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The Picasso Museum in Paris is one of the strongest and the most significant art experiences that you can get in Paris. It is hidden in the very centre of the Marais, which is one of the most picturesque neighbourhoods in Paris, wrought-up lanes and antique townhouses and fabulous shops.

It is no ordinary museum but it is a sort of a trip through the life and limitless imagination of one of the most influential artists of the 20th century Pablo Picasso. The museum is located in Hotel Sale, which is one of the most important elements in comprehending his work. It is a mansion in the 17th century baroque style with lit rooms, spacious stone stairs and ambience that speaks volumes of the daring modernity of the Picasso genius.

The Hotel Sale has been restored with care over the years to form an essential part of the experience of the museum. It tempts you to travel through time, in a way as though you are going through a row of doors leading to various periods of time.

There are over 5,000 works done by Picasso in it: paintings, sculptures, drawings, ceramics and collages, and thousands of documents, photos and personal collections. It is a full immersion into his artistic experience, starting with the Blue and Rose Periods to Cubism.

The visit will show you the most significant steps of his career and the details of his personal life which are rather personal. One of the most dramatic parts is dedicated to the works affected by the political and social situation of the 20 th century – such as the theme of the Spanish Civil War in Guernica, one of the most strong and vivid masterpieces.

There are also lighter and lighter, the playful sides of his work, which are on display in the museum: colourful ceramics, graphic studies, and sculptures that are constructed using every-day objects. All these works demonstrate the way he used to think, experimented and created, the entire process of the alteration of the course of modern art by an artist.

To further enhance the work is the addition of letters, hand written notes, notebooks, family photos and material which belonged to various studios in which Picasso worked. His association with other great personalities such as Matisse, Miro, Cocteau and Braque, the interests that consumed his all-consuming fantasy are also emphasized in the displays.

Each year, the Picasso Museum also organizes a programme of temporary exhibitions, which are both innovative and well-curated. Others concentrate on particular times of his life, others put his work in relation to the works of other contemporary or modern artists – a perpetual re-inventing and re-discovering Picasso. He is a very modern artist and he can always talk to the new generations.

It is in this context that the entry ticket to the Picasso Museum at a single cost becomes the perfect option when you have time, and you wish to discover the museum at leisure without having to wait in long lines. Tickets start from EUR16. Having fast track entry, you may jump directly into the peculiar atmosphere of the Hotel Sale, where the art history and exquisite French architecture meet each other.

And with this ticket, you can linger where you wish, as long as you wish: you can study details close by, you can examine techniques and materials and get to know better the creative journey of Picasso.

Priority tickets are particularly suggested during peak periods. During peak hours, quick access ensures that you do not have to wait in a long queue and you have a more enjoyable relaxing and stress-free experience. 

It is a great experience to every one wanting to have something culturally diversified and profoundly guided by the curiosity and the need to know better the many faces of such a genius like Picasso.