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Picasso Museum (Musée Picasso)
Sitting serenely where the old town meets the sea, this compact three-floor museum offers
a manageable collection of Picasso's paintings, sketches, and ceramics.
Cost and Hours:
€6; mid-June-mid-Sept Tue-Sun 10:00-18:00, July-Aug Wed and
Fri until 20:00; mid-Sept-mid-June Tue-Sun 10:00-12:00 & 14:00-18:00, closed Mon
year-round, last entry 30 minutes before closing, tel. 04 92 90 54 20,
www.antibes-juan-
Visiting the Museum:
Picasso lived in this castle for four months in 1946, when he
cranked out an amazing amount of art. He was elated by the end of World War II, and his
works show a celebration of color and a rediscovery of light after France's long nightmare
of war. Picasso was also reenergized by his young and lovely companion, Françoise Gilot
(with whom he would father two children). The resulting collection (donated by Picasso)
