Picasso museum
The Picasso museum is one of the most popular attractions of Barcelona and represents mainly the master’s early works donated by Picasso’s secretary in 1963 and 1970. A nice detail is that this museum is situated in two 15th-century palaces. shelley: While the Picasso Museum does not contain many cubist works, is does allow a rare glimpse into his early works. The museum also features Picasso’s deconstruction of Velasquez’s “Las Meninas,” from small studys to several full scale interpretations. The gothic mansion which houses the museum is also fascinating.
tel: +34 93 3196 310
address: Montcada 15 - 23
open: Tue-Sat/Bank Holidays: 10-20:00.
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Musee Picasso
The Musée Picasso is situated in the heart of historic Paris, and has a collection of several thousand works of Pablo Picasso. Picasso was born in 1881 and he began to study art in 1895. During his life he created diverse works: painting, sculpture, drawing, ceramics, engraving, and even poetry. After his death in 1973, many of Picasso's works went to the French state, which decided to form a museum with the collection. To house the collection, they chose to use a seventeenth-century hotel, situated in the Marais. This is the Hôtel Salé that was built in 1656
Heinz Berggruen’s art collection of classic modern times was given on loan to Berlin twenty years ago. Works by Picasso (70 works of art) and his contemporaries such as Paul Klee, Vincent Van Gogh and Paul Cézanne. (The Berggruen Collection - Picasso and his Times) SMPK - Heinz Bergruens collection has only been open to the public for three years and is already one of the citys museum highlights. Apart from picassos work, it shows paintings, sculptures and drawings by the classical modernists - a total of around 100 exhibits.
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Barcelona - Sights
Where to start in Barcelona? What most people do is starting at the Ramblas, the lovely promenade that runs from the port to Plaça de Catalunya. If you head for the port, you can stroll down de Paseo de Colon boulevard, visit the beach, the harbour and the aquarium and climb de San Sebastia tower to have some good views of the city. This tower in the area that is better known as Barceloneta (little Barcelona) is also the place where the cablecar for Montjuic leaves.
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Museum that deals with Barcelonas political history, address: Casa Clariana Padellàs. Plaça del Rei
Barcelona - Sights
open: Tues-Sat: 10 to 14:00 and 16-20:00.
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There are some interesting cities in the vicinity of Barcelona that lend themselves perfectly to an interesting daytrip. The Salvador Dali Museum in Figueres, reached easily by train, is definitely worth a day of your trip to Barcelona.
