Museo Reina Sofia

Picasso, Guernica, Museo Reina Sofia Madrid

Juiclings who find themselves in  Spain this summer, must visit The National Museum of Spain in Madrid. The museum is open 10am–9pm weekdays, Sundays it closes at 2.30 and is shut Tuesdays. Prices start at €6 for entry, but you can buy a really cool Madrid art pass for €17.60  that also allows entry to the Prado and the Thyssen-Bornemisza.

Picasso fans will know that the Reina Sofia is home to Guernica, Picasso’s most famous work. Whilst living in France during World War Two, Picasso received a visit from the Nazis, who’s loathing of modern art is legendary. On seeing the Guernica canvas a Nazi officer asked Did you do this? to which Picasso’s legendary reply was: No, you did. Those of you familiar with the subject matter of Guernica will know that it depicts a famous massacre in the Basque city of Guernica, where the Nazis bombed the town to aide their ally, Spanish Fascist dictator General Franco. If the story is true, we are lucky not only that the painting survived, but that Picasso did too.

The painting is way cooler when you see it for real, many details that printed reproductions hide are revealed, and the painting is surprisingly big too, check it out Juiclings, Spain rocks!

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