Museu Picasso

The Museu Picasso in Barcelona is the most evident proof of the fondness and appreciation Picasso felt for the Catalan capital. The Museum would not have opened its doors on Carrer Montcada in 1963 had it not been, on the one hand, for the will of the artist himself, and on the other, for the determination and commitment of several people: first of all, his personal secretary and great friend Jaume Sabartés, whose works by Picasso were the original core of the Museum’s collection; the artist’s wife, Jacqueline Picasso; members of Barcelona’s civil society who were both admirers and friends of Picasso, especially the Gaspar and Gili families, and finally, the Barcelona City Council.