previously been in the...
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