Picasso sites in Spain

On 25 October 1881, Pablo Picasso was born in Malaga (Andalusia), where he spent his childhood.Nowadays, the city of Malaga is one of the best places to learn about the artist, because you can visit both the Museo Picasso Málaga (featuring works such as “Olga Khokhlova in Mantilla”, “Still Life with Skull and Three Sea Urchins” and “Jacqueline Sitting”) and the Picasso Birthplace Museum. Both places frequently hold temporary exhibitions and in the Birthplace Museum you can also objects that belonged to the artist and his family, and sketches for Les Demoiselles d'Avignon.To round off the Picasso route through the city you can also stop by the Church of Santiago where Picasso was christened.

It was in 1895 that Picasso stepped foot inside the Prado Museum in Madrid for the first time. This is one of the best museums in the world and we highly recommend visiting. His visit would mark a before and after because he was marked by the works of other great artists such as Velazquez and El Greco. At that time it was not to be expected that he would become the museum director in 1936.But if there is one unmissable place in Madrid where you can be surprised by Picasso once more, it is the Reina Sofía National Art Museum. You will find numerous works by the artist there. Among all of these works, the most iconic piece, which leaves viewers absolutely speechless, is “Guernica”, a mural nearly 8 metres long, painted to bear witness to the horrors committed during the Spanish Civil War. It is a tragic scene that many see as a cry of hope. Did you know that he painted this masterpiece in Paris in 1937? In fact, Dora Maar photographed the evolution of the artwork until the moment it was installed in the Spanish Pavilion at the International Exhibition in Paris.