Experiences labelled with 'Rose Period'
Paris's Musée Picasso, located in one of the city's oldest districts, is entirely devoted to the works of the painter and sculptor Pablo Picasso. The Hôtel Salé, where the Musée Picasso is located, was constructed in 1656 by the architect Jean Boullier. Since 1985, the Hôtel Salé has been home to 156 works of sculpture and 203 paintings by Picasso. It was once the luxurious home of Pierre Aubert, a wealthy tax collector who paid for his home mostly from the proceeds of salt taxes, which he called “sale” after the French word for salty. The Musée Picasso is a French national museum that Picasso's family handed over to the state to pay for his estate’s taxes following his death. Pablo Picasso lived in Paris ...
