The Picasso Celebration 1973-2023 has registered more than three million visitors in the 46 national and international exhibitions that have taken place, according to data from the Ministry of Culture.
The initiative, promoted by the Spanish and French governments, pays tribute to the artist on the 50th anniversary of his death. The program, whose official opening took place in September 2022 with a ceremony presided over by the King and Queen of Spain at the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía in Madrid, kicked off in June 2022 with 'Picasso - El Greco' at the Kunstmuseum Basel.
Since then, 17 exhibitions have opened in Spain and 49 parallel activities have attracted more than 1.5 million visitors. Throughout the commemoration, lesser-known aspects of Picasso's work have been explored, such as his facet as a sculptor with projects at the MAPFRE Foundation and his work with Julio González or that of the Picasso Museum in Malaga.
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