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<\/p>\nThe Museu Picasso is, quite simply, a must-see attraction of Barcelona. Located inside five medieval stone mansions, the museum\u2019s setting alone is thoroughly unique. Wondering around the pretty courtyards and galleries of the Museu Picasso is as pleasurable as witnessing the collections themselves. Well almost\u2026<\/p>\n
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The collection predominantly focuses on Picasso\u2019s earliest years, until 1904, and comprises of more than 3,500 pieces of artwork. The museum\u2019s permanent displays can be found in the Palau Meca, Palau del Baro and the Palau Aguilar. Temporary exhibitions are located in the Palau Finestres and the Casi Mauri.<\/p>\n
Picasso himself requested for the museum to be built in Barcelona in 1960, confiding in his secretary and friend, Jaume Sabart\u00e9s, a native of Barcelona. Picasso was an adversary of the Franco regime, and in 1963, the Sabart\u00e9s Museum was opened in Barcelona, as a Picasso Museum would have likely to have been opposed. The Sabart\u00e9s Museum housed Sabart\u00e9s\u2019 personal collection of Picasso art, alongside the works of Salvador Dali and Sebastia Junyer Vidal. After Picasso\u2019s death in 1973, his widow, Jacqueline Roque, donated 41 pieces of Picasso\u2019s works to the Sabart\u00e9s Museu, including the iconic \u2018Woman with Bonnet\u2019 painting.<\/p>\n
In 1983, the Picasso Museum as it is known today, was opened in Barcelona. Hailed as one of the world\u2019s most important museums, the Picasso Museu is home to many of the Malaga-born artist\u2019s most outstanding works from his early years. Visitors can marvel at \u2018Man in Beret\u2019, 1895, \u2018Self Portrait\u2019, 1896, \u2018The Wait\u2019, 1901, and \u2018Bodegon\u2019, 1901, amongst many others.<\/p>\n
The museum also houses Picasso\u2019s famous engravings and ceramic pieces, including many bowls and plates decorated in the compelling shapes of creatures.<\/p>\n
The Picasso Museu is a key reference for both understanding and celebrating the artist\u2019s formative years. The museum is an important source for understanding Picasso\u2019s relationship with Barcelona, which was solid and intimate and shaped Picasso\u2019s creativity.<\/p>\n