If you're interested in the life of Pablo Picasso, Barcelona should be your first port of call.
The Picasso Museum in Barcelona (Museu Picasso in Catalan, the local language) has numerous collections arranged in chronological order. This gives you a great overview of the life of Pablo Picasso.
There are plenty more museums in Barcelona than just the Picasso one. If you're interested in seeing all the culture Barcelona has to offer, try the Barcelona Card, which can get you 50% discount on entry to the Picasso Museum and many other museums too.
Access to the Pablo Picasso Museum in Barcelona
- Ticket prices vary from about 4€ to 9€, depending on whether you are in a group or not and if you are visiting both the temporary exhibition and main collection.
- Entry to the Picasso Museum is free on the first Sunday of the month. Get there early - the line is unbelievably long
Guided Tours of the Picasso Museum in Barcelona
- There are free guided tours of the Picasso Museum on Thursdays and Saturdays. The English tours begin at 6pm on a Thursday and 12noon on a Saturday.
- There is a local tour operator that provides a guided visit of the Picasso Museum along with a tour of Picasso's favorite parts of Barcelona. Picasso's Barcelona is the center, so this tour is an ideal themed introduction to the city, showing you some of the biggest sites from the point of view of Pablo Picasso. It's also pretty cheap too!
Book the Picasso Museum & Picasso's Barcelona Tour (book direct)
Address: Museu Picasso, c/Montcada 15-23, 08003, Barcelona
