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Museu Picasso

The setting alone, in five contiguous medieval stone mansions, makes the
Museu Picasso unique (and worth the probable queues). The pretty court-
yards, galleries and staircases preserved in the first three of these build-
ings are as delightful as the collection inside. The exhibitions showcase
Picasso's early career. Works that predate the painter's Cubist reinvention
in Paris offer insight into his youthful development. They also emphasise
the role that Barcelona has played in influencing one of the giants of the
art world.

» 93 256 30 00
» www.museupicasso.bcn.es
» Carrer de Montcada 15-23
» adult/senior & child under 16yr/student €11/free/6, temporary exhibitions €6/free/2.90, 3-8pm Sun & 1st Sun of
month free

» 10am-8pm Tue-Sun & holidays

» Jaume I

The Collection
While the collection concentrates on Picasso's formative years, there is enough material
from subsequent periods to give you a thorough impression of his versatility and genius.
Above all, you come away feeling that Picasso was the true original, always one step
ahead of himself (let alone anyone else), in his search for new forms of expression.

Early Work
A visit starts with sketches and oils from Picasso's earliest years in Málaga and La Cor-
uña - around 1893-95. Some of his self-portraits and the portraits of his father, which
date from 1896, are evidence enough of his precocious talent. Retrato de la Tía Pepa (