Picasso Museum Barcelona
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The Picasso Museum in Barcelona is a unique place in the world for discovering the artist's early works and his relationship to the city he loved so much.
Imagine in the Montcada street, Born district, five medieval palaces linked together to make a museum. We go up, we go down and we go up again. It's charming to visit and it's an immediate immersion in the atmosphere of the old Barcelona districts at the time of Picasso.
Picasso Museum Barcelona Skip the line Tickets from 12€
Picasso and Barcelona: The Genesis of a Genius.
Born in 1881 in Malaga, Pablo Ruiz Picasso spent his entire youth in Spain. In 1891, his father was a teacher at the drawing school "La Coruna". At the age of 8, he already practiced drawing and painting. In 1895 the family moved to Barcelona, his father taught at the School of Llotja (the Lodge) named at the time: "Higher School of Arts, Industry and Fine Arts". Thanks to his father, Picasso, only 14 years old, can exceptionally pass the entrance exam. A true prodigy, he was immediately admitted.
The young Pablo is admitted to the Llotja School having performed in one day the subject of the examination for which candidates are usually given one month...
The school's teaching is very academic, Picasso very quickly and perfectly masters drawing and classical painting. Two years later, he competed at the Royal Academy of Madrid. Its success is as striking as in Barcelona. At 16, Picasso has reached the highest artistic level of the best art schools in Spain.
At the age of 19, he exhibited for the first time in Barcelona, in the artistic tavern of the "4 Gats" and left for Paris. But he will keep a deep attachment to this city where he will come back many times.
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The Museum, which is also a foundation, is certainly the reference in terms of understanding Picasso's work during his formative years. More than 4200 works by the young painter are on display. It presents Picasso's most important collection of drawings, paintings and sculptures from his early days to his blue period.
The Permanent Collection
The museum was created in 1963 on the idea of poet Jaime Sabartés, friend and private secretary of Pablo Picasso, when he donated his collection of the master's canvases to the city. When Jaume Sabartés died in 1968, Picasso completed this collection by offering the Meninas series and the blue portrait of Sabartés to the museum in 1901. In 1970 he donated another 920 paintings. Jacqueline Roque, Picasso's last wife and muse, made two important donations to the museum in the 1980s: 40 ceramics and 117 engravings.
The collection has since been completed over the years by donations from private collectors and galleries and by acquisitions from the City of Barcelona, including many photographs.
The artist signed his first works Ruiz-Picasso before choosing P.R.-Picasso and then definitively Picasso in 1901!
The visit to the museum traces the artist's journey from 1890 to 1917 in chronological order. Among the emblematic paintings in this collection you will discover:
Self-portrait of Picasso in 1896, he was only 15 years old then!
The blue portrait of Jaume Sabartés (1901)
Harlequin (1917)
Room 13, dedicated to the Menins, is certainly the most remarkable of this museum.
A great admirer of Diego Velázquez's work, Picasso re-interpreted in 1957 the famous painting "Las Meninas" painted in 1656 in a series of 58 paintings.
The series - “Les Ménines, les Demoiselles d'honneur" - preserved in its entirety at the Picasso Museum in Barcelona is the only complete series by the artist that has remained in one place. This is a very extensive study that consists of 45 cubist interpretations of the work, 9 scenes of a dove, 3 landscapes, and a portrait of Jacqueline.
Temporary exhibitions
Do not miss temporary exhibitions such as the one on "Picasso in Barcelona in 1917" and the only collection of vintage photographs of Picasso by Lucien Clergue, an acquisition of the museum in 2017.
Which ticket for your visit to the Picasso Museum Barcelona?
1-Picasso Museum Skip the line ticket
Book online and skip the queues at the local ticket counter.
Picasso Museum Barcelona ticket prices :
- Adult permanent collection ticket: 12€
- Permanent collection ticket under 18 years old: 0€
- Senior permanent collection ticket (over 65 years old): 7€
- Temporarily Exhibition ticket: 2€
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Audioguide*: 5€
* Audioguide is available in the following languages: English, Catalan, Spanish, French, Italian, German, Russian, Japanese, Chinese and Korean.
To Avoid waiting lines : we strongly advise you to choose date and time and to buy online your tickets.
