Musée Picasso

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  • Address
    5 rue de Thorigny, 3e, 75003
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  • Phone
    42 71 25 21
  • Fax
    48 04 75 46
  • Website
  • Transport
    underground rail: St Paul, Chemin Vert, Filles du Calvaire
bus: 29, 69, 75, 96
  • Oct-Mar: Wed-Mon 09:30 - 17:30 ; Apr-Sep: Wed-Mon 09:30 - 18:00

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Lonely Planet review

Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) was the outstanding genius of 20th-century art, and his capacity for work was superhuman: he painted, drew and otherwise created from his early youth until his death at the age of 91. Much of his prolific and prodigious legacy can be found in the wonderful Musée Picasso.

The Spanish-born artist spent a great deal of his life in Paris, and while this museum may not hold his big name works, it does offer the most complete overview of his oeuvre, and highlights his playfulness and humour. Tucked away in the chic Marais neighbourhood, the museum is housed in the Hôtel Salé, a wonderfully restored 17th-century mansion. It includes more than 3500 of the grand maître's engravings, paintings, ceramic works, drawings and sculptures, which the artist's heirs donated to the French government in lieu of inheritance taxes. Among the collection is his Girl with Bare Feet , painted when Picasso was only 14. You can also see part of Picasso's personal art collection, which includes works by Braque, Cézanne, Matisse, Modigliani, Degas and Rousseau.