I would appreciate recommendations for walking tour operators other than Paris Walks. Also is the Picasso Museum worthwhile - I have been to Paris before and been to all the major museum but never to Picasso. RS only gave Picasso one star.
Posted by
Arlington TX
894 posts
I’m an art junky and I thought the Picasso was worthwhile. I went back in Nov of 2019. It’s a beautiful building and had an airy feeling to the interior. His career was so long and so pivotal on 20th C art and he did so many different things along the way. I’d say go!
Posted by
Denver
896 posts
Review the Picasso Museum website for a feel for their collection, and the space that it's in. It's focused on a different time period of Picasso's life than, for example, the Picasso Museum in Barcelona. You may find the nuseum of interest, or not, based on your review and what about Picasso interests you. Picasso is not my favorite artist, but I have visited the Paris museum several times, and felt it was worth my time.
If you're looking for ideas for places to visit in Paris, investigate some less-major museums in Paris. On my upcoming trip, I've added to my list a couple of museums that I haven't been to before, Hotel de la Marine, Musee Bourdelle, Musee du Luxembourg (which supposedly only has one exhibition at a time, but I like the artist who will be on exhibit when I am in Paris), Musee Gustave Moreau.
Posted by
Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, USA
16486 posts
I'm not much of a Picasso fan but went to this museum years ago when I was still getting a Museum Pass and it was "free". That said, I really enjoyed it. Lots of art I'd not seen and some really cute personal objects. The one that struck me was a postcard sent to one of his sons from Dad's friend's who were on vacation together, I think in South of France. Signatures were easily recognizable - Matisse, I think. Maybe Miro and Chagall...anyway you get the drift.
I'd say that if you haven't been and had time this works.
There are SO MANY smaller museums and I am trying to work my way thru them, hahaha.
Posted by
Chicago
9452 posts
the Picasso museum has been renovated and is much better than it once ws and they do have special exhibits, not Picasso, that are worth seeing. The collection is mostly stuff the estate paid to France as taxes and so not his most memorable work but still a wide range and now much better displayed.
Still unless you adore Picasso, I would not put it high on my list.