Join us as we visit this prestigious
project dedicated to Pablo Picasso,
realized in collaboration with the
National Picasso Museum and the
National Museum of Immigration
History, both in Paris.
Based on years of new research, the
exhibition showcases over 80 works
– including paintings, sculptures,
drawings, prints, photographs and
archive documents – which have
been carefully selected so that
we can take a look at Picasso and
his art from an unprecedented
point of view. The exhibition
offers a reflection on the themes
of hospitality, immigration, and
the relationship with the other, by
highlighting how the condition of
being an eternal foreigner forged
Picasso’s identity.
Born in Spain in 1881, Picasso
settled in Paris in 1904. In spite of
France becoming his residence and
his fame spreading beyond national
borders, the artist was refused
French citizenship, receiving only
honorary status in 1948. According
to the new narrative, Picasso
suffered from not feeling at home
in Paris at the beginning of the
twentieth century – a cosmopolitan
city, supposedly welcoming towards
foreign artists. It was precisely
the issues of immigration and
nationalism – still highly topical
in this day and age – that shaped
Picasso’s aesthetic and politics,
making him an artist very much
ahead of his time.
Time: 11:15am to 12:30pm
Meeting point: Palazzo Reale,
Piazza del Duomo, 12
Cost: €28 (ticket+guide+earpiece)
Sign up: Gisella Garbagnati
by 13 September, +39 366
8137285, specialactivities@
benvenutoclubofmilan.it