Picasso loved engraving and lithography to such an extent, that he dedicated seventy years of his life to it. His beginnings in terms of engraving, however, were neither at the School of Fine Arts of ...
The creative process of Picasso in the University Master’s Degree of Research in Art and Design
The museum participates in the University Master's Degree of Research in Art and Design organised by the school EINA, by contributing knowledge about the creative process of Picasso. This master's degree points towards two aspects, ...
Sabartés, that great friend
The Museu Picasso will be fifty years old. On this occasion we will publish in our blog a series of articles that commemorate this event and that get the museum’s trajectory closer to the citizens. ...
Farewell to Pepe Serra: assessment of a phase
When our director Pepe Serra said goodbye to the team at the Museu Picasso he told us: ‘We have done ten years’ work in five years.’ What follows is a brief summary of some of ...
The Making of “Picasso 1936. Traces of an Exhibition”
The putting together of “Picasso 1936. Traces of an Exhibition” was a very special challenge. There we were, an art museum, proposing a show containing no original work of any kind: in the words of ...
The Museu Picasso’s 2011 in images
The task of choosing the most representative images of this year that is coming to an end was far from easy. Between us, we have worked on a lot of projects! Exhibitions, activities, research and ...
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 ...
Dream and Lie of Franco: beyond Picasso
Removing a work of art from the context in which it is normally found can have surprising consequences, and the exhibition "Cartoons on the Front Line" at the Museu Picasso is a clear illustration of ...