Picasso moved to Barcelona in 1895, aged 14, with his family and the city played an important part in his development as a man and artist. Indeed his first exhibition took place in Els Quatre Gats in 1897. It's only fitting then that the Picasso Museum lives on to celebrate the genius of Cubism's leading light - and arguably the 20th Century's most influential artist. The museum is lucky enough to have 3,500 pieces from all the periods of his career, from the melancholic Blue Period of his early years to the abstract Synthetic Cubism works for which he is renowned. No wonder then that this very special collection attracts over a million visitors every year! Note, the museum is closed on Mondays.
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