Musée national Picasso-Paris
A major public collection of Picasso’s work, in the Hôtel Salé in the Marais.
The Musée national Picasso-Paris is housed in the Hôtel Salé, one of the grandest 17th-century mansions in the Marais, first built for a collector of the salt tax. After Picasso died, his heirs paid inheritance tax in artworks, and those works became the core of a national museum that opened here in 1985. A major renovation and expansion reopened it in 2014.
Its collection is the world's largest public holding of Picasso's work, drawn largely from his own studios: paintings, sculptures, ceramics, prints and thousands of drawings, plus his archives. It also holds Picasso's private collection of works by artists he admired, such as Cézanne, Matisse, Renoir and Degas. The collection is shown over three floors, with a rooftop café under the eaves.
Highlights
- The world's largest public collection of Picasso's work
- Picasso's personal art collection, including Cézanne and Matisse
- The Hôtel Salé's monumental 17th-century staircase and salons
- Guillermo Kuitca's painted installation in the chapel
