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Barcelona's tribute to one of its adopted sons, this fabulous collection is displayed in three adjoining medieval palaces. Picasso was born in Malaga but really started his long artistic career here. You can see all of his most important early works, including engravings, lithographs and pottery at the Museu Picasso. The most famous pieces on show are his Harlequin, a potrait of one of his wives, Jacqueline, and the Las Meninas series. Regular temporary exhibitions focus on different aspects of the artist's activities, for example, his research on landscapes or his foray into theater design. In addition, there are some examples of work by artists from the avant-garde movement.

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Museu Picasso

Two old palaces on a medieval street have been converted into this museum housing works by Pablo Picasso, who donated some 2,500 of his paintings, engravings, and drawings in 1970. Picasso was particularly fond of Barcelona, the city where he spent much of his formative youth. In fact, some of the …

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MUSEU PICASSO, BARCELONA

The Picasso Museum is on Carrer Montcada -- a street known for Barcelona's most elegant medieval palaces, of which the museum occupies three. Picasso spent some of his formative years in Barcelona (1901-06), and this collection, while it does not include a significant number of the artist's best …

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