Picasso-Paris announced plans for a planned €50 million (about $59 million) of “transformation” that includes a new temporary exhibition’s wing and reconfigured design to combine its garden with the nearby Square Léonor-Fini. Construction is scheduled to take place between 2028 and 2030, during which the museum plans to open to visitors eager to see more than 5,000 works by Picasso.
The announcement is 10 years after 10 years of enhancing the exhibition space on Musée Picasso. “The building is grand and well maintained,” said the museum’s president Cécile De Bray. Lemond. “But over time, I noticed its limitations because all visitors’ traffic continually intersected. The museum was designed in the 1980s and was a jewelry box, not a living space.”
A new wing for a temporary exhibition will double the amount of space allocated for such exhibitions, totaling 8,600 square feet upon completion. Additionally, work on the museum garden will result in a 25,000 square footage of Picasso’s approximately 10 sculptures. The park will be available to passers-by for free and no museum tickets are required. “We are drawing inspiration from the Scandinavian gardens where the sculpture can be touched,” Debre said. Paris scriptalso known as the park as the “first open-air museum”, is dedicated to Picasso.
According to the Academy’s foundation, the expansion of Picasso-Paris will be funded by consultants. Lemondwhich added that the Picasso family also donated “a large amount” to the target.
