Picasso Museum

The capital city of France, the picturesque Paris is located in the heart of the Ile-de-France region. The city is situated in northern France. The city's population is calculated to be 2,153,600. Being the most popular tourist destination in the world, Paris witnesses more than 30 million foreign tourists every year. There are a massive number of tourist attraction spots in the city, among which one of the most popular is the Picasso Museum in Paris.

The Picasso Museum is located in the heart of the city. The museum displays the fantastic works of Pablo Picasso. There are several thousand works housed in the museum. The great Pablo Picasso was born in the year 1881. Picasso started to study art in the year 1895. During his lifetime he created a huge number of diverse and masterpiece works. The diverse works include painting, poetry, sculpture, drawings, engraving and ceramics. After his death in the year 1973 his works were displayed in a museum. The Picasso Museum in Paris in France is actually a hotel converted into a museum. The hotel was leased to the French State in the year 1975 and the state converted it into a museum. The complete restoration of Picasso Museum in Paris was ultimately completed in the year 1985. At present the Picasso Museum in Paris houses 191 sculptures, 203 paintings and 85 ceramics. The museum also contains more than 3000 drawings, manuscripts and engravings. Apart for the personal collection of Pablo Picasso, the museum also displays some of the works of the great Cezanne and Matisse.

Paris Tourist Attractions
Sightseeing in Paris
Eiffel Tower	The Louvre Museum
Pere-Lachaise Cemetery	Arc de Triomphe
Notre Dame Cathedral	Sacre Coeur
Sainte Chapelle	Pantheon
Carnavalet	Picasso Museum
Delacroix	Palace of Versailles
Musée d'Orsay	Centre Georges Pompidou
Rodin Museum	Catacombs
Invalides	Le Musee des Arts Decoratifs
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