Musée Picasso
- Address:5 rue de Thorigny, Paris
- Hours:Open Wed - Mon 9:30am - 5:30pm, closed Tuesdays, Dec 25 & Jan 1
- Admission:€ 8.50 for adults
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Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) was the outstanding genius of 20th-century art: 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 humor. Tucked away in the chic Marais neighborhood, the museum is housed in the Hôtel Salé, a wonderfully restored 17th-century mansion. It includes more than 3,500 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.
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The pass was awesome. It allowes you to save money. It is really easy to pick up the pass at the hard rock. It comes with tickets for the metro, a museum pass, and the paris pass card and the book is really helpfull. it tells you how to get to an attraction by metro and gives the closes metro exit.
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Really good value especially with 2 day Metro Pass included. Hopped a lot of really long queues , pass worked every time - excellent.
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My wife and I enjoyed the flexibility offered by the Paris Pass, enabling us to explore Paris over a two day period. Our experience was quite positive. The pass worked for us just as advertised. Unlimited metro use, the hop-on hop-off bus and museum entry. For us, it was just the right choice. I would highly recommend it to others.
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The Marais is a great area of Paris to wander in and you can reach the Musée Picasso by metro line 1 to St Paul or line 8 to Chemin Vert or Filles du Calvaire.
