Picasso Museum in Barcelona
20th November 2006
Barcelona's Picasso Museum celebrates both the great artist and his unique relationship with the city, via a collection of over 3,500 paintings and artworks by the co-founder of cubism.
The museum also has space for nine separate halls for temporary exhibitions, meaning that visitors have the chance to view work produced across the course of Picasso's life.
With the artist having lived in Barcelona between the ages of 14 and 23, the city was the setting for some of his key formative influences. A series of early works ranging from early masterpieces to scribbles done in school give a unique insight into the formation of Picasso's artistic sensibility.
Current special events include an examination of how the circuses of Barcelona intrigued Picasso as a young man, a fascination that culminated in the Acrobat Family painting of 1905. The exhibition also studies the figure of the Harlequin, who featured as an alter-ego for Picasso in many of his subsequent works.
However, the displays are not limited to exclusively Barcelona-centric paintings, as Picasso's Blue Period and famous cubist works are also featured. Similarly, collections from other artists are often featured, with exhibitions of other famous cubist artists, and other movements such as the Russian avant-garde, often being displayed.
Undoubtedly one of the finest tributes to an artist found anywhere in the world, and now well into its fifth decade of existence, the Picasso Museum seems likely to continue providing inspiration to both Barcelona citizens and visitors alike for many years to come.
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