A day after I arrived to Barcelona, I decided to visit the Picasso Museum. It was a beautiful sunny day and walking through the streets of  the Gothic Quarter made the experience even better. This museum is the second Picasso museum I’ve visited–the first one was a couple of years ago in Picasso’s hometown, Málaga–and again, I wasn’t disappointed with what I saw.

As cliché as it sounds, Picasso is one of my top 5 favorite artists of all times. Even though his paintings are very similar to each other, there’s always something unique and mysterious about each of them–I never get bored of looking at them! Even just random drawings from his earlier career, make my heart happy.

In 1960, Picasso’s friend and personal secretary, Jaume Sabartés, suggested the creation of a museum dedicated to the artist’s work to the City Council of Barcelona. And, in 1963, the museum opened its doors to the public. The museum itself it’s a beautiful gothic palace; the whole street was declared an art historical heritage in 1947.

In 1968, after the death of Sabartés, Picasso continued to enhance the museum collection as a tribute to his beloved friend. And today, there are now more than 3,500 works making up the permanent collection of the museum. 

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