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 The
Museu Picasso (Picasso Museum) in Barcelona, has one of the most extensive
collections of artworks by the 20th century Spanish artist Pablo Picasso.
This is one of the most popular and most visited museum in Barcelona.
The museum is housed in five adjoining medieval palaces in Barcelona's
Barri Gotic.There are more than 3,500 works making up the permanent collection
of the museum, mostly his early works from when he lived in Barcelona.
Picasso arrived in the city in 1894, when his father, an art teacher,
had found work teaching in the city art school. Highlights of the collection
include two of his first major works, The First Communion(1896), and Science
and Charity(1897). In particular, the Museu Picasso reveals Picasso's
relationship with the city of Barcelona, a relationship that was shaped
in his youth and adolescence, and continued until his death.
The
Museu Picasso frequently hosts special exhibitions presenting artworks
by Picasso and other artists. From time to time, the museum also organizes
seminars and lectures on subjects related to Picasso or on museological
issues of interest given by specialists from throughout the world.
 
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