Opening on Oct. 20, a ¡ Picasso ! anniversary exhibition illustrates the continuity and deep unity of the collection and the history of the Musée National Picasso-Paris. A year after its re-opening, the Paris museum is celebrating 30 years as the world’s largest public collection of Pablo Picasso’s work, covering all his creative periods and all fields, including “Picasso’s Picassos” straight from the artist’s studio.

Pablo Picasso’s personal archives and the museum’s archives are at the heart of this exhibition. As most of them have never been exhibited before, they give a different interpretation of the life, creative process and circulation of the master’s artworks.

A large visual collage invites visitors to go on a tour of the five floors of Hôtel Salé starting with the history of the museum (basement), followed by a chronological presentation of the major works (ground floor and 1st floor), then “Pablo Picasso – public figure” (2nd floor), and a meeting with the “private Picasso” (3rd floor). This contemporary interpretation of Picasso’s works alternates between rooms featuring dense displays and more intimate sequences.