The Philharmonie’s Musée de la Musique is sure of it; music is omnipresent in fine arts. In many exhibitions, the institution tends to show the influence of music in works by major painters or plastic artists. Until January 3, 2021, come and study Pablo Picasso’s work even though the painter used to say he did not like music.

Supported by the Musée Picasso Paris, the museum unveils “The Music of Picasso”, a wonderful exhibition gathering over 250 works of art from public and private collections.

There are paintings, sculptures, relief-paintings, ceramics, drawings, collages by the Spanish genius, divided into 9 sections. They are accompanied by period photographs, movies, as well as stage outfits and – about twenty – music instruments that are said to have belonged to Pablo Picasso even though he did not know how to play them. As many items gathered to show us how much music has influenced Picasso’s work.

Cité de la musique – Philharmonie de Paris 221, avenue Jean-Jaurès 75019 Paris

Musée de la musique | Philharmonie de Paris

Image: Pablo Picasso “La flüte de Pan” 1923. Musée Picasso