Picasso Museum
(Musée National Picasso)
Musée Picasso located in the historic Hotel Salé is home to a collection of over 5000 works by Picasso himself
After 5 years of extensive renovations, Musée Picasso in Paris continues its longstanding tradition of focusing on the prolific works of Picasso.
Picasso, who passed away in 1973, had amassed a vast collection of his own work along with the work of numerous other artists. In fact he is known to have said "give me a museum and I will fill it" and indeed he has done all of that and much more. The Picasso Museum opened in 1985 and included a large representation of his works from throughout his career — not only paintings, but also wood and metal suculptures, ceramics and drawings. The overall collection exceeds 5000 works of art by Picasso himself as well as a number of works by other artists that he collected himself. Anyone interested in contemporary art and especially the contributions of Picasso to this genre will immensely enjoy this museum.
The Musée Picasso is housed with the very old Hotel Salé which was originally completed back in 1659. The age of the building as necessitated a major renovation to bring the building up to current safety and accessibility standards This renovation projected proved challanging from both a time and cost perspective and took a total of 5 years from start to finish. The museum reopened to the public on October 25th, 2014 and interesting date in that it was also Picasso's date of birth. If he was still alive he would have turned 134.
Facts For Your Visit
Fee: YesPicasso Museum (Musée National Picasso) Hours:
Opening hours may differ on holidays
- Monday: Closed
- Tuesday: 10:30 AM – 6:00 PM
- Wednesday: 10:30 AM – 6:00 PM
- Thursday: 10:30 AM – 6:00 PM
- Friday: 10:30 AM – 6:00 PM
- Saturday: 9:30 AM – 6:00 PM
- Sunday: 9:30 AM – 6:00 PM
Address: 5 Rue de Thorigny, 75003 Paris, France
Phone: 01 85 56 00 36
Official Website: Picasso Museum (Musée National Picasso)
Picasso Museum (Musée National Picasso) Reviews
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out of 5 The private palace where the museum is located is very beautiful, as is the terrace on which you can eat or drink coffee.
But I think I forgot to visit some corners of the museum because it is very complicated to follow, but I wanted to and did not see enough of Picasso’s works, as on display are a few paintings by Picasso and the rest are works of art by other artists.
In any case, the museum is dedicated to Picasso, and most of the exhibits are not by Picasso
Mohammad Ayoub - 2 months ago
(14€/ Person) This museum is a mixed exhibit of Picasso’s work and conceptual artist, Sophie Calle’s work in celebration of Pablo Picasso’s 50th death anniversary spread out in this 4 floor gallery. I very much enjoyed Picasso’s bit-
A note to all, this exhibit will be only until March 2024!
Oh! And the souvenir shop is adorable as well!
Marie R. - 4 months ago
It’s probably best to navigate here using Gmaps if it’s your first time going, there aren’t any big signs to let you know that you’re actually at the museum already. You get in free if you have a Cultivist membership, just get a map at the lobby and then head downstairs where Picasso’s works are located. The lady didn’t know what to scan, but a supervisor ended up helping us get in. For art casuals, it’s okay, lots of interesting pieces to look at and read about, you can probably spend an hour here. Heading up to the upper floors where Sophie Calle’s works are at, there are a lot of rooms and pieces to explore, probably worth half a day to explore.
RC - a month ago
Excellent even if it had most of it's pieces of art on loan to other museums. The building itself is gorgeous. Will return again when all of the collection is back in March 2024.
Michell Pérez - 2 months ago
Directions
Metro / RER Line | Nearest Station | Walking Time |
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M8 | Saint-Sébastien - Froissart | 8 minutes |
M2 | Saint-Paul | 9 minutes |
How to get to Picasso Museum (Musée National Picasso) by Metro / RER
Note that the entrance to Musée Picasso is located on Rue Vieille-du-Temple, not on Rue de Thorigny even though that is its address
By Metro: From Metro Line 8 exit at Saint-Sébastien - Froissart Station; cross at the marked crosswalk and head west along Rue du Pon aux Chous to Rue Vieille-du-Temple and go left. Continue on Rue Vieille-du-Temple to the entrance on which is one your left. From Metro Line 2 exit Saint-Paul Station to your right (east) on Rue de Rivoli, then cross the street and walk north on Rue Malher continuing on Rue Payenne, then left on Rue du Parc Royal continue on Rue de la Perle and go right on Rue Vieille-du-Temple to the courtyard and entrance on your right.
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