Picasso Museum Barcelona Skip the line Tickets from 12€
2- Picasso Guided Walking Tour
Let an experienced English guide take you along places such as the famous Els Quatre Gats Café and Carrer Avinyó. Then discover the Picasso Museum and stay as long as you wish after the tour.
English guide only Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday
Picasso Guided Walking Tour ticket prices:
- Adult €36.00 instead of €39.00
- Child (11-16) €12.00
- Child (0-10) € free
Skip the line 1,5 hour Guided Picasso Museum Walking Tour from 36€
3/ Skip the line ticket Picasso Museum + Tourist Bus one day.
A very ingenious and economical combined ticket that offers a whole day to discover the city on a sightseeing bus and priority access to Picasso Museum.
Convenient because the bus (red route) drops you off near the Picasso Museum ! + Enjoy the 3 roads and 45 stops in front of the main landmarks of the city. You get on and off the bus as often as you want, at your own pace.
Economical and time saving Picasso Museum line-cut ticket + Tourist Bus one day includes:
- Access to the three routes of the official tourist bus service and its free audio guide, during a whole day.
- You can get on and off at the 45 stops located near the city's most visited tourist attractions.
- An audio guide (in English or 15 other languages) and headphones available onboard the bus..
- A map and guide of the city, available in different languages.
Picasso Museum skip the line ticket prices + Tourist Bus one day:
- Price for adults: 42€
- Price for accompanied children from 13 to 17 years old: 28€
- Price for accompanied children from 4 to 12 years old: 16€
- Price for accompanied children from 0 to 3 years old: free
Buy now your Picasso Museum skip the line Ticket + Hop on Hop off bus from 42€
4- BCN Genius Combi: Picasso Museum
Gaudí´s Casa Vicens and Casa de les Punxes
Discover the 3 Geniuses of Barcelona! Antoni Gaudí, Pablo Picasso and Josep Puig I Cadafalch. A combination of the best architecture and art MUSEUM in the city.
In a single purchase enjoy:
- Skip the line tickets for the Picasso Museum
- Skip the line tickets for one of the best works of Gaudi: Casa Vicens
- Skip the line tickets for an architectural icon in Barcelona: Casa de les Punxes
Good to know:
Casa Vicens & Casa de les Punxes are open tickets.
For this pass you only need to know the date and time of your visit to the Picasso Museum. This will be the only information you will be asked for when you purchase your ticket.
BCN Genius Combi ticket prices:
- Adult €38.00€ instead of 41.50
- Youngster (12-17) €21.25
- Child (6-11) €11.25
- Child (0-5) € 0.00
BCN Genius Combi: Picasso Museum, Gaudí´s Casa Vicens & Casa de les Punxes from 38€
5/ Articket: The pass for Art lovers!
Visit Barcelona's 6 most important museums with a priority entrance including the Picasso Museum!
- This pass is valid for 12 months from the date of purchase.
- You visit the Museums in the order you wish.
Museums included in the Articket :
- Picasso Museum
- National Museum of Art of Catalonia (MNAC)
- Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art (MACBA)
- Miró Foundation
- Antoni Tapies Foundation
- Barcelona Centre for Contemporary Culture (CCCB)
The single price of the Articket is 35€.
Take advantage of the Articket pass to visit 6 Museums in Barcelona including the Picasso Museum from 35€
Picasso Museum opening hours
- The museum is open from Tuesday to Sunday from 9am to 7pm. Thursdays until 9:30 pm.
- Closed every Monday and the following public holidays: January 1, May 1, June 24 and December 25. On December 24 and 31, the museum closes at 2pm.
Where is the Picasso Museum located?
The Picasso Museum is located in Montcada Street 15-23. The entrance is at N°17. The nearest metro station is Jaume I on line 4. All you have to do is get off at Carrer de la Princesa in front of the metro and then turn right to find Montcada.
Best time to visit Picasso Museum?
The museum is a landmark attraction in Barcelona. We advise you to visit it as soon as it opens or two hours before it closes, that's how long it takes to visit it.
Free admission to the Picasso Barcelona Museum
The Picasso Museum in Barcelona offers free admission:
- every Thursday afternoon from 6pm to 9.30pm
- the first Sunday of every month from 9 am to 7 pm
- and during the open days: February 12, May 18 and September 24
More information
- The Picasso Museum is equipped to accommodate people with reduced mobility. An elevator facilitates access to the exhibition and wheelchairs are available on request.
