MUSÉE PICASSO

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Essentials about the Musée Picasso in brief

Pablo Picasso is undoubtedly one of the most influential and respected artists of the 20th century. The Spanish painter, sculptor and graphic artist spent many years of his life in Paris. So it is only logical that one of the most important Picasso museums in the world is located in the French capital.

The building of the Musée Picasso

The Musée Picasso is housed in the Hôtel Salé, a beautiful former city palace from the 17th century. The Picasso Museum was set up here in 1985 and houses around 300 works by the artist from all his creative periods, mainly paintings and sculptures, but also drawings, sketches and engravings.

The collection of the Musée Picasso

The museum’s holdings also include Picasso’s former private art collection, which was given to the French state by his heirs. Picasso’s private collection includes paintings by his important artistic friends and colleagues Georges Braque, Paul Cézanne, Henri Matisse, Joan Miró, Amedeo Modigliani and Henri Rousseau.