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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]] Spanish artist [[Pablo Picasso]]. This is one of the most popular and most visited museum in Barcelona. The museum is housed in five adjoining medieval palaces in Barcelona's [[Barri Gotic]].There are more than 3,500 works making up the permanent collection of the museum, mostly his early works from when he lived in Barcelona. Picasso arrived in the city in 1894, when his father, an art teacher, had found work teaching in the city art school. Highlights of the collection include two of his first major works, ''The First Communion''(1896), and ''Science and Charity''(1897). 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. |
The '''Museu Picasso (Picasso Museum)''' 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 museum in Barcelona. The museum is housed in five adjoining medieval palaces in Barcelona's [[Barri Gotic]].There are more than 3,500 works making up the permanent collection of the museum, mostly his early works from when he lived in Barcelona. Picasso arrived in the city in 1894, when his father, an art teacher, had found work teaching in the city art school. Highlights of the collection include two of his first major works, ''The First Communion''(1896), and ''Science and Charity''(1897). 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. |
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The museum contains the following collections, organized by date: |
The museum contains the following collections, organized by date: |
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Revision as of 19:15, 6 February 2007
The Museu Picasso (Picasso Museum) 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 museum in Barcelona. The museum is housed in five adjoining medieval palaces in Barcelona's Barri Gotic.There are more than 3,500 works making up the permanent collection of the museum, mostly his early works from when he lived in Barcelona. Picasso arrived in the city in 1894, when his father, an art teacher, had found work teaching in the city art school. Highlights of the collection include two of his first major works, The First Communion(1896), and Science and Charity(1897). 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
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