- It is forbidden to take photographs even without flash of the works of art just as it is forbidden to use your mobile phone.
- You will also enjoy the museum's bookstore and shop: an essential visit to buy postcards, souvenirs and books from your visit.
Picasso Museum Barcelona
Montcada, 15-23, 08003 Barcelona, SpainArea: Ciutat Vella
Email: museupicassoSPAMFILTER@bcn.cat
Website: Picasso Museum - Barcelona
Opening hours: Tuesday to Sunday from 10am to 8pm
Prices: 12€ (museum + temporal exhibition) or 6,6€ (temporal exhibition)
Phone: 00 34 93 256 30 00
Phone 2 : Fax 00 34 93 315 01 02
Metro/Bus: Metro: Jaume -Arc de Triomf - Liceu / Bus: 17,40, 45 Laietana - 39, 51 Passeig Picasso - 14, 59 Pla del Palau
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28 comments
visite novembre 2012 - marijo (11 Nov 2012 - 12:30)
La visite du musée est agréable et à taille humaine. Il est vrai qu'il y a quelques trous dans la collection mais cela donne à voir des oeuvres atypiques de l'artiste ( ces début). j'ajoute que le musée a évolué, on peut payer par CB, et le personnel m'a paru plutôt sympa..... voila pour mes impressions.
Will the museum be open on the 24th of December? - Maria (8 Nov 2012 - 08:45)
I will be in Barcelona Dec 23 to Dec 25 and would like to visit Picasso Museum. I would like to know if it is open and how to purchase tickets in advance
VISITATION - CHARLES CHOI (1 Nov 2012 - 08:30)
I WOULD LIKE TO VISIT MUSEUM ON NOV 8, 2012 AT 11AM. PLEASE TELL ME HOW TO MAKE RESERVATION. THANKS [email protected]
beau musée - toto (1 Apr 2012 - 18:45)
très belle visite. Beau bâtiment, belle collection. A voir
Musée Picasso - Inconnu (6 Apr 2011 - 22:00)
Musée absolument génial, au coeur du vieux quartier gothique de Barcelone. Grande émotion devant l'oeuvre de Picasso. La collection rend compte de son évolution, de ces années formatrices. Le lieux est sublime, des palais medievaux reliés entre eux, ce qui explique une certaine complexité dans le parcours de la visite. Le Musée n'est pas très grand et cela permet de s'attarder davantage devant les oeuvres. Le seul bémol c'est l'organisation qui est trop stricte, quasi militaire, diront certains. Si j'ai un conseil à vous donner c'est de préparer la visite avant avec vos élèves, expliquer le fonctionnement de ce musée et avoir travaillé en aval, si c'est possible, sur divers tableaux de la collection.Je crois que cela fait partie du jeu de s'adapter aux modalités de ce musée. Il n'est pas du tout inintéressant de respecter ces lieux et les oeuvres exposées d'une façon quasi religieuse. Cela est formateur pour les jeunes.
j'adore ce musée - bcn (7 Dec 2010 - 18:00)
vraiment une belle ambiance dans ce petit musée ce qui rend encore plus charmant la découverte des oeuvres de Picasso. Un bar très sympa à l'entrée.
musée Picasso - Eric (5 Aug 2010 - 10:15)
Pourquoi ne pas rendre gratuit ce magnifique musée histoire d'ouvrir tous les esprits à cette surprenante peinture....
free - andy (24 Jul 2010 - 14:46)
why can't it be free so poor and rich can both see ?
beautiful museum - richard (24 Jul 2010 - 14:39)
this museum is very nice to visit, and since it is close to the born street, there are a lot of places to lunch. i recommend to anyone who like this artist, for my holiday i found http://www.world-rt.com/ which provides good local info, may help others
musée Picasso - NB 11/08/09 (16 Aug 2009 - 16:09)
Musée interressant, il est cependant regrétable que les "explications" ne soient qu'en catalan , castillan et anglais !!! malgré la proximité géographique de la France .
Musée Picasso - Ted (3eme) (16 May 2009 - 17:36)
Photos INTERDITES. Oeuvres principales manquantes (guernica). Dommage.
=) - quelqu'un (28 Mar 2009 - 09:51)
J'lai pas vu mais je préfère jouer
ce musée - Andrée (1 Mar 2009 - 16:00)
J'ai visité ce musée en 1965; il est splendide et je trouve qu'on y puise tout le génie de Picasso. Je pense y retourner prochainement
voyage en prévision - Clochard fanny (27 Feb 2009 - 14:45)
Ca donne pas trop envie d'y aller c dommage. si le personnel est chiant sa va etre pourri
musée de picasso - lycéene (16 Dec 2008 - 15:02)
nous allons visiter le musée de picasso au mois de janvier mais avec les commentaire que nous avons vu sur se site sa nous donne pas tres envi di aller
il parait que le personnel es pas aimable sa c'est pas cool
enfin nous veron bien mais nous ne somme pas enthousiasme
ne vaut pas le coup - caro (8 Dec 2008 - 23:30)
Il ne vaut vraiment pas le coup!
Ce sont les restes de toutes les oeuvres de Picasso dont les autres musées n'ont pas voulu.
Aucun ordre chronologique ni par style.
Quel dommage pour un tel artiste de ne pas être hautement honoré dans son pays d'origine...
MUSEE PICASSO - PINKHAS (12 Nov 2008 - 15:01)
SAVEZ VOUS SI DES EXPOS D'AUTRES ARTISTES SONT PARFOIS ORGANISEES EN MARGE DE LA COLLECTION PERMANENTE?
MERCI
inconu - inconu (26 May 2008 - 14:07)
kicou tou le monde sa va t ikoi de neuf répon d moi sur ce cite JTAIME MON T TI COOEUR DIMOUR
visite musée Picasso - franck (14 May 2008 - 16:26)
le personnel est vraiment pas sympa et il y a un garde dans chaque salle
organisation nulle // on est pas sûr d'avoir visiter ttes les salles
dommage!!!!!!!!!!
musé - mwa (29 Apr 2008 - 10:56)
musé géniale personel chiant
collection closed! - Dirk-Jan Peet (11 Jan 2008 - 19:46)
We tried to visit the Picasso museum today, but the regular collection is closed. You can only see the private collection of Picasso, that is, paintings of other painters he collects. We left a bit disappointed. The permanent collection can be visited from next Wednesday again.
Regards,
Dirk-Jan Peet from the Netherlands, currently in barcelona
Génial! - Dorian, en 2de Arts Plastiques (23 Nov 2007 - 21:32)
Magnifique, cet homme est un génie...Pour ses premiers tableaux il assure déja...il me fait rêver.. J'ai meme un t shirt avec lui dessus...
muséée picasso - charlotte frenchie (29 Oct 2007 - 14:47)
je voudrais savoir combien de temps met la visite de ce musée et si vous aviez des conseil sur des choses a faire ou des monuments a visiter dans barcelonne...! merci
musée Picasso Barcelone - M@ (10 Sep 2007 - 15:57)
Rien à redire sur les peintures présentes.Superbes.
Attention que celles présentes sont pour la plupart de ses premiers travaux!Bon a savoir^^
Le musée est très mal organisé.La structure est très scolaire j'ai eu l'impression de faire une visite pour l'école!
La disposition est très pénible à suivre.Et le personnel...vraiment pas sympa du tout!!!La clim a fond tt le temps attention en sortant!
Un conseille visitez le musée Dali à Figuerres il est absolument génial!!!
Fantastique - Tom (20 May 2007 - 21:52)
En un mot : ce musée est FANTASTIQUE
Ce musée ma fait rever tout au long de la visite...
Picasso etait vraiment un tres grand artiste...
picasso - sb (20 Apr 2007 - 17:06)
Musée génial, personnel très pénible. Pas de paiment par CB Visa. Dommage, ça gâche tout.
SB
musée picasso - factor (25 Feb 2007 - 16:04)
j'ai vraiment bien aimer on y découvre plein de chose
Picasso museum ... just terrific - Peter R (11 Jan 2006 - 16:46)
Worth to visit it if you have to choose only one museum in Barcelona… Love the area
See also Miro Foundation... great place as well