Hôtel Salé, 5, rue de Thorigny

The Picasso Museum is especially good because it contains a vast collection of his works. The museum got the works as part of a tax settlement after his death. To house the collection, they chose to use a seventeenth-century hotel, situated in the Marais. This is the Hôtel Salé that was built in 1656 for the general Aubert de Fontenay.

Today, there are 203 paintings, 191 sculptures, 85 ceramics, and over 3000 drawings, engravings, and manuscripts in the museum. Besides the personal collection of Picasso, the museum also has some works of Cézanne and Matisse

Here are some samples of the museum's collection.. Photo 1 is "Paul as Harlequin". Photo 2 - Portrait of Dora Maar. Photo 3 - Still life with Pedestal Table. Photo 4 I call "Johnny 5" after the hero of the movie "Short Circuit". The last photo is of a stove pushing a baby carriage.