I've tried a couple times to buy tickets, not tours, for the Picasso museum in March, but cannot find a button for just a ticket. Rick Steves says it is not a dependable website. Is it too early to get a ticket? I don't want to take a tour. Any ideas?
Molly
I think this is the webpage you need, but I didn't actually try to buy tickets.
I’m gobsmacked— there’s doesn’t seem to be an obvious way to buy an admission ticket on the Picasso Museum’s website. Most museums have a box to click that says “tickets” or “ plan your visit.” The Picasso’s website has a “Guided Tours” box and “Free Admission Days.” BTW Thursdays from 5pm to closing time are free. You just need to reserve your free visit on the Picasso’s website!.
Hi Molly, if you’re talking about the Picasso museum in Malaga, we were there a few days ago after breakfast. We just walked up to the museum and purchased our ticket there - about 15 minutes after they opened. I did see a line forming later as we were leaving.
The tickets were €8 each for us. I don’t remember if that was a reduced senior rate.
If the Picasso in Barcelona, I’ve also been monitoring for March. There is a major joint exhibit with the Miro exhibit through February 25, 2024. I am assuming that March’s calendar is not yet available online due to that.
I do wish I knew if the Picasso Museum might be closing for a few days to change exhibits as is not uncommon, but I haven’t been able to find any info despite searching in English and Spanish on the website and general google searches.
If you start a test buy of the combined ticket two museums option (Picasso and Miro) on the website, you can see a February and March calendar. Totally unavailable after Feb. 25. I can’t believe that will be the case...
It is the Barcelona Picasso Museum that I am trying to secure tickets, sorry for the left out location. I have had the same experience as Kenko, no simple ticket button. And it had crossed my mind that the Miro show was a factor. I will keep checking and post any progress I make. Kenko and ORDtraveler, if you come across something, please let me know.
Thanks,
Molly
I am having the same issue. It's driving me crazy. I will be there in April, and it probably is too early, based on some other museums I am looking at in Spain. Still it's so confusing! If I figure it our, will come back to this forum.
Does anyone have experience with opting for the "free" ticket times? Seems like it could be so crowded it was not worth our time.
Molly, the Picasso Museum can be sardine-like (I'm not exaggerating) even when you have to pay for entry. That's what I encountered way back in 2016, and there are more people traveling now. The museum could not possibly have been more crowded than it was; I wondered why the fire marshal allowed it. Maybe I was unlucky with my timing, because others here haven't reported quite as packed conditions.
I do think your odds are better outside the free hours; just understand that you may not have a good viewing experience. The Miro Museum, MNAC and other art museums in Barcelona are much, much less crowded.
I’m also experiencing the same thing. Have been try for weeks to buy tickets for March. They have an option for the Picasso/miro exhibit, but no dates after February 25, presumably because the special Miro exhibit ends Feb. 25. I’m hoping they’ll update their site for dates past that.
I wonder if the Barcelona Picasso Museum is so popular now that the museum is essentially requiring visitors to book a guided tour in order to gain admission. That certainly would thin the herds…
the museum is essentially requiring visitors to book a guided tour in order to gain admission.
No, this is definitely not true. We were there two weeks ago and had audioguide tickets. I think the problem is that their ticket portal is not always clear, sometimes you have to click through the "activity" to see what that ticket really represents.
I thought I did this today but it was actually for the Madrid Theatro Real Audio Guide tour that was having a similar problem. In the case of the Theatro Real web site, it does seem flakey. In general, when these overseas sites seem difficult, I recommend the following:
Disclaimer: The above comes from 35+ years as a full stack software developer/analyst who has seen every imaginable problem from software (especially web user interfaces) that is not adequately tested in all scenarios.
Good luck, I will also be after those same Barcelona/Picaso tickets in mid march so if anyone cracks this case, let us know.
I am going to keep trying to get tickets for first thing in the morning or last hour, not during free times. I agree with Craven that it totally ruins a visit to jammed into crowds. I will report back when I am successful.
Thanks for the help so far!
