Heading to Paris the end of June and I love Picasso. Should I do the Musee Picasso or are there Picasso pieces in the Louvre?
Posted by
Green Bay
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Picasso is a "modern" artist, so you will find his works in the Musee d'Orsay. Also at the Musee de l'Orangerie.
Posted by
white plains, ny, usa
4140 posts
The Louvre largely goes to about 1850
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Don’t miss l’Orangerie!
Posted by
Olympia, WA, USA
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And yes, the Musee Picasso has lots of his work.
Posted by
Wisconsin, USA
137 posts
If you love Picasso and would enjoy seeing an entire wall of his paintings, go to the Musée Picasso. A year ago on my morning to wander in the Marais, I saw signs for an exhibit titled something like Picasso's Daughter and wandered in (since I had a museum pass) to see if she was an artist, too. No, they were paintings she'd inherited from her father. And there was a wall not much bigger than my living room wall with 20 or so paintings floor to ceiling. And it wasn't nearly as crowded as the Orsay. The Musée Picasso website would probably give you an even better idea of what to expect.
Posted by
St. Louis metro area
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Not to mention that the Picasso museum is in quite a beautiful building, over and above the artwork displayed. The same could be said for the Orsay of course.
Posted by
Los Angeles
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The Orsay is a great space, and has quite an assortment of goodies. Including a lot of Rodin, which I only discovered after visiting that museum. And a great lunchroom with an observation deck and real iced tea!
Posted by
Ohio
2130 posts
Hi Cindy, do you have time to do both? Definitely visit the Picasso Museum then any others that you can fit in. I love the Paris museums!