Pablo Ruiz Picasso was raised in Barcelona. A walk through the old city will show you where he lived, where he met his friends and famous artists and where he studied. Although his stay in Barcelona lasted just 10 years, it was a hugely formative period, especially his time in the Llotja School of Art. Later, the artist himself donated his large collection of early academic works to his beloved city of Barcelona. The Picasso Museum today offers a comprehensive collection spanning his whole life, focusing on the most important period of his childhood and youth, when he mastered the academic and classical style. Admiring his early paintings (aged 10 to 17 years old), will help you understand how he became one of the leaders of the Avant-garde in the early 20th century. Our expert guide will point out the finest of Picasso’s works, from the period of his childhood through to his time as a mature artist. The Picasso museum is distributed across several medieval palaces (five to seven hundred years old) on Montcada Street.