On 29th November, together with the Universitat Politècnica de València we organised the international symposium, «Around Picasso: an insight into the relationship between material choices and failure mechanisms» with the attendance of more than 120 ...
Restoration of the early twentieth century ceiling in the gallery of Science and Charity
During the month of November in gallery 3 of the permanent collection, in which Picasso’s work Science and Charity is exhibited, restoration works are being carried out of the paintings of the early twentieth century ...
Picasso’s portraits within the European project CHARISMA
The group of material characterization of heritage at the Department of Analytical Chemistry of the University of Barcelona, led by professor José Francisco García, and the Department of Preventive Conservation from the Museu Picasso with ...
The conservation and restoration of pastel
On February 28th the Museu Picasso organised a seminar entitled The pastel technique: specificities of its conservation and restoration. Restoration detail of the Portrait of the Artist’s Mother (more…)
Changes in the Collection for this autumn
This autumn we are carrying out various changes in the works of the Collection both of the paintings as well as the works on paper. Due to questions of preventive conservation it is important to ...
Conference on decorative printed paper at Museu Picasso
The presentation of the process of restoring the Palau Aguilar’s 16th-century polychrome printed wallpaper recovered in 2010 (see the article on the website) was a perfect opportunity for a professional get-together on Monday the 12th. The ...
Picasso and non-traditional techniques
If the invention of the lead tube as a container for oil paint enabled the Impressionists to get out of the studio and work in the open air, capturing nature at first hand, the use ...
Exploring Lithography through Picasso’s Experiments with the Technique
Picasso’s development as a printmaker was extraordinary, and as in other areas of his art he crossed boundaries and broke new ground, radically transforming the traditional techniques and stylistic conventions of the medium. The selection of ...