Places of interest in Spain -Pablo Picasso Museum
The Picasso Museum or “Museu Picasso” for the locals is a well-known museum, a worldwide landmark in art in Barcelona, Spain. The museum is located in the Gothic area and includes five medieval palaces connected together to make a museum.
The Pablo Ruiz Picasso Museum has become one of the most visited museums in Barcelona and Spain thanks to one of the famous 20th century artists, co-founder of cubism and a genius who opened up the era of modern art.
The Sabartés Collectionor, as the museum was initially called, was inaugurated on the 9th of March, 1963. Jaume Sabartés was Picasso’s lifelong friend and the idea for the museum came from him. The initial location of the museum was to be Malaga, Picasso’s birthplace, but the painter insisted on changing it to Barcelona due to his connections with the city.
The original collection was made up of Sabartés donations: paintings, prints and drawings given by Picasso during the course of their friendship. After Sabartés’ death in 1968, Picasso donated approximately 1000 items to the museum. The Museum of Modern Art in Barcelona also donated Picasso’s works. Nowadays the collection reveals for permanent exhibition over 3500 works including other gifts from Picasso’s friends and collectors.
Being one of the most important and visited museums in Spain, the museum opens its doors to anyone who is interested in making contact with the masterpieces that it shelters. It welcomes tourists from Tuesday to Sunday but on Mondays it is closed. It is also closed on the 1st of January and May, 24th of June and on the first two days of Christmas. On the 11th of February, May 18 and September 24, the entrance is free. Admission costs € 5.8 for temporary exhibition and € 9 for museum and temporary exhibition. Guided tours for the permanent collection in English are scheduled on Tuesday and Thursday every week.
It is easy to reach the museum by bus or by car – the museum does not have its own car park. The nearest car parks are Carrer Princesa, Plaça de la Catedral, Passeig del Born and Avinguda Cambó. For foreigners, the El Prat Airport in Barcelona represents the right way to reach it.
A day is not enough for Barcelona, but this is not a problem because both hotel Igh Eliseos and Petit Palace Plaza Málaga offer accommodation in the area with rates starting from € 36 to € 85 for a memorable night.
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