Overview
- Organizers confirmed a 44‑work selection of paintings and drawings spanning from Picasso’s youth to pieces dated 1961.
- Thirty‑one works come from the Fundación Almine y Bernard Ruiz‑Picasso, with 13 loans from major museums and a private collection, including Reina Sofía, Museu Picasso Barcelona, Museo Picasso Málaga, Thyssen‑Bornemisza, Musée Picasso Paris, and Montserrat.
- Curator Paloma Alarcó assembled the exhibition over about two years through Spanish and international collaborations.
- The presentation emphasized that this will be the first time Picasso’s work is shown inside an active cathedral.
- The show will be installed in the cathedral’s refurbished Sala Beato Valentín Palencia, which church leaders plan to reserve for high‑profile cultural programming.