50 works of Picasso will be exhibited in Genova until 6th May 2018

Perhaps not everyone knows that the famous artist Pablo Picasso has Ligurian origins. Around 1807 his great-grandfather Thomas Picasso left his house in Sori to move to Malaga. In Malaga he married a women and they had five children, including Maria Picasso, Pablo's mother.

In 1954 Pablo wanted to discover the origins of his family and decided to do some researches in Sori, Recco, Avegno and Camogli.

The exhibition will be held in Palazzo Ducale in Genoa from 10th November 2017 to 6th May 2018 and will host about fifty paintings from the Picasso Museum collection in Paris. The curator of the exhibition is Coline Zellal.

Visitors will be able to discover some paintings that the famous Spanish painter has always jealously guarded in his houses and ateliers, taking them with them during all his travels.

The exhibition is divided into some thematic sections that retrace the artist's life and works. Moreover, you will also find several photographs showing Picasso with his works.

More info: www.palazzoducale